shakran

You keep thinkin' that then. . .



Look, when a football player screws up you don't hear people claiming that he couldn't be expected to keep his head in the heat of being tackled. They go over the video tape and work on what they can do better next time. There is absolutely no reason that you can't do that with fights, whether they're real or sparring. No, of course you don't see every opening or advantage, but maybe if you get those openings drilled into your head after missing them enough, you won't miss them so much.


Yes, I'm well aware of that. I'm also aware that the vast majority of people think that getting a blackbelt = invincible in a fight. Hopefully mentioning that you generally don't even start to really learn how to fight until you're already a black belt will help dispel that dangerous myth.



Unless your mugger has a knife and slits your students' throats, no, you don't simulate street fights accurately. You can't. You may come as close as you safely can, but you aren't simulating it accurately. It's impossible to simulate a street fight accurately and still guarantee that your students won't get maimed or killed. The important thing is to make sure your students realize this. Make sure they understand that on the street there are no rules. Knives, guns, gangs of 10 people, anything goes.

And then came out of it saying he'd take on someone if it was just one person. I understand that Jason was mugged, but he needs to understand that there aren't any guarantees when you get yourself into a real fight, and having the attitude that you'll take someone on for ANY reason is a good way to get yourself hurt. He needs to get rid of that attitude immediately.

I agree 100%. But it also taught me to avoid real fights like the plague. You will NEVER catch me saying I'd take someone on if there are any other options available at all.