Karate v Boxing

[y2_sub]

What an impressive fighter Kancho Matsui is , I have learned alot from watching his 100 men kumite ,although there are some fighters who caused him a lot of trouble during his 100 men kumite , however , he managed to survive ......... IMPRESSIVE

[Why_Worry]

I think i read a story about Oyama Sosai. It said it had an amazingly strong punch, but it was when he was very young and he lost his fight, but thats pretty cool for a 300 man kumite. That would be awsome to see a huge crowd of people all taken out by one guy. Its kinda mind boggling to think of but relaly cool too.

[elbows_and_knees]

I forget the names of the people in this story so forgive me it but there is a story about this guy who wanted to learn karate so he could become a great fighter. He eventually got frustrated with the repetitive kata training and no actually contact or sparring so he quit. He went on to become an exceptional street fighter who never lost a match except one day he was walking and he saw a man about 50 walking and the man seemed so laid back and calm that it annoyed him. So he ran at him and tried to punch him. The man stepped to the side and grabbed the street fighter and held him down and the street fighter couldnt get away and for once in his life he had fear of defeat. The man let him go and kept walking like nothing had happened while the street fight just stood there stunned by what happened. He later found out that the man was a kata practitioner who practiced almost only katas and had never been in a fight once in his life.

1. this is just a story - you can't give names, dates, anything. It's basically a wives' tale.

2. he was known for being a good street fighter - meaning he was likely fighting other guys without much experience. if two people are fighting, SOMEONE has to win.

its just that most of the time karatekas train their whole life while boxers work in their prime and into the fourties maybe.

not necessarily.

1. not all karateka train their whole lives

2. boxers stop COMPETING around that age - that doesn't mean they stop training. At that age, they can't compete with the younger guys. That doesn't mean that they can't train however, and they can definitely still hold their own against the non / lesser trained. Would YOU want to fight tyson? foreman? Even though they are past their prime they could still beat down most people.

You shouldnt underestimate how skillful one can become from just practing katas.

You practice katas over and over again until it reaches a point where you no longer think and just move and the kata becomes part of you and each move is part of you. Katas are sometimes refered to as "moving zen".

[unknownstyle]

karate has alot more variety in the tecniques to be used

[Why_Worry]

2. boxers stop COMPETING around that age - that doesn't mean they stop training. At that age, they can't compete with the younger guys. That doesn't mean that they can't train however, and they can definitely still hold their own against the non / lesser trained. Would YOU want to fight tyson? foreman? Even though they are past their prime they could still beat down most people.

To be honest, yes i would like to fight one of them. I'm not saying i would win, but it would sure be fun.

[SubGrappler]

2. boxers stop COMPETING around that age - that doesn't mean they stop training. At that age, they can't compete with the younger guys. That doesn't mean that they can't train however, and they can definitely still hold their own against the non / lesser trained. Would YOU want to fight tyson? foreman? Even though they are past their prime they could still beat down most people.

To be honest, yes i would like to fight one of them. I'm not saying i would win, but it would sure be fun.

I was thinking more along the lines of PAINFULL

[y2_sub]

2. boxers stop COMPETING around that age - that doesn't mean they stop training. At that age, they can't compete with the younger guys. That doesn't mean that they can't train however, and they can definitely still hold their own against the non / lesser trained. Would YOU want to fight tyson? foreman? Even though they are past their prime they could still beat down most people.

To be honest, yes i would like to fight one of them. I'm not saying i would win, but it would sure be fun.

Fun ??? Tayson's punch weighs about 300 kilos , where is the fun in beeing hit by that man ?

[b3n]

LOL, Good point.

[unknownstyle]

boxing in my eyes is weaker

[Why_Worry]

lol, but, whatever. i still Think it would be fun and if i start to get pounded really bad, i kick his leg and run as fast as i can.