But reading isn't always accurate

You might be distracted 0er se

Or emotionally off guard

In the martial arts schools for self defense, they should do way more sparring and fighting. Also intense sparring like 2v1 and group sparring to get the most adrenaline

Or that person is the last person you expect

Have an MMA based gym, but for self defense

not competitive fighting

I'm not sure about the west but in Asia the martial arts are bullshit

All the gay poses

minimal rules anything goes within reason and with some level of safety involved

It's too safe for martial arts in Asia

Forms are cool, i enjoyed them. Those don't teach you how to fight

Unfortunately

You don't learn how to punch properly by doing some dance fighting shit

or poses

@Sigma yes boxing is the best for fundamentals

the blocking system doesn't work, and those 500 techniques you need to learn aren't gonna work if you try it in a real scenero

@Sigma I have had friends who I showed nothing more than how to incorporate their hips and throw their weight behind punches and they became much better street fighters for it

not to mention, it can take about 2-3 years for a black belt...that's too short and they focus too heavily on forms, and shit

not enough sparring

I believe it

Footwork, head movement, slipping parrying

hip rotation, pivot the foot

Footwork especially

It can determine so much

yea dude, you gotta fuckin move when fighting

Hell, they don't even focus on your stamina

MY footwork sucks tbh

Or strength

@Sigma and just the pivoting and shifting weight

I'm talking things like stepping in and out, creating angles

i have trouble creating angles

I tend to go in there and brawl a bit

@Unknowncrash that's the thing if you swing your hips into your punch and use your whole weight you can throw a punch harder than someone much stronger than you who uses only arm strength

@Sigma yes that is better classified as footwork

I'm heavier than I want to be, so I'm not that agile anymroe

@Reaper of course I know that shit, I do that to others ever since I was a child

I'm heavy on my feet

But strength traing helps

A fucking lot

@Unknowncrash yaya