Lokarin posted...
He proved that martial arts for self-defense and for sport are not comparable.
I mean, take a particularly devastating martial art like Taekwondo; You get an extra point just for spinning... why would you add a flourish in a real fight?
You're not going to see a backwards roundhouse kick to the head coming, and if your opponent is more wary you can just stick to basic punches and blocks. The only way I was able to get points on the blackbelts was to do a fakeout punch.
All I'm saying is at least I'm not rolling around on the ground like an idiot.