Are Martial artists' Victims or victor?
Are you a Martial Artist or a martial art Enthusiasts? Then this one is for you.
The most popular form of Martial arts is Karate, and today it is a MILLION DOLLAR industry. Majority of the clubs teach it in a SPORTS format, where there are certain rules and it has its own DOES and DON’T, and naturally you don’t practice in the way you fight in streets. You will be trained to win tournaments. Martial Arts in a sports format aims to win tournaments conducted by its associations and societies. This is mainly divided into 2 parts.
1.
KUMITE (FIGHTING WITH AN OPPONENT) 2.KATA (FIGHTING WITH AN IMAGINARY OPPONENT).
FIGHTING METHOD IN MANY SPORTS KARATE CLUBS (NOT ALL CLUBS FOLLOW THESE RULES)
Some important fighting rules followed by the majority Karate clubs in the World
In sports tournaments
YOU HAVE TO TOUCH AND PULL BACK BEFORE 1 INCH OF YOUR TARGET (OPPONENT'S BODY).
IF YOU HIT (CONTACT) YOUR
OPPONENT ONCE, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A WARNING.
SECOND TIME, YOU WILL BE GIVEN ANOTHER WARNING.
AND THE THIRD TIME YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
HITTING ON YOUR OPPONENTS BACK IS FOUL.
ATTACKS BELOW THE HIP IS FOUL.
AFTER SCORING EACH POINT THE MATCH WILL BE STOPPED AND THE
REFEREE WILL ANNOUNCE THE POINTS AND THEN IT WILL BE CONTINUE.
By hitting your opponents face, throat or groin directly, you may be disqualified in the first warning itself, if the referee feels that if you have done it purposely.
Minor changes are made according to styles.
I REPEAT THIS IS THE CASE OF MAJORITY OF THE CLUBS IN THE WORLD, NOT ALL.
Now if you practice in this method how you do expect to protect your self in the streets?
THINK!!!!!
Will you ask your opponent to hit in SELECTED AREAS?
Will you tell him to just TOUCH AND PULL BACK?
Or will you explain him the RULES IN WHICH YOU ARE TRAINED?
NO WAY
THIS CLEANLY SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WAY A STUDENT PRACTISES IN
DOJO (CLASS),
TOURNAMENTS ETC. AND THE WAY A PERSON FIGHTS IN STREET.
IT IS LIKE PRACTISING SWIMMING WITHOUT WATER AND PROMISING TO SWIM WHEN THE FLOOD COMES.
IF YOU WANT TO SUCCESSFULLY FACE A STREET FIGHT, YOU SHOULD HAVE
AT LEAST FACED A SITUATION SIMILAR TO IT.
YOU MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED PAIN (NOT PAIN BY EXERCISING)
YOU SHOULD BE READY FOR ANYTHING; THERE IS NO ONE TO STOP YOU WHEN YOU HAVE HIT YOUR OPPONENT ONCE OR WHEN YOU’RE INJURED, AS IN TOURNAMENTS.
FRANKLY THE MORE STARS YOU HAVE COUNTED IN YOUR HEAD BEFORE, THE BETTER THE CONTROL YOU WILL HAVE.
FACTS
MOST OF THE MASTERS HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY REAL TIME STREET FIGHTS.
THE MORE RULES YOU FOLLOW, THE MORE DIFFICULT YOU WILL FACE IN STREET FIGHTS.
TECHNIQUES SHOULD BE TRAINED IN MUSCLE MEMORY TO BE FAST AND EFFECTIVE AND SHORT
THE MORE PROTECTIVE GEARS YOU USE THE MORE FEAR YOU WILL FEEL DURING STREET FIGHTS
SO.......
It is unto you to decide that whether you are interested in collecting belts and certificates or you want to protect yourself in the streets.
Don’t get carried away by the demonstrations which you see, soon I will produce an ARTICLE featuring the demonstration and its tricks.
The next time you go into a Martial Arts club check out these points, rather than checking the Style, reputation and demonstrations of the of the club.
ALL THE BEST...
Courtesy: Razor
This blog is borrowed from Razor with permission:)
