Well, maybe not swordfighting per se. If you had to pull your sword in battle, you already fucked up. It's a secondary weapon.
Great weapon if your opponent's not wearing armor, kinda shit when they do
But I do see your point.
Which made me curious about one thing, taekwondo (it's precursor anyhow) was created for when someone loses their weapon and they're facing an armed opponent. How the fuck did the Koreans came to the conclusion "we'll kick them to death then!" When most other cultures decided to use grappling?
Michael Cruz
Is Judo a meme or is it actually decent for self defence?
Is there a martial art I should lean towards if I have knee issues? Or am I just fucked?
Xavier Flores
Judo is decent enough to land you in jail. If you throw someone on concrete, that guy is fuuuuucked
Make sure you learn no gi though
Christopher Ross
Nothing is known anymore. Ask Russia or look in some US libraries I guess? I wouldn't know, the tradition ended with WW2 (iirc, Italy kept some of their martial arts but they are literally secret).
I know all these stories, but I only looked for styles that really, really have had a factual test in war conditions that you can check up today.
Also, Japanese Karate was very different from the Okinawan styles. In WW2, they only used oi-tsuki (lunging lead hand strike) to the eyes and throat and kizami geri (kick to the balls or shins), if I remember correctly. Lots of drills and sparring.
Also, from what I have seen irl, Wing Chun didn't impress me at all, but YMMV obviously, the level of Wing Chun here isn't especially high, I think.
Bentley Kelly
several mt gyms, no wrestling here. europoor
Joshua Morgan
Guess I didn't really consider that. Like most people in this thread, I'm not looking to get in any street fights, I just want to stand a chance if push comes to shove.
I recall reading somewhere that most judo throws aim to have your opponent on their back, is that correct?
Blake Baker
>Which made me curious about one thing, taekwondo (it's precursor anyhow) was created for when someone loses their weapon and they're facing an armed opponent. How the fuck did the Koreans came to the conclusion "we'll kick them to death then!" When most other cultures decided to use grappling? TKD was created from Karate. Which is a Kung Fu style, basically, as the other user wrote.
And sadly, we don't know how people actually did fight in the Middle Ages. The earliest sources are from when the Middle Ages were absically over and they aren't about knights but civilian self-defense and such things. Which is unfortunate, since knights were apparently pretty beastly from the little we know.
Jacob Bennett
Well, in most judo matches they will land on their back since they know how to fall correctly. Back and their whole, flat arm. It you throw a random person, they can easily land on their head, neck, elbows (especially if they have good reflexes but untrained), or their back. You won't know until you throw.
And if you're being an asshole, you can easily crouch down while throwing them and make sure they land on their head/neck.
Jason Bell
Well some of the German royal and noble lineage are still alive, they should know right? Just ask someone with "von" or "zu" in their name to a match or something lol
Kayden Sanchez
Lmao I've never seen a "tough guy" spar with a boxer/grappler whatever and not get blown the fuck out. Being tough means fuckall
