Martial Arts

Brother you are correct, Alhumdulillah. But the message seems like you are saying that we need to try our skills on "trained" fighters, i.e. look for a fight. The only time and place one will know is when the situation arises.[/quote]

i am not saying go around looking for a fight. my message is very simple. i think i have adequately explained it in previous posts. please read them again then if there is something you do not understand then ask me for clarification.



mashallah.

i asked you a question brother. you said...

[quote]I use wing chun but not in the traditional way. In fact I forgot almost everything. But when it comes to the crunch, by the will of Allah, I would be able to defend myself to the end. My advantages are the short range fast power punches. I can punch a brick wall ten times in less than ten seconds with more power than a boxer would be able to throw five punches. So if I had to get upclose, it would be to my benefit unless the other guy was a grappler. boxers have power in their arms, so I would in effect attack the arms more than the body to weaken them and then go for the face and body.

Akhi, we don't need to go out fighting to see if we can or can't defend ourselves.[/quote]

i am not saying we should go out fighting. not once have i said that. i am saying that if you want to learn how to fight then you need to put your skills to the test which will help you understand what works and what does not work, and will also help you understand what to expect when in an actual fight. to do this i am not telling anyone to go off looking for a fight. what i am advocating is to train in a safe environment around experienced instructors who watch over you while you engage in full contact sparring. the best place for this in the uk is in a good MMA gym.

maybe you do not understand what to expect in an MMA gym? you will be fully supervised by an experienced instructor. you will not be sent into the cage on your first lesson. you will be given training and guidance and only when the experienced instructor thinks you are ready, you will be sent in the cage for full combat sparring. you will be wearing padded gloves to avoid serious injury to each other. you will be wearing gum shields to protect your teeth. you can wear a head guard as well if you like. you can even wear shin pads. the whole fight will be supervised. there will not be any danger of serious injury. you might sustain minor injury, but to be honest, if you are learning how to fight and dont sustain minor injuries then you might as well give up. i have been sparring in an MMA gym since ramadhan finished. the only injury i have sustained is some tissue damage on my left arm which will heal in about a week inshallah.



this is true when it comes to traditional martial arts. no one has time to even think about pulling of the complicated flowery techniques taught in traditional martial arts when faced with a non passive opponent. but this is not true when it comes to MMA. the techniques taught in MMA are straight to the point. and we know these work because MMA is tested in the ring/cage against non passive opponents.

[quote]No matter how good one may be, but he/she is only as good as his/her last fight.