ZR440 Posted June 13, 2005 Posted June 13, 2005 Yeah, he has a point, but the topic really asks about the requirement of weapons in order to excel in martial arts. I guess if a person doesn't feel they are... that's ok. But they better hope they don't get into a fight with somebody who's trained with knives, sticks, whatever. It's happy hour somewhere in the world.
tkdBill Posted June 13, 2005 Posted June 13, 2005 Training for unarmed defense against a weapon is important. Training to use a weapon is fine, but since most martial arts weapons are illegal or impractical to carry, I'd rather train to use a gun. It's legal in many states (including my own) and probably more effective.I don't teach children to use weapons.--
fallen_milkman Posted June 13, 2005 Posted June 13, 2005 Weapons training, if nothing else, is fun. Knowing how to use a lot of the weapons can transfer the ability to other aspects of your fighting, as well.I train knives specifically because smaller ones ARE legal in case I ever REALLY need it. Besides, I'd rather not shoot anyone. 36 styles of danger
tkdBill Posted June 13, 2005 Posted June 13, 2005 I agree, weapons training can be fun. I also agree that knife training is one of the more practical weapons to train with. Although I would not want to either shoot or stab someone, the gun would act as a greater deterrent to avoid either myself or the attacker being injured.I do not carry a gun. I train predominately in unarmed martial arts.--
dtstiachi Posted June 13, 2005 Posted June 13, 2005 Weapons round out a Martial Artist, but don't count on them or on your fighting style/technique alone. Try to incorporate all angles and aspects of your art. This will make you well rounded in your art. "The journey of a 1,000 miles starts with but a single step."
JimmyNewton Posted June 14, 2005 Author Posted June 14, 2005 yeah i train with weapons regulalrly, in addition to fighting and kata. I am knowledgeable with the Bo, Sai, Nunchaku, Tonfa, and Kama. I feel like they carry over as far as being able to pick up any object and applying the principles learned. I just was wondering how prevalent Kobodu is throughout the martial arts/ karate community. I appreciate the feedback. "The wise and successsful will always be met with violent opposition by mediocre minds."
Sam Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 Not training in them currenlty - i would definitely agree it would be helpful - just becuase it gives you more options of what to do and use....but not necessary.
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