Today, martial arts are changing and here is the reason.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
For over 75 years unrestrained contests were held in Brazil pitting Jiu-Jitsu fighters against all comers. For decade after decade, moves that failed were discarded, and moves that worked were refined.
Over 10 years ago this exploded in America with the first Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipTM (UFC). Then it spread across the world, drawing world-class experts from wrestling, karate, Muay Thai, Military Hand to Hand, boxing, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo, judo, submission fighting, and even street fighting. Each contributed what worked; the result is Mixed Martial Arts also called No Holds Barred (NHB).
Finally there was a complete body of techniques tested. How must the wrestlers takedown be modified against a Thai Boxers knee strikes? Is a TaekwonDo kick practical if the other guy can tackle? What punches work when you can be bear hugged?
These questions have forever been discussed in martial arts schools worldwide, but now they have been answered - 90% of what is practiced in over 90% of martial arts classes DOES NOT WORK! The average martial arts program provides exercise benefit, and often remarkable gains in peace of mind. But it doesn’t work.
Don’t believe the (often pudgy) self-defense "experts" who claim their pokes, claws and noogies are too deadly for no holds barred competitions and the total nonsense that these techniques would win street fights against a 'grappler'. They simply do not know any better and the vast majority of martial arts instructors have never been in a real street fight.
It is a scientific fact that - In an adrenalized state, the human body is incapable of fine motor skills.
Hitting something the size of a one pence piece, like an eyeball, with a one pence piece-size finger tip sounds okay in theory, but is an unrealistic basis for the reality of self-defense. Experience has shown that it is tough enough finding an attackers face with your knee.
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