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CHOKE UK · 05-18-2002, 12:19 PM

There are many people highly trained in various martial arts(black belt and various dans), that live in a false sense of security.
And infact get into dangerous situations because of it.
I have seen this many times, and some of the people who thought they could handle an opponent because of their 3rd dan black belt(or whatever), have had some of the biggest beatings, because they completely misjudged their ability because of the fact that they "over-rated" there ability to have a real street fight, because they made the common mistake of confusing two completely different activities!
Sports and a real anything goes street fight.
There is only one way to practice a real fight, other than having real fights every night.
Competing at "No-holds-barred" !
Thats where the difference is highlighted, between what we all think we know, and what we actually do know.

05-18-2002, 12:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
CHOKE UK Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: UNITED KINGDOM Posts: 374 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	REAL FIGHTINF There are many people highly trained in various martial arts(black belt and various dans), that live in a false sense of security. And infact get into dangerous situations because of it. I have seen this many times, and some of the people who thought they could handle an opponent because of their 3rd dan black belt(or whatever), have had some of the biggest beatings, because they completely misjudged their ability because of the fact that they "over-rated" there ability to have a real street fight, because they made the common mistake of confusing two completely different activities! Sports and a real anything goes street fight. There is only one way to practice a real fight, other than having real fights every night. Competing at "No-holds-barred" ! Thats where the difference is highlighted, between what we all think we know, and what we actually do know.