why do TMAs have:
-kata
-wristlocks
-hesitancy to spar
-stances which impede mobility
Not all TMAs hesitate to spar and not all of them have horse stances, but all the ones I have encountered have kata and wristlocks. In fact, the above four are pretty much all I keep an eye out for when I'm evaluating martial arts.
sport martial arts do the exact opposite:
-instead of kata, they drill techniques
-instead of developing very elaborate wristlocking sequences, they utilize gross motor movements instead of precise motor movements (probably because precision goes out the window when adrenalin hits)
-they love to spar
-not even sumo wrestlers eschew speed. They lunge forward with amazing quickness. Speed kills.
So how did these four things come to dominate virtually all of martial arts? How did TMAs run rampant?
Muay Thai anyone? Or isn't that Traditional anymore?
I did Kyokushinkai for a bit fukers never thought me a single wrist lock. I should get my money back...I did learn some katas though and that a bag of frozen peas are good for getting the swelling down on yer shins.
Troll??
Hasn't this been talked about in alot of places?
No troll, I'm genuinely curious how so many arts became the lackluster things we look down on.
Pandanus - Muay Thai anyone? Or isn't that Traditional anymore?
I think Muay Thai can safely fit into the sport category.
ferox13 - I did Kyokushinkai for a bit fukers never thought me a single wrist lock. I should get my money back...I did learn some katas though and that a bag of frozen peas are good for getting the swelling down on yer shins.
Sport.
Maybe I should have held off from posting in my morning haze.
Lord Kancho -ferox13 - I did Kyokushinkai for a bit fukers never thought me a single wrist lock. I should get my money back...I did learn some katas though and that a bag of frozen peas are good for getting the swelling down on yer shins.
Sport.
Kyokushinkai is a sport..really?...what were all those katas for then?