Without real threat, you can't practice for real instances, and no matter how much planning you do, it all falls apart at fist contact with the enemy anyhow. that's also why I'm sparring less and less,also got my thumb hurt somehow and can't wield a weapon.I agree that in a fight every thing matter...

Defense and offence are both required.Without defense you can be defeated,without offence you cannot defeat the other.-something like that was written in Sun Tzu's art of war,but it was written more neatly,though the idea should be the same. But I keep thinking that offence really is the best defens...

I haven't had any encounters with fighting for my life or my posessions (sadly/luckily). It's good that you're practicing such a practical Taekwon-do. I on the other hand have been practicing Wadokai karate for about 5 years now and I really can't understand how I can use it on the street,okay,the b...

If you'll permit me, I'd like to take a crack at these. 1.We cannot be what the old warriors were because: 1)Battles are now fought between politicians- We've had politicians since we've had civilization, and we still have battle fought by warriors. 2)Swords have lost their value,guns/missiles/bigg...

At Leo Medii: You've got a point,sad as it is...But what pisses me off is people who piss on the graves of the long gone warriors and their way of fighting...If people do it for the fun/adrenaline/physical exercise they shouldn't call themselves warriors in my opinion, since there's a big difference...

:shock: so...if you are useing techniques from a period greman or italian fightbook it's not a real style?Is that what your saying?If you study Iai-do or another martial art that has an unbroken line of instruction for hundreds of years and generations it's a false style untill it's used again on t...

For the first,I had a quick look on the search and I did not find anything matching my interest.But now to the topic. I'm looking forward to hearing your opinions of the text I'm about to write below,constructive criticism is appreciated,also please note that everything I write is just MY opinion an...