Had to stop after the claim that only this sport offers self confidence and discipline. Baseball, football, boxing, volleyball, cricket, poker, chess, all sports offer those elements.

>> ^highdileeho:

Had to stop after the claim that only this sport offers self confidence and discipline. Baseball, football, boxing, volleyball, cricket, poker, chess, all sports offer those elements.


Too bad you didn't listen to all of it, he has some good points in there, it is after all 9 minutes long and that comment is at around 00:45 - 1:20.

And your claim is faulty as he says that all martial arts gives self confidence and discipline to the individual. (Oh, and just FYI boxing is considered a martial art.)

There are also different kinds of self confidence and discipline. If you practice chess and are good at it then yes it will take a lot of discipline to become better and you will gain a certain kind of self confidence from it. Will that self confidence lead to you feeling secure/more secure when the shit hits the fan and a 2m & 100kg angry person wants to stomp on your skull? I would guess no. Will it help your self image when it comes to thinking strategically and with tasks that require you to plan 3 steps ahead? Yea probably.

Martial arts training will give you the self confidence to know that if you need to you can defend yourself, at least better than the average person, and the discipline to not fight unless it is absolutely necessary and not because you got angry at someone over a "Your momma!" comment or some other insignificant stuff.

Hope this doesn't come off as flaming as that is not my intent.

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A wonderful interview, a teacher who really cares about his students and subject.

>> ^LarsaruS:

>> ^highdileeho:
Had to stop after the claim that only this sport offers self confidence and discipline. Baseball, football, boxing, volleyball, cricket, poker, chess, all sports offer those elements.

Too bad you didn't listen to all of it, he has some good points in there, it is after all 9 minutes long and that comment is at around 00:45 - 1:20.
And your claim is faulty as he says that all martial arts gives self confidence and discipline to the individual. (Oh, and just FYI boxing is considered a martial art.)
There are also different kinds of self confidence and discipline. If you practice chess and are good at it then yes it will take a lot of discipline to become better and you will gain a certain kind of self confidence from it. Will that self confidence lead to you feeling secure/more secure when the shit hits the fan and a 2m & 100kg angry person wants to stomp on your skull? I would guess no. Will it help your self image when it comes to thinking strategically and with tasks that require you to plan 3 steps ahead? Yea probably.
Martial arts training will give you the self confidence to know that if you need to you can defend yourself, at least better than the average person, and the discipline to not fight unless it is absolutely necessary and not because you got angry at someone over a "Your momma!" comment or some other insignificant stuff.
Hope this doesn't come off as flaming as that is not my intent.


tell you what negates pretty much all fighting technique, is the fact that running away and avoiding conflict in the first place is 99.9% more usfull than being some sort of master at fighting.

don't have an issue with people doing it for fun weather that be in the context of a sporting event or just for themselves dont mind people doing it for self defence but again its largely redundant as a way to defend yourself

from what I have seen many people have bullshit respect for marcail arts which is stupid , just as bullshit respect for anything is stupid.

>> ^westy:

>> ^LarsaruS:
>> ^highdileeho:
Had to stop after the claim that only this sport offers self confidence and discipline. Baseball, football, boxing, volleyball, cricket, poker, chess, all sports offer those elements.

Too bad you didn't listen to all of it, he has some good points in there, it is after all 9 minutes long and that comment is at around 00:45 - 1:20.
And your claim is faulty as he says that all martial arts gives self confidence and discipline to the individual. (Oh, and just FYI boxing is considered a martial art.)
There are also different kinds of self confidence and discipline. If you practice chess and are good at it then yes it will take a lot of discipline to become better and you will gain a certain kind of self confidence from it. Will that self confidence lead to you feeling secure/more secure when the shit hits the fan and a 2m & 100kg angry person wants to stomp on your skull? I would guess no. Will it help your self image when it comes to thinking strategically and with tasks that require you to plan 3 steps ahead? Yea probably.
Martial arts training will give you the self confidence to know that if you need to you can defend yourself, at least better than the average person, and the discipline to not fight unless it is absolutely necessary and not because you got angry at someone over a "Your momma!" comment or some other insignificant stuff.
Hope this doesn't come off as flaming as that is not my intent.

tell you what negates pretty much all fighting technique, is the fact that running away and avoiding conflict in the first place is 99.9% more usfull than being some sort of master at fighting.
don't have an issue with people doing it for fun weather that be in the context of a sporting event or just for themselves dont mind people doing it for self defence but again its largely redundant as a way to defend yourself
from what I have seen many people have bullshit respect for marcail arts which is stupid , just as bullshit respect for anything is stupid.


You are correct, the best self defence training you can do is 400m hurdles and 60m sprints. That along with not reacting to insults, as they are only words and can't injure you, will keep you out of harm's way for most of your life, all of it if you are lucky. Your brain is the best self defence tool you will ever have, if you use it. Thinking first and acting later might save your life. Should you take the 3 minute shortcut through the dark alley at 3 in the morning or take the brightly lit path which is a bit longer?

However, it might not be possible to run away. You might be out with your family or you might have to defend someone else who is being assaulted/raped/whatever. In those cases knowing some basic fighting techniques and dos and donts (sp?) might save you or someone else you hold dear.