The purpose of Martial Arts is to learn how to fight someone. That's why Martial is in the name, and why Boxing, wrestling, and MMA are also Martial Arts. Yes you train the mind and body, but you are training them for the exact purpose of learning to exact force upon another, presumably resisting, human being.
These Masters were likely Talou practitioners who got too full of themselves. A Sanda practitioner would have faired better.
Martial arts is not a unified body of arts with only one philosophy. It's also totally shaped by the environment and culture it was created in. Kung Fu does not have the same purpose, philosophy or lifestyle as Catch wrestling, kajukenbo, etc. So to say that martial arts is used for one thing only isn't true. It's depends on what you're studying.
I always thought martial arts was more about coordination and bodily awareness. Not really for beating the shit out of anyone. That's still best done with a big ass stick and a power stance.
No, Martial Arts is about learning how to beat someone else in a fight. Coordination and bodily awareness are things that you develop through that process.
I'm surprised no one's talking about how these masters were likely talou guys trying to pass themselves off as competent fighters.
I’m surprised no one’s talking about how these masters were likely talou guys trying to pass themselves off as competent fighters.
Isn't that how most fantastical stories of martial arts masters started? Men telling fish tales to scare away challengers but end up believing their own hype?
I'm sorry did you just say fighting (the thing that we use to enact violence on others) doesn't require that much violence to work?
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The purpose of Martial Arts is to learn how to fight someone. That's why Martial is in the name, and why Boxing, wrestling, and MMA are also Martial Arts. Yes you train the mind and body, but you are training them for the exact purpose of learning to exact force upon another, presumably resisting, human being.
These Masters were likely Talou practitioners who got too full of themselves. A Sanda practitioner would have faired better.
Martial arts is not a unified body of arts with only one philosophy. It's also totally shaped by the environment and culture it was created in. Kung Fu does not have the same purpose, philosophy or lifestyle as Catch wrestling, kajukenbo, etc. So to say that martial arts is used for one thing only isn't true. It's depends on what you're studying.
I always thought martial arts was more about coordination and bodily awareness. Not really for beating the shit out of anyone. That's still best done with a big ass stick and a power stance.
No, Martial Arts is about learning how to beat someone else in a fight. Coordination and bodily awareness are things that you develop through that process.
I'm surprised no one's talking about how these masters were likely talou guys trying to pass themselves off as competent fighters.
Isn't that how most fantastical stories of martial arts masters started? Men telling fish tales to scare away challengers but end up believing their own hype?
Definitely possible. All I know is that I saw the fights, which these guys agreed to, and they looked like they didn't know what they were doing