fighting a karate ka vs fighting a street fighter

[WhiteBelt]

I said black because he was racist. Anyway, the people he mauled were used to fighting on the street and it was 3-on-1. It was to emphasize how an untrained fighter can be so effective, and also end up in prison...

[Fenris-wolf]

I definately think that unless you have trained HARD at karate the street fighter will win. Karate you know a lot of fancy moves, but a street fighter learns very quickly how to be economical. Winning a street fight means getting in and getting out with minimal damage. No rules, no chivalry, just kick their ass and run. I can't really see how karate could compete with that. Especially since in a karate fight you don't hit in the head. How will you deal with it when they just smash a big hook into your face?

 

Of course, it all depends on the experience of both.

 

Karate isn't exactly ineffectual; it's just that it is very seldom applied to reality these days, whereas all a street fighter's ever known is reality. Although anybody whose experience with fights is in a gang is likely to freak if they have to fight you on an equal footing. And if their main advantage is strength that could fairly easily be used against them provided you know what you're doing.

[Shotokan_Fighter]

what the hell ppl all of you are smashing karate saying karate cant hold its own in a fight that is all bs id gladly fight a person who wants to fight me that thinks he can kick a karate ka ass the way i train at my dojo i am ready for a street fight and im confident that i will win the fight i may not but why would they make any MA or an7y style of karate if they would all get there ass whooped by a street fighter tell me that??