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Lately, I have been reading Shotokan's Secrets. From reading that, I have a thought:

Styles of martial arts can't be compared.

Different styles of martial arts were originally intended for a specific purpose. If the art now can be used effectively for the same purpose, it's an effective martial art.

Shotokan's Secrets gives a theory that Shuri-Te, which evolved into Shotokan, was designed to protect the king from many armed intruders, that being why the kata are the way they are. The Shuri bodyguards didn't have the time to choke out each person, therefore, "ikken hisatsu" or one strike kill had to be used. They couldn't spend more than 2 seconds per person.

Different styles of martial arts are intended to do different things. Comparing them is like comparing a baseball bat to a knife. Each of those has its own advantages over the other. Every martial art has advantages over another, however, they are intended to do different things.

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"We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."

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I agree. Although, I see no problem with people comparing styles in such a way such as: How is TSD different than say, TKD?" but when people start threads such as: is X style more effective than B style?" I think that its often a comparison that rarely finds a definitive answer because like you said, each style has its own strengths and weakness and each is designed for it's own purpose.

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I agree. Although, I see no problem with people comparing styles in such a way such as: How is TSD different than say, TKD?" but when people start threads such as: is X style more effective than B style?" I think that its often a comparison that rarely finds a definitive answer because like you said, each style has its own strengths and weakness and each is designed for it's own purpose.

exactly

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