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Originally Posted by Scipio  I've never gone to a martial arts class that taught how to effectively judge a potential date for longer than they practiced physical techniques. If you read this thread you'll see that I've fought professionally, I'm no slouch to martial arts, and I still advocate awareness techniques as much more valuable than any martial arts training. |
For some reason you seem to think that martial arts training and awareness techniques are mutually exclusive. Through my experiences, I can't imagine training in martial art without it being influenced by and grounded in, excellent awareness of yourself and people around you.
My only point is that a person attending a martial arts school worth its salt would be less incined to make the choice to date someone of such questionable character who was on steroids with a history of throwing boiling water on peoples faces. Unless you are a professional sport fighter like yourself (much unlike the general public), the physical techniques you learn, while still quite important, are almost secondary.