Spoony the Pussy One: Life is in the Render Queue

[Rushy]

All you have to do is watch that clip from Raiders where Indy dusts that expert swordsman.

[TheProgressive]

I'm no martial arts expert and I've never done karate, but from doing quite a bit of judo and aikido I've found that being tall is actually an incredible disadvantage because it's harder to catch smaller people than you off-balance.

Also our instructors have never encouraged us to use it in a fight. It is more about learning a new skill, a bit of discipline and meeting people. That last part is why I doubt further that Cuckson has really taken classes.

[da PAC Nigguh]

Karate is an extracurricular activity for little kids. Using it for self defense is only effective in that it may force your attacker into laughing so hard that they lose their composure.

[Chippah]

I'm no martial arts expert and I've never done karate, but from doing quite a bit of judo and aikido I've found that being tall is actually an incredible disadvantage because it's harder to catch smaller people than you off-balance.

Also our instructors have never encouraged us to use it in a fight. It is more about learning a new skill, a bit of discipline and meeting people. That last part is why I doubt further that Cuckson has really taken classes.

Or he's the creepy guy in the karate class amongst all the small children.

[rabidtictac]

The most useful thing I learned from martial arts is to recognize signs of trouble and not be in places where shit is about to go down. And not to underestimate others. Just general self-awareness shit you could learn from growing up in a bad neighborhood. Don't look like a victim.

Go look at legit martial arts videos people make about weapon defense. If they don't at least once say "you're pretty fucked" "run away" or "this is going to be really fucking hard and you will get cut up/shot" then they're not legit. A lot of them will say that shit though. Haven't ever heard anything about arm shattering. 8^)

[VoiceOfReasonPast]

Karate is an extracurricular activity for little kids. Using it for self defense is only effective in that it may force your attacker into laughing so hard that they lose their composure.

Crane kicks are real, man.

The most useful thing I learned from martial arts is to recognize signs of trouble and not be in places where shit is about to go down. And not to underestimate others. Just general self-awareness shit you could learn from growing up in a bad neighborhood. Don't look like a victim.

That's some "Crouching tiger, hidden dragon" shit in practice.

Go look at legit martial arts videos people make about weapon defense. If they don't at least once say "you're pretty fucked" "run away" or "this is going to be really fucking hard and you will get cut up/shot" then they're not legit. A lot of them will say that shit though. Haven't ever heard anything about arm shattering. 8^)

As much as Cuckson and gang brag about how they're limbs are registered as lethal weapons and shit, there is a very good reason why many older martial arts like Kung-Fu teach weapon usage, even if it's something basic as a stick.
And then you have stuff like Jujutsu, which was less about "Now I'm gonna kick your ass" and more about "This makes me slightly less screwed if someone disarms me in battle".

[Radiaz]

Martial arts keeps your body fit, teaches your body not to tremble in fear when there's trouble, and helps you make decisions under pressure. It's really easy to get your brain frozen, when you're not used to a real fight situation. That extra 2-3 seconds you saved by quick thinking, might just save your life. It saved mine. That's how I managed to escape those muggers, after sucker-punched one of them. I have 4 years in karate, 2 years in jiu-jitsu, and have gone back to karate again in the last 2 years. But whenever I meet someone holding a knife, damn straight I will always run to the opposite direction.

Plus, it's surprisingly easy to outrun someone who doesn't train regularly, so there's another benefit of martial arts for you. I don't care if it sounds pathetic, it worked for me.

[AdorableOtter]

I wonder why Cuckson loves to brag about his fake Toxic Masculinity™, I think that's totally haram in SJWs. He should just appreciate cultural enrichment or something like that instead of "shattering arms." What an infidel.

muh martial arts, muh saving my life from muggers who were totally not threatening my life in the first place

Hello, Cuckson

[Guru Larry]

Karate is an extracurricular activity for little kids. Using it for self defense is only effective in that it may force your attacker into laughing so hard that they lose their composure.

Crane kicks are real, man.

They're also illegal in fighting tournaments, Daniel should have been disqualified in The Karate Kid. (also for directly kicking someone in the face)

[AdorableOtter]

Karate is an extracurricular activity for little kids. Using it for self defense is only effective in that it may force your attacker into laughing so hard that they lose their composure.

Crane kicks are real, man.

They're also illegal in fighting tournaments, Daniel should have been disqualified in The Karate Kid. (also for directly kicking someone in the face)

That's actually a bit complicated. (Sports)Judo/BJJ/Wrestling/etc has unified rules but that's not the case with Karate. Different Karate styles have different rules. Noticeable ones might be light contact traditional Karate, you-can-kick-his-face-but-you-can't-with-punches Kyokushin style and some kick-boxing-y rules.

I guess Daniel-san was fighting under Kyokushin or Kickboxingy rule.