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Q: Have you ever wanted to beat up a Chinese guy with NO repercussions (well mostly..)?
I am sure we all have at some point but that's not really what I mean. I have been browsing some martial art schools in China as the urge to train in one has arisen. Yes, most of them seem kind of junky... like fat kid camps or overly fancy and stupid styles... and yes, most Kung Fu styles are useless... go on Youku and watch (Kung Fu Fight Quest vs Fight Quest).
But I found a new school that looked pretty sweet. They teach the three styles that are actually functional like Sanda (taught to the Chinese army), Wing Chun (IP Man taught to Bruce Lee) and Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee's own martial arts style). Anyway... to the point... they have a program called "Sanda Fighter" and basically they train you for like a month and then they arrange you fights with amateur fighters. So you can beat up Chinese guys and let out all those years of anger... granted these guys can probably fight back. It costs like $870 (food, board and training etc.).
Anyone interested in martial arts? Every thought about going to one of these camps? An interesting experience for the Summer holiday?
First of all, after your month of training, those amateur fighters will most likely beat your ass while texting their girlfriend. One month is not enough.
I say that cuzz a friend and I were learning MMA at a gym back home and fought a few of their 'amateurs'. Oh my gosh. But you do learn a lot by getting your ass kicked by the 'amateurs'. Really. And it only hurts for a few days. Or a week or two. After some fights you actually do improve.
And it should be about self defense. Nothing worse than that martial arts dude who's always looking for an easy fight. But I get that you're just venting.
Only one I'd like to hurt, but I would be quite happy to simply never see him again. Former boss. Lied all the time. All the freakin time.
Anyway that really sounds like a lot of fun, tbh. But don't do it expecting easy fights with cupcakes.
Robk:
I am not really serious. I am not out to beat people up, I just think it would be a hell of an experience and someone different rather than Great Walls, temples and pandas. I agree, if you drop a zero knowledge guy into a school for a month and tell him to fight some other pre-arranged amateur it isn't going to end well.
But most people that go into those camps actually do have some previous martial arts training. Myself included.
bill8899:
Ya I figured you were just talking trash. No harm. It just reminded me of my MMA experience, even after a couple years of karate. Anyways, It is a dam good idea!
Not really. Now, you put some foreigners in the mix, I would be interested.
You can't profess any Martial art technique in a month of training. You can learn some moves, but you won't be able to use it in the real fight.
It will probably build your 'false' confidence, which will end-up in your 'blue eyes' after the real fight.
That is 'money making' school.
True masters of Martial Art practice 6 h every day, forever. It's life philosophy.
First thing you learn is 'never, ever attack', in other words 'you can use your knowledge only in self-defense'.
Robk:
Yeah, people get the wrong idea about these prearranged fights. It isn't about beating somebody up, it is mostly about testing your skills in a instance more serious than just sparring to see how you get out of it and then improve yourself.
If you are just out to hurt people, then proper Masters will see that and nobody will train you.
First of all, after your month of training, those amateur fighters will most likely beat your ass while texting their girlfriend. One month is not enough.
I say that cuzz a friend and I were learning MMA at a gym back home and fought a few of their 'amateurs'. Oh my gosh. But you do learn a lot by getting your ass kicked by the 'amateurs'. Really. And it only hurts for a few days. Or a week or two. After some fights you actually do improve.
And it should be about self defense. Nothing worse than that martial arts dude who's always looking for an easy fight. But I get that you're just venting.
Only one I'd like to hurt, but I would be quite happy to simply never see him again. Former boss. Lied all the time. All the freakin time.
Anyway that really sounds like a lot of fun, tbh. But don't do it expecting easy fights with cupcakes.
Robk:
I am not really serious. I am not out to beat people up, I just think it would be a hell of an experience and someone different rather than Great Walls, temples and pandas. I agree, if you drop a zero knowledge guy into a school for a month and tell him to fight some other pre-arranged amateur it isn't going to end well.
But most people that go into those camps actually do have some previous martial arts training. Myself included.
bill8899:
Ya I figured you were just talking trash. No harm. It just reminded me of my MMA experience, even after a couple years of karate. Anyways, It is a dam good idea!
A guy is in a bar when a asshole want a be comes up to him and kicks him in the head
then says That is Kung Fu from China
The poor bugger picks himself up and goes back to his beer
the asshole comes back again and punches and then kicks the guy at the bar
and says that is Tai boxing
the poor guy gets up again and drinks his beer
once again the asshole comes up and kararte chops the guy at the bar and says that is Kararte from Japan
this time the fellow gets up and walks out of the bar
2 minutes later he returns and clobbers the asshole
and then says
That is Crow Bar from back of ute
