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Originally Posted by escapee  if you are facing bunch of thugs with baseball bat,chainsaw,knife and etc (which is likely to the case on the street full of vengence), you would most likely end up using the last method of Sun Ji art of war , escape !!... unless you have a hand that can break stuffs like wood or even stone with one hit like the legendary master Oyama Mas  |
Actually, you'd need a hand like Neo's in The Matrix Reloaded. Blocks a blade straight-on and gets a little nick.
I hold a black belt in Shotokan Karate, did some theoretical study of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do (in other words, I read it and didn't apply it), and took a single class in Aikido (in college). I took the philosophy, but haven't decided it as important enough to spend time training in.
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Originally Posted by Alvin I'd say that the best martial arts move is the one that gets you home safe, whether it's punching someone's lights out or just avoiding that dark alley |
Before I started Aikido, I discovered an e-book that claimed Aikido was the art of fighting without fighting. In the entire thing, only the last ten pages or so covered actual techniques. There's a wonderful little Bruce Lee story about how he was challenged, on a ferry, to a fight. (I suspect it's appropriated, but that's irrelevant.) He agreed, but suggested they needed space and pointed at a nearby island. He lowered the boat, let the man get in, and dropped the rope into the water and waved as the challenger was left floating in the water.
The e-book itself talks a lot about how not to get into dangerous situations, and when you're in one, how to get yourself out without actually getting into a fight.
Seriously, though. The best martial art technique is accurate prediction combined with prudence.