Postby Logan Weed » Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:00 pm
I don't see there being anything inherently wrong with martial sports. Sporting competition is what they want to do and they have every right to practice it. You're (And I think I'm in the same boat) advocating a system designed to incapacitate an opponent as quickly as possible with no regard for their safety. What's probably healthier for most of society to be practicing?
I do, however, have a big problem with practitioners of these martial sports claiming they're on the same level as most combat dedicated arts in a real combat situation. MMA (Not referring to the concept of MMA) style combat is certainly applicable to a bar fight or a roaming street gang but it wasn't designed for these situations. After all, it's the person who wins fights, not the art. Boxing (As a sport, not a term) is ideally suited for combat in the boxing ring under Boxing rules. Shaolin Kung Fu would (And has been shown to) do terrible under sporting conditions.
I think there's a fundamental problem in trying to separate EMA and WMA. There isn't really any a difference, there's simply a difference between sports and "mortal combat".
That being said I do understand the necessity to concentrate on WMA on this site as it's inteded for research, which needs to stay focused.
