All Styles Are Not Created Equally

[Ghost]

Lizard please leave TKD out of this.



Until page 3.

[proud chinaman]

tkd is NOT crap!! it is only crap if you are looking for a hardcore martial art for fighting and self defence. however if what you want is fun, fitness, flexibility and a sport more fun than baseball than tkd is da bomb!! its like saying scuba diving is crap cos you cant break someones leg with it.

[Lizard]

Chinaman is still trying to make that point. Keep trying.

I only used TKD as an example.

So if I make a crappy martial art where you block strikes with your testicals then by jules logic it would be really effective (all martial arts are effective when they are first created, that's what he said).

[MrBoxerGrappler]

Originally posted by Lizard


So if I make a crappy martial art where you block strikes with your testicals then by jules logic it would be really effective (all martial arts are effective when they are first created, that's what he said).

Possibly the funniest thing I have read on this board.

[Ghost]

Good point Lizard, Chinaman remember that when a martial art is created it is there to be combative to some degree, else what IS the point, why would TKD have kicks at all.

If TKD is indeed as useless as you say it is i see NO justification for its existance, and more importantly for it having been created, why create something that does nothing?

Im sure Dr chou chu a shoe meant well and was tyring to make a fighting system, he just got it wrong.

[sercuerdas]

lizard,

aikido worked when everyone carried swords. it helped you evade until you could use your weapon, the techniques a taught agaisnt sword strikes.
tkd worked when you were standing on the battlefeild and had to kick a guy on a horse.(maybe)
wushu is a sport derived from gung fu and works in movies.

[Ghost]

Kick a guy on a horse, lol like when they are going past at 30 mph, must have been as useful then as it is now.

[Lizard]

I wouldn't bother kicking a guy on a horse, I'd make some sort of pole-arm (such as a spear or halberd). Wouldn't the horse strample you. If I ha to make an unarmed attack I would pull him (or her) off rather than do a fancy spin kick.

So when does my testicular blocking oriented style become effective then?

[Ghost]

Lizard is right, the idea of kicking a guy on a horse is ridiculous, especially as any sensible horsemen will be wearing armour on his legs.

what would kicking a horseman achieve, if hes got a sword hell cut the leg off, unarmed infantry vs calvalry, humm i think the answer is obvious

[nogard1980]

Man you guys have to take your heads out of your a$$'s. Who hear ever fought in the 16 or 17 or 1800's?

Anyway, as far as kicking a guy off a horse, who is to say the guy is riding or has his attention towards you, perhaps when they kicked them off the was making sure there was an element of suprise or they was at least in a good position to do so (riding 30mph is not a good position.)

As far as far as proud chinaman and tkd, he is just saying that people do it for fun and health, Yeah it might not be effective in fighting but niether is a Yoo Yoo.

I swear, you guys hear what you want to hear and just love making stuff out to be more than it is. God know you all love to argue, but damn, don't just read, comprehend.

[Ghost]

ive tried that but it makes no sence.

Listen how is a horseman at 30mph at a disadvantage.

Really, you are an idiot, youre so dumb it makes me mad.

If i had a horse i would charge at you at 30 mph and knock you down and cut your head off in the process, whats an unarmed TKD guy going to do against a armed horseman???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[nogard1980]

(riding 30mph is not a good position.)


wasn't talking about the rider being at a disadvantage talking about the guy planing on kicking being at a disadvantage.

again read what is, not what you want.

[Ghost]

Anyway, as far as kicking a guy off a horse, who is to say the guy is riding or has his attention towards you, perhaps when they kicked them off the was making sure there was an element of suprise or they was at least in a good position to do so (riding 30mph is not a good position.)

Yep read it still says what i thought it did.

[falcon3624]

I just want to know who in here is dumb enough to try and kick someone off a horse? I sure as hell hope this is not one of those Budweiser horses cuz they are like 7ft. tall. LOL. What a joke.

[nogard1980]

ok Ghost, I see where the confusion was, my apologies. I hope I cleared it up with my last post