Secrets of the Martial Arts

boxing - sport. Those big pillows on their hands are there to protect the hands, not the other guys head. boxers get into fights outside of the ring and break their hands. They stand there and beat on each other. Then they get in the clinch and pretend nothing can happen bad there. They do not train with or against weapons.

Tae Kwon Do - sport. This is a good martial art for chicks. Maybe they teach something different in Korea, but here it is just cheap daycare for kids or jumping up and down, bouncing around and throwing ineffective kicks. Are their arms paralysed? Their protective equipment doesn't protect their face... but no worries you can't hit them there in sparring anyway...

Fencing - sport. You only move in a straight line? You think touching the guy FIRST counts for something just because they poke you second? Are these movements applicable to other weapons? Will that tiny blade stop someone?

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu- sport. Can anyone say Judo? You think you can tie yourself up and roll around on the ground with bad guy number one while bad guy number two is killing you?