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Originally Posted by Mr.Sp
Now the part on kicking, don't be so strict on what I am looking to do. I dont mind striking, I just think I would enjoy practicing something that would be into join manipulation more but at the same time also practice striking. But you have to understand hapkido does not strike as much as boxing or MT. So I will get the best of both worlds and have fun doing it.
But If I get into a fight on the streets and I get pissed off, If I know only MT then I'm going really hurt the guy because my self control isn't as strong when I get in fights as most of the people on here, I would be the guy that would get into the fight after only a few words were said. In the end the dude is hurt and I don't feel like dealing with cops and lawyers trying to plee self defense.
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Its not "the best of both worlds" if one of those worlds is significantly lacking, is it?
If you just want to do it to have fun, then go for it, nothing else to be discussed and why ask for advice? No one can advise you on what you will consider 'fun.'
As for the "if I get pissed off" part:
IF you really were Wolverine from the comic books as you seem to want to believe you are, then studying hapkido would not stop you from going into your primal rage mode and brutalizing everyone around you. Standing joint manipulations in a real confrontation are not a great bet, and if you could train your striking better and more realistically why wouldn't you? Go to a shrink if you need to calm your unstoppable inner beast, not a dojang. Learning to defend yourself less effectively will not make you less of a psycho.
People who talk endlessly about lawyers when discussing how best to keep your ass in one piece when someone wants to hurt you always strike me as dealing with theoreticals and lacking common sense and a grounding in reality. If someone is trying to hurt you, you either go away or deal with it and worry about applicable local statutes later.