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Old 07-02-2009, 12:50 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oldbiker View Post
This really made me feel frustrated. Then what's the point of learning martial arts at all?
I live in a relatively safe environment. And I don't want to train to be able to defense my self in a street fight with strangers, but I want to have confidence and the ability to fight back in any case of emergency. In general, I want to be confident and strong. I've had a lot of problems in the past. I want to change my self image.
Can you explain a bit more why you don't think learning a martial art would help me?
Kinda focusing on the negative here.

That video is a perfect example of why boxing is important. That dude had his hands way DOWN (Karate style). When sparring, my hands go down, I get punched.
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