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I never said that we are not able to learn the style and become better. I meant that if we ceteris paribus practice a style for 5 years we cannot take up to someone who ceteris paribus practice the same style his or her whole life (especially for someone who is trained in the country where the art is designed) and I am not talking about inside the ring but outside.
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Woah there! I initially misinterpreted what you meant. Thought you were talking about Eastern vs Western arts. My bad. However, skill is not always a function of time, as is evidenced by many of the young fighters (Frank Shamrock for instance) we see today that beat some older, more skilled versions of themselves. If you are talking about skill "outside the ring," then i believe you are falling victim to a very common misconception. Outside the ring, skill does not often become a major factor in the equation. You actually have to work to make it matter, and lots don't know how to do this. Nobody squares off and goes bare knuckle for five rounds like "real men." Super black belts get whooped with fair frequency for thinking they are rough and tumble mo%her fu#kers who owe nothing to nobody. In all fairness, though, so do regular people with this attitude. Their skill in their art does not transfer well to an arena unlike the one they train in. Don't fall into the "i'm good in the ring, so i can beat everyone on the street" trap. It's not good for your health. That said, people at the top of the MMA game will wipe the floor with most all untrained people, but they had better watch it if they run into some real trouble. Thses same guys would also likely clean up on Eastern traditional masters. Forget Chi. Dumb myth. Most Eastern arts are very showy, and their emphasis is not on practicality.
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Where does (pure) boxing come from?
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Western Boxing (not Savate) originally came from England, i believe. Basically fencing without a sword. It looks nothing today like it did when it started, or even back at the turn of the 20th century. Western boxing as we know it today was really refined in America. It is considered to be a British/American art.