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Martial Arts – Does Size Matter?

February 28, 2012 By admin 13 Comments

Mixed martial arts bout

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Throughout the years here in the United States we have been programmed by the media to accept the standards of things like boxing, mma etc.. We pit people against each other who have equal physical attributes.  This type of pairing creates a false sense of reality.

In real life chances of you coming across a person who has studied  martial arts is slim to none. Furthermore you will more than likely never come across someone who is the same height , size and strength who wants to smash your face in..

The reality of true martial arts is size, strength or any other physical attribute matters not. What matters in real martial arts is a persons skill. Once you take away a persons strength all they have left is their skill. It is from a standpoint of skill where we can truly level the playing field.

Whilst I  like all martial arts and think all of them have real value to teach. I also feel that in many places the essence of martial arts isn’t there.  I don’t claim to be a bad ass or anything like that.  All I can say is I started training official in martial arts when I was in 3rd grade.. I am now 36 years old and martial arts is a big part of my life.

I teach students who are twice as strong as me and tower over me. Ironically when I first started training with my sifu I was much heavier and more than likely stronger than my sifu. But he schooled me like it was nobodies business.

My reality in martial arts is size does not matter.

Ask yourself this one question

Is your martial art such that a 5’4 woman can defend themselves against a steroid filled lunatic who weighs 240lbs and is 6’4? I am talking about real self defense. Is your martial art preparing you for sport or combat? Self defense or are you learning to play a game with rules?

Some people will watch this video and see 2 people playing 2 hand touch football. The wise will realize that this exercise teaches one to flow with energy. To be part of the whole if you will. Real martial arts isn’t about styles, real martial arts is about being in total control of yourself. In this way you will learn to be ever ready for anything or nothing at all. You will simply be……

Ground and pound type fighting will never teach the weak to overcome the strong…….

That’s my thought for the day! 🙂

Comments, complaints, gripes, insults.. Anything?? What says YOU!

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Filed Under: Martial arts Tagged With: Martial arts, Mixed martial arts, Self-defense, Sports, United States

Comments

  1. Joan Harrington says

    February 28, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    Awesome post, Larry! Just wanted to come by and leave you some comment luv, my friend!

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 6, 2012 at 12:24 pm

      Thanks Joan! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Gracie says

    March 20, 2012 at 8:43 am

    I prefer to watch MMA more simply because of the versatility. Boxing is just too one dimensional since it strictly involves punching, nothing else. In mixed martial arts, there are a wide array of fighting styles. There are wrestling holds, kicking, punching, grappling, throwing, and submissions, hence the term MIXED martial arts.

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 21, 2012 at 1:32 pm

      Hi Gracie, I agree there is a lot going on in MMA.. But a good Boxing match can be very exciting to watch… 🙂

      Reply
  3. SenseiMattKlein says

    March 22, 2012 at 6:50 am

    It is not size so much that matters, but strength and power. All things being equal, a stronger person will win. But things are never equal. Skill, toughness, speed, so much enters into it. A bigger person will usually hit harder, and can also absorb a bigger hit, and that is why you have weight divisions in MMA, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, etc. However, your average 200-pound man who chooses to mess with Manny Pacquiao would be in for a serious surprise.

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  4. Shalani says

    March 23, 2012 at 6:41 am

    In Martial arts size does not matter..what matters most is your strength to fight and the endurance….Thanks for the information you share….

    Reply
  5. Liz says

    April 1, 2012 at 7:32 am

    In martial arts, speed and agility is a must. Focus and concentration is important to. I think size does matter.

    Reply
  6. Liz says

    April 17, 2012 at 12:21 pm

    I don’t believe that size does matter. It is the capacity and focus.

    Reply
  7. Rochelle Harrison says

    April 24, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    I agree that In real life chances of you coming across a person who has studied martial arts is slim to none. You have an awesome.

    Reply
  8. Naigel says

    May 3, 2012 at 6:53 am

    More often, I do love to spent my free time watching boxing… This kind of sports is really beautiful, a game of reality…

    Reply
  9. jennifer says

    May 7, 2012 at 2:02 am

    Great video, these kind of sport is very interest… Its been simple, yet need a self discipline to perfect this things…

    Reply
  10. Laura says

    May 7, 2012 at 8:18 am

    In mixed martial arts, there are a wide array of fighting styles..A bigger person will usually hit harder, and can also absorb a bigger hit, and that is why you have weight divisions in MMA, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, etc.

    Reply
  11. jennifer says

    May 15, 2012 at 1:52 am

    For me, size matter ahead.. Because the force behind the big one is worth effective than others…

    Reply

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