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Is there really any need for martial arts schools that teach nothing but how to fight in tournaments? the martial arts is meant for self defense not for learning how to be the best at competitions. You cant use point sparring in the real world, like a street fight dont you guys agree?

Hi Karate guys I do TKD and I was just wondering how many different styles of karate is there? every time I come to this forum I keep hearing things like, shotokan karate, white tiger style, dragon style etc. so can someone just set it straight for me.

I have to dissagree when you say cross training martial arts helps you make youre own hybrid fighting style. You need to remember your bases what really inspires your movements and philosephy, It just bothers me when people stdy a martila art that comes from two totally different styles then stick there names to it thinking its the best out there. Peaple who go to a karate dojo that offers six other styles and people who get there black belt after only a year with barely any hard work and sweat greatly angers me, Not as much the student really its just the teacher.

I guess youre right, maybe its just me but when I went to a karate (or supposevley karate ) dojo it taught so many styles that during class he would stop teaching karate and teach kung fu, I felt that I was just learning bits and peaces of martial arts then just one I personally believe that the more martila arts a person studies the or tougher that person think they are.

Now somebody here has to be honest. We are all people here who have egose get in the way besides the wisdome that has been passed on to you no matter what style should encourage positive thinking and life styles in to every day living. I am young but have met my fare share of martial artist who use there training to become nearly untuochable bulliese. I have once let my ego get into the way of my clear thinking and lost it, I was out with my girlfriend and someone stepped out of line and spit on her I hit him with a hooking kick to the jaw and my friends got me and my girlfriend out of there.I am a first Dagree in TKD and confessed this shameful news to my instuctors and peers. Now tell me has anyone let there egoes get in the way of there judgment between right and wrong

Yes I TKD and do believe my minstuctor has mentiomed him in aclass before. What style doese he study exactley.

Does anyone truly believe that it is wise to participate in more than one martial art at once? I personally believe that if your interested in two martial arts then learn and master one first before jumping two the other tell me what you guys think.

I have had to use my training in real life situation, not on the street but in school aginst some bullies. It ended with one of them on the ground with a broken nose and two of them with there mouths open in shock. It happened two weeks ago this is my 2nd year in high school and my older more popular brother left me with plenty of enemiese as super seniors. They started by calling me rude names then started getting more phisycal with me after telling them that if they touch me again I will resort to force to make them stop the biggest came close to push me I hit Him with a strong front kick he doubled over and I punched him in his temples as hard as I could he fell and started crying. I believe thta TKD is a perfect art for street fighting.