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.
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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.