This is a forum of debate, "defensive attitudes" are just people expressing their point of view. Your posts could be classed as equally defensive as anyone elses, you are simply stating your side of the argument.
I'm not trying to get into a pissing contest about who's got the most experience. Your original statement, and I quote, was: "To claim any sport or art teaches you how to fight is like saying masturbation teaches you how to make love."
I refute that, in the fact that Combat Sports can teach you how to fight very well, in a range of arenas both in and outside of the ring. Would it prepare you for active service in the Military? I never said that it would, that is a whole different world, and one that has it's own specialist training.
But that is not the sole definition of "the real thing", thats just seems to be your definition of the real thing. And although I have faced death too, it is unlikely that the average civillian will, and therefore combat sports can be a very valid part of the preparation for what becomes their "real thing". I know it has for me.
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