WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT POINT SPARRING??

[tobiasboon2]

I WAS LOOKING AND LOOKING FOR MARTIAL ARTS FOR ME, IN ORDER TO BECOME A GREAT STREET FIGHTER, AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT START STUDIYNG "UECHI-RYU" KARATE (SHOHEIRYU)...BUT I DONT KNOW IF IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR MY IDEA OF BECOME A GREAT STREET FIGHTER AND BE ABLE TO WIN IN EACH REAL FIGHT I HAVE. BECAUSE IN THIS STYLE, THE TOURNAMENTS AND ALL THAT, IS POINT SPARRING, I MEAN, THE STUDENTS START FIGHTING, AND WHEN ONE OF THEM "TOUCHS" WITH THE CORRECT TECHNIQUE TO ANOTHER ONE, THEN THE FIGHT IS STOPPED AND EACH STUDENT RETURNS TO HIS POSITION AND THEN THE FIGHT CONTINUE AND IN ANOTHER "CORRECT PUNCH/KICK" THE FIGHT STOPS AND THIS WAY.I DONT KNOW IF YOU ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN...PERHAPS I DONT KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THIS, THATS BECAUSE MY LOWER LEVEL OF ENGLISH...SO I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND..IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR OPINION....REMEMBER I AM INTERESTED IN BECOME A GREAT STREET FIGHTER, WIN EACH FIGHT IN THE STREETS.

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[Tommy_P]

After reading your post the first thing that comes to my mind is a question. Why? What is your reason for wanting to become a street fighter? Do you expect to live a life of crime? Join a street gang? Become a mugger?

Any "martial arts" school would be the wrong school for this.

Getting out there in the street and getting into fights will teach you to be a good streetfighter. You may want to frequent a few tough bars too!!

Sorry, I don't get it.

Tommy

[Goju_boi]

hey tobiasboon2 if you want I could talk to you in spanish , being that you say your english is limited.Anyways , what the other people are saying is correct.Sure we all want to win fights,but we don't go looking for them.Anyways if you really want a tough art that does full contact go for muay thai.

[Ego Assassin]

Find a mixed martial arts school and fight in the ring.

1 You won't have people pressing charges.

2 You won't get shot or stabbed.

I believe what your looking for is a mixture of BJJ, Boxing, Muay Thai Wrestling and Judo.

[Goju_boi]

I think that youre right on target.Since this guy just wants to fight and get down and dirty he should go for mixed martial arts or at least boxing.

[man thing]

Yeah, what Ego said. But just because you don't point-spar doesn't mean you should start out full-contact necessarily.

[orion82698]

I don't see the point to point sparring. A point hit will not help you in real life.

[ovine king]

i'm not a big fan of point sparring but i think if done properly, it still has a place in overall training.

[shogeri]

Based on what you wrote, and what you are implying, I said 'NO'.

Uechi Ryu, when taught properly can be very effective. But it is usually taught as a traditional system, so it would take you some time to develop the skills in order to be an effective street fighter on the beginning level.

My first clue, was that you seemed to be in a fix, and needed to have a quick answer to the learning how to fight dilemma.

My second clue was that you are seeking someone who treats fighting as real, and you realize the Martial Arts are a serious thing to approach, and are not meant to just be something you do to pass the time.

Now if you are old enough, and want to be a bouncer or body guard, then perhaps as someone mentioned before, an MMA is better, since they get you going quick in regards to handwork, footwork, throws, locks, and basic submission holds.

Other's may have their own input on this as well, most of what I read has been sensible.

Good Luck, don't quit, and do whatever takes {within reason}.

[Goju_boi]

"Now if you are old enough, and want to be a bouncer or body guard, then perhaps as someone mentioned before, an MMA is better, since they get you going quick in regards to handwork, footwork, throws, locks, and basic submission holds. "

I have a buddy that used to be a bouncer, but used a traditional style.I don't know how Northern Shaolin would work in that situation . but he used it.