Does it Really matter what martial art you do?

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I have a therory That It doesn’t really matter what martial art you do.

There are some obvious Exclusions like Boxing (being a sport)

But I believe that while diffrent styles carry diffrent methods of training and techniques, surely no 1 martial art is better in the long run.

If you take two twins, put one in a karate school and one in kung fu, both had the same physical skills, had the same amount of training with instructers of the same level of skill. I dont think you could say that one of the styles would win over the other.

Im not saying I’m right, I just think its an interesting topic.

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Unless this is super troll bait, lol -

No i dont think it really matters what you do as long as the teachers are of relatively equal competence. I think that is more important , obviously some arts take longer to develop and get good at than others.
But having a good teacher is the most important thing as well as method of training.

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Your not supposed to just answer the question right off!!!

Any way the reason I wanted to bring up the subject is because my karate Sensei is very interested in kung fu and tai chi, and has spent many years training in diffrent Chinese systems. I found it easyer to learn kung fu, from someone who’s 1st art was karate, even tho I feel that kung fu is a superior art.

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everything takes time.

one posture or one horse stance at a time.

true, all paths may lead to personal development both physically and mentally.

Karate is from Okinawa and used to be called China hand.

Some said it was from 5 ancestor fist or Wu Zhu Quan from Fu Jian Shaolin temple.

Karate is Kung Fu.

Tai Chi is Kung Fu and more.

:slight_smile:

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Manofkent, I’m a bit confused because in your first post you said:

“…surely no 1 martial art is better in the long run.”

But in your second post you said:

“…I feel that kung fu is a superior art.”

Which is it?

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It does matter..

http://www.realfighting.com/0702/danaherframe.html

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Doesn’t matter what style do you do. You will need the following:

  • Kick, punch, lock, and throw ability.
  • Entering strategy
  • Finish strategy
  • Footwork
  • Speed training
  • Power training
  • Counter ability
  • Combo ability
  • Ground fight ability
  • Weapon fight ability
  • Handle multiple opponents ability

So which style will have all the above that you need?

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Above list by you know who is ok, but fails to mention the most important point

it is HOW you train

if you train all the above in a dead manner, against a guy just standing there, it does’t matter

got to train against a resisting opponent and got to test your skills, otherwise, the issue is moot :cool:

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Nutriding at its best/worst.

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Yes, this is beyond style.

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I thought this is just common sense and no need to mention it and I assume everybody on this forum had already known this by heart. Should I assume that?

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never assume or you… figure it out from the break up :stuck_out_tongue:

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ayyyyeee pobracito! did I hurt your feelings? You know it’s the truth in your heart but you’ve wasted so much time with crap that you can’t accept it.

I still love you compay!

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you two need to get a room or something…

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Yes, he does need a room. A hospital room. :rolleyes:

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Actually, YOU didn’t do anything, you just posted a link.

A link, that starts out with a trueism about the need for live training that follows into self serving TMA vs. MMA style bashing. Its so 2000.

“Crap”…LOL… Here…have an exlax…you seem to be full of shit again.

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A Benny hill fan… :smiley:

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To go with what Ross commented, “Which style?” has to be followed inevitably by “Which school?”.

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There exist no single style on this planet that contain all those requirement. The answer is “One style will never be enough.”

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So “which school?” is a better question.