What's a good martial art to practice but won't have

Tai Bo or Tai Chi (because you're a pussy)

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rex kwon do

>>38852461
I work a blue collar trade job which is very dependent on my ability to function normally. I can't risk getting an injury because that would put me out of work.

If making smart choices makes me a pussy, I think I'd rather be a pussy.

>>38852461
Basically this. There's always going to be a risk for injury with any martial art. It's the nature of learning how to fight.

>>38852481
sounds like pussy talk

i would recommend jiu jitsu/jujutsu

it's pretty much 100% grappling and if your partner starts hurting you, you can just tap

there's a risk of injury in any physical activity but since there's no striking in the core curriculum of jiu jitsu it would probably have the lowest risk of injury vs the highest usefulness in a real fight

>>38852454
Set sheckles down in public areas trying to find Jewish master, find him and beg to learn Jew Kwan Do. Become a Jewish master within a couple of years and a few thousand sheckels

>>38852501

get a job

>>38852481
you fucking faggot pussy.

>>38852528
I have a job and know a martial art.

Because im not a gigantic faggot you twink

>>38852528
>white collar, yo
And aikido. It's like judo++ in terms of gentleness.

>>38852492
I understand there is risk of injury, I just don't want a really high risk of injury.

A buddy of mine has some long term head injuries from boxing for so many years, for example. Another guy I know broke his leg in Tae Kwon Do.

>>38852501
You wouldn't know what pussy sounded like if you dipped your ear between the flaps.

>>38852513
Sounds good actually. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu looks like a lot of fun and a good cardio workout.

>>38852516
10/10

>>38852513
good luck with your staph infection

>>38852528
>telling people on the number 2 NEET capital of the internet (after /r9k) to get a job

Kek

>>38852561
I've heard mixed things about aikido. Some say it's really bad, others say it's good, and some say it depends on the school. What's the final verdict?

>>38852569
BBJ might be a little rough for you, daffodil.

>>38852454
judo. definitely absolutely judo.

if you know how to properly fall and roll with the throws you wont sustain any serious injuries.

>>38852584
go be a jobless neet somewhere else. as a plumber i can relate to OPs sentiment. your well being is your money maker. if you have a dislocated shoulder or broken foot you make no money.

Muay thai, it's actually useful

>>38852501

Tai Chi is actually some pretty dope ass shit.

3 gun.

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>>38852454
Kendo

Did jiu jitsu for about 6 months a few years ago

In that time I twisted my ankle really fucking bad and also another white belt who wrestled in high school and was way too aggressive put a kimura on me too fast and hard and fucked my shoulder up which still bothers me to this day when benching

>>38852454
Boxing.

As long as you don't compete or spar with any retards who go hard, you won't get injured ever.

Most of the training is on the bag, fitness or drills and light sparring is literally tapping them hard enough to let them know you could get a full strength punch in. If both of you are just there to learn and not trying to win, then nobody gets hurt.


Grappling sports are at higher risk of joint injuries and muay thai is dangerous because everybody has incorrect technique and feet from broken easier than hands.

That being said, make sure you have good technique if you go hard on the heavy bag.

>>38854100
That being said, competing, even in amateurs is dangerous, especially if you're above middleweight. You're practically guaranteed to get black eyes and maybe even retina detachments.

Your fighting style also plays a part. Brawlers and swarmers are at higher risk of injury compared to out boxers.

>>38854100
This man speaks the truth. Just make sure you go to a boxing gym with competent coaches

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>>38854100
>>38854126
lmfao

>I want to learn combat
>can't risk injury

Sounds like the pussy getting bullied

>>38854149
That's why I said don't compete.

The only division they may be safe would be light or flyweight amateurs. They don't hit hard enough to do any real damage.

>>38852561
Thiss, i studied aikido all college. Great grappling and its 100% self defense

>>38852624
Lies. I see so many injuries in judo. A friend of mine had a cervical fracture, another friend broke her clavicle, and it's not like these people were noobs who didn't know what they were doing. The girl who broke her clavicle took silver in nationals the year before it broke. It's still a great sport, but you're gonna get hurt.

>>38852454
Kyokushin is legit.

Full contact
Hard as fuck grading, full contact sparring, handstands, push-ups etc
Never had any injuries

>>38854186
>Aikido
>defence

Didn't know larping counted as self defence.

>>38854200
seconded. My ex gf was a brown belt. During a competition her competitor landed on her knee. Went straight to hospital and needed reconstruction

>>38852513
Jiu jitsu is horrible for injuries. arthritis in your hands, fucked up elbows, fucked up lower back from being stacked and fucked up neck from chokes and cranks. You actually believe a sport that revolves around torquing peoples joints is low risk of injury

You obviously have no idea what you're talking about

>>38854231
Don't forget fucking your knees up too. Triangles and then knee locks when you progress

OP id say aikido is what your looking for

>>38852454
I don't think you can be injured in Tae Kwon do even if you tried.
Sure, you're gonna get hit and it will hurt at times, but nothing else.

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>>38854186
>aikido
>good
Enjoy being killed by someone who did a real martial art once in middle school

>>38854100
Kek what pussy gym did you go to

I mean it depends how far you want to go in the sport to be honest.

I think boxing would be perfectly fine if you just spar within your gym or even just have fights at an amateur level with headgear.

>>38852513
bjj is TERRIBLE if you want to avoid injuries.

Listen to >>38854231 and >>38854264. Yes, you can always tap, but it IS about fucking with your opponents joints. Plus, "serious" people who do bjj as part of mma training will not stop if you tap. They need the ref to separate you. I've also seen people do intermediate/advanced knee locks on NOVICES because they were showing off, but they could've really hurt them.

Even during drills, you can get paired with someone who is a total nutjob and will try to break your arm because of misdirected anger.

>>38854342
Well actually aikido is kinda ok if you have done a striking martial art because at least it's something and you won't act like a retard if someone grabs you. Alternatively it can be used as an intro to real martial arts.

>>38854359
My trainer was a big Nigerian guy who boxed his way out of poverty to move to a first world country.
I've trained with bronze medalists at the commonwealth games at his gym.

They do proper shit. Boxing isn't about going hard in sparring and toughening up by getting the shit beaten out of you. That's how thugs train, and it only makes you weaker.

Mind you I think everybody should have that experience once, just to know what it's like to get beaten up and learn to handle the adrenaline. But overall boxing is about technique and strategy. Above the minimum required fitness of three 3 minute Rounds, the rest is just mental strategy and skill.

If you go to a gym where the coach has you beating each other up all day long, then you're doing it wrong. You don't learn anything other than how to take a punch and you never learn proper skill.

>>38854383
Headgear only decreases the incidence of cuts. It does not prevent ophthalmic injuries or black eyes. Or concussions.

>>38854452
>the Commonwealth games

wwe

I personally enjoy wrestling. You can pick up grecko and learn some semi useful grapple techniques. You also have a low risk of injury with a good partner, lower if you know how to fall.

>>38852481
jesus christ what a fucking fag

>>38852584

pls go robot

>>38852569
>>38852584
>>38852513


Be fucking careful, don't roll with any other newbies. Stick to blue belts and at least whites with a few stripes. BJJ can fuck you up. It doesn't have the impacts of Judo (usually), but it's still a game of pressure and putting people into positions that break the human body in various ways.

My first month in, I tore all the cartilage between my ribs along the left side of my body. Couldn't walk right, couldn't sleep, couldn't sit up, couldn't get full breaths in. I'd black out if I sneezed too hard. Fucking HURT. Later I got an elbow hyperextension which wasn't bad but still fucked my arm up moderately.

Go gentle in BJJ. Play it very safe. Tap early, tap often, as they say. There's no benefit to being aggressive and as fuck as a white belt. Learn how to break your friend's arms safely before going forcefully. If you're stubborn and proud, you WILL get hurt. If it feels like something is about to give, it probably is.

>>38852481
>I think I'd rather be a pussy.

you're more than half way there.

>>38854087
>also another white belt who wrestled in high school and was way too aggressive

This is far too common. All my BJJ injuries so far have been at the hands of other white belts. Try to roll with blues and above more often than not. You'll get mid-roll instructions and they're unlikely to injure. Hyper-aggressive whitebelts are the fucking worst.

>>38852454
I'd say do boxing. Just go to a gym where the trainers have 10+ years experience and your set.

>>38852471
YES

>>38852454
>09/26/16(Mon)12:18:42 No.38852454 [Reply]

As you can see, there's no objective truth to the question you've asked. My advice is to try a few different clubs/styles in your area... most give a free trial, but you might need to try it a few times to see if you like it and what the club is like.

Given you want to minimize injury, I'd say the most important thing for you is to find a place that has a competent trainer and chill students. If you can find this you'll enjoy your training infinitely more than if you went to whatever meme fighting style everybody is in love with this year that is flooded with meatheads and shitty coaches.

>>38852454
Pepper spray

>>38852461

Don't listen to this faggot. He doesn't know what he's talking about. Tai Chi is a great martial art to learn if you are interested in health, fitness, and piece of mind. Tai chi is a defensive martial art which helps you conduct a fight, use your opponents movement against him, as well as protect yourself. It's also cheap and versatile. You can practice anywhere with or without a partner.

>>38856005
if you can practice fighting without something to hit, or a person to wrangle, that's like practicing your deadlift without plates m9

confirmed noodle neck

>>38854452
Where do you live?

>>38855831
This, any martial art will do if the people in the gym are chill. If you really don't want to risk injuries then don't do any competitions. Cometitions are all about winning. If someone tapsout in a judo match and the ref doesnt notice, it's not a win. Incompitent refs and turbo autists who don't want to lose are the #1 cause of injury. You will not find these guy's in propper gyms. If you do, it's time to go to another gym.

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>tfw trying to bulk
>do martial arts 5 times a week
>burn calories like a nuclear reactor
>stomach is a little bitch so find it hard to eat

>>38854398
>Yes, you can always tap
With knee and shoulder locks it really takes a lot of experience to know when to tap and especially beginner should really tap the moment they're locked in, which of course they don't do because they lack experience. And a joint injury can put you out of work for months.

OP go for boxing. If you avoid sparring the chance of injury is almost non existent (look into white collar boxing) and even when you spar, a black eye won't matter in a blue collar job.

>>38856005
Tai Chi is not a martial art.

>>38856014
>>38856301

Confirmed faggots who don't know shit about martial arts.

>>38852454
Muay thai or boxing, I've been practicing both for 6 months and it isn't that bad

>>38856301
I did boxing and judo and muay thai and I agree with this.

>>38856319
I'm not saying it's without value, I'm saying it's got relatively low merit with regards to combat compared to alternatives. Gotta have clear goals to assess an option's value son.

>>38854452
>You don't learn anything other than how to take a punch
Tbt, I'd like to learn that at some point but I'd still like to keep my nose straight.

stop being a pussy and learn to kickbox or bjj or something

Is krav maga any good or is it total bullshit?

>>38856319
Keep punching the air, friend. Maybe if you flail in the shower you can be the next Michael Phelps, too

>>38857187
I mean yea it's good but headbutting your oponent's crotch in the street fight is not that good. I mean you are not a soldier.

>>38856597
>>38857238

Again all you're doing is showing how ignorant you are of the subject. If you spent more time actively learning about tai chi rather than dismissing it all together you'd see it for what it truly is. There are three levels of tai chi:

Form, which you can practice by yourself or with others. This is to help you understand your own flow and to find your root. You practice it slowly to build muscle memory. Every movement is a strike or a block that comes from the center.

Light Contact, also called push hands. This is where you begin to apply what you've been practicing. Push hands is all about using you opponent's momentum against them while keeping your momentum balanced. Keeping yourself loose and flowing properly is key.

Full contact, isn't generally seen in the US but is a fully realized fighting style. Tai chi is short hand for what basically mean Supreme Ultimate Boxing. This implements kicks and open-hand strikes. The goal is to disrupt your opponents center letting them fight themselves as you redirect attacks. The ultimate goal is to disable your opponent further by breaking limbs and attacking their core.

Every mma fighter I've seen who uses tai chi is better than his opponents because he can flow in battle.

>>38852624
>i just gotta learn how to fall bro its easy youll never get injured
I get that you're lying to the outside world but fo you truly believe this?

>>38852582
Aikido is more art than martial. Cool and fun but not effective outside the gym. Too many mcdojos.

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>>38857695
Tai Chi is a meme martial art as far as combat goes.
Try and find any videos of tai chi being used in a fight. The only video's you will find will be unrealistic demonstrations more akin to some kind of faggot yoga.
pic related. A demonstration video showing the only type of opponent tai chi might be effective against

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>>38859158
I saw this video. Idk I think can be taken seriously considering you do full contact version.

>>38859158

>meme

I don't think you know what that word means.

http://youtu.be/ylVvk52Wbd0

Fighter in red is using Tai Chi. Keep talking out your ass, faggot.

>>38852454
Internal Chinese martial art styles, great for the health, mind and blood flow.

Any striking martial art without doing sparring or that bone conditioning stuff.

People get injured in martial arts from sparring, fucking up moves and conditioning their bone strength (muay Thai fucks your bones)

>>38859158
oh gods, not jake mace again. That guy is probably the worst martial artist that has ever been in the history of ever. Please disregard anything he does or says.

Tai chi is very, very effective in it's actual application, however there are almost no teachers in the US who teach it as combat anymore. It became popular way back in the day because the guy who synthesized it kicked everybody's ass.

>>38854055

Fuck off with your weebo shit. If you want to be a nerd at least to something more respectable like HEMA

>>38856300
I had to stop doing martial arts just to bulk after I bulk it'll be easy as fuck to cut since martial arts is one big cardio

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>>38852454
You probably need to come to terms that if you want a good martial art, then it is a full contact thing. Ironically, the martial arts that get labelled "mere sports now" are usually the best choice in their respective field (i.e grappling, striking etc)
This include; boxing, Judo, kyokishin karate, kickboxing, thai boxing and bjj to name a few.

To put something in perspective, world class fighters like Brendan Schaub who have fought MMA agree that, they probably do not want their own children to get involved in fighting MAs such as boxing, wrestling or MMA, BUT, they would absolutley incourage Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as a legit and, of all the serious groups that go in to making a good mixed martial artists and effective fighter.

Pic related: isss BJJ.

>>38854398
>Plus, "serious" people who do bjj as part of mma training will not stop if you tap. They need the ref to separate you.
what the fuck kind of club are you training at anon?
any proper place will throw someone out who does not stop if you tap or ask to in training, regardless of what they're training for, and there is no referee in training anyway

(also testing something )

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>>38852454

>>38857695
I hope you're trolling.

Tai Chi means supreme ultimate fist.

I know this because I'm Chinese and have experience in tai Chi, xing yi and wing chun.

You know what Itrust to defend myself with?
Boxing.

The Chinese martial arts don't make the cut because there is zero full contact sparring. Partial contact doesn't even cut it.

Another reason is that there's like a shitload of techniques to learn. Tai Chi has something like 48 in the basic form. Boxing in comparison has at most 6. You don't have the time to spend all day drilling to get good. If Chen tai Chi masters ever existed, they literally spent every day training starting from age 14. It's just not realistic to think you'll get good when you don't have the time for that. Same goes for almost every other Chinese martial art out there.

Tai Chi is shit tier. Learn it once you're old and retired if you want to bang grannies, but that's about it.

>>38856005
Tai Chi is good for fitness/flexibility/meditation, but any martial arts training that doesn't have you doing some kind of full contact is useless in an actual fight.

Without one person actively trying to out-box/grapple/maneuver/whatever you, you'll never be able to do it under pressure, and you'll never know how to make those small adjustments you need to make when someone is actually coming at you full force.

>>38852454
Jiujitsu has a much lower risk of traumatic brain injury than MMA, boxing, kickboxing.

You still risk bone breaks, muscle tears, sprains, strains, ect...but that shit heals. Brain injuries don't heal.

>>38854100
10/10 answer

>>38854201
It is tough, but I took a kick to the in competition and was concussed. Concussions always equal brain injury.

>>38854186
You have no idea how stupid you sound

>>38859933
>That video

Have you ever seen someone in a real fight before? This looked like make believe fights kids have on playgrounds.

>>38860381
>HEMA
Bone fractures and bruises everywhere if you spar with noobs.

>>38860191
>back in the day
You realise it's about as old as China right? Most basics in tai chi come from primordial qigong practiced by daoist priests some 3.5k years ago, later becoming an inner matrial art and then the modern soft style contact martial art until qigong got popular and a bunch of old people started practicing tai chi as a form of qigong

>>38857695
you have watched too much anime

>>38862257
Dern's tits are delicious

>>38857695

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

>>38862835
what about wing chun? this seems kinda useful with it's quick movement.
styles set aside, every martial art is just as good as it's practitioner

>>38862507
>no homo

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>>38852454
Bjj, you'll be able to kill anyone who doesn't know grappling 1v1. And it's a grappling martial art so you practice at 100% without brain damage. You might get a fucked up back or knees but I've only had minor issues in 6 years of bjj and 12 of wrestling. The guys that do it are pretty cool too and you become more flexible and it's a killer workout

>>38854201
Kyokushin is what TKD is if you want to A: hurt the other guy and B: get yourself hurt.

>makes fun of aikido for having no striking
>implying your 'striking' is useful outside of the gym

All offensive martial arts will do is give you a false sense of confidence and get your ass kicked. Life isnt a movie. If youre trained well enough you shouldnt be starting fights in the first place. Thats why grappling > striking.

You want aikido or judo bro

>>38852561
>implying judo is actually gentle

dude blown knees lmao

>>38856005
Have fun training at least 15 years to actually use this in a fight.
Nothing against taichi in a fight, I love tai chi, but the time it takes to learn it is way too long and OP asked for something practical.

>>38866516
>Not learning two

I did moi tai and Judo.

No I'm not the best at either. But 99/100 are plebs and that combined with being /fit/ is more then enough to win most fights. However this anon is right op. You really shouldn't need to fight. Most of the time fighting dosent solve whatever juvilnile problem you have with some body.

CCW

>>38854231
>Jiu jitsu is horrible for injuries. arthritis in your hands, fucked up elbows, fucked up lower back from being stacked and fucked up neck from chokes and cranks. You actually believe a sport that revolves around torquing peoples joints is low risk of injury
This. And I used to do Jiu-jitsu

>>38852454
Bjj is probably the only one your risk is relatively low in, but martial arts are about fighting. Any system efficient in teaching you that is gonna cause to accumulate some bruises along the way.

>>38852582
Aikido fags don't compete or spar which is why they have delusions of grandeur. Aikido won't help you in a fight.

>>38862507
Holy shit. Had me giggling like an underage schoolgirl.

Everything about that video is perfect.

>n-no homo

>>38856301
> Tai Chi is not a martial art.

THIS. FUCKING THIS.

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>>38852513
pro wrestling is superior to jitz

>>38866025
disagree.

2 opponents, same relative skill in chosen schools, some will consistently win, beyond a basic rock paper scissors type competitive landscape.

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>Judo and Wrestling
Will fuck your knees and back eventually
>boxing, kickboxing and muay thai
useless if you don't spar, but has risk of concussion and broken hands/feet
>bjj and submission wrestling
probably your best bet as long as you go to a good gym, most risks deoend on your training partners


Anything else is trash you shouldn't waste time on

>>38868648
this guy knows what's up. Would add sambo to that list tho

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Which martial art on the list is best for being prepared for unexpected fights?

>>38868125
BJJ may be save for short-term, besides the obvious coliflower ears. But the "bruises" are mostly ligt injuiers at your joints. If they don't fully heal, which takes month, you will get arthritis etc.. Most young guys I know keep on practising with these injuries, wich will fuck there joints eventually.

>>38852454
If you are an adult you can't outheal the damage you will sustain. No matter what martial arts. The differenc is the timespan and impact of damage. Either brocken bones or inflamation of small and large joints.
Fighting is good for surviving, not for health.

>>38868809
running is pretty good, works against most armed opponents as well

>>38852454
how do I get into this super symmetric mode?

Muay thai is the only martial art worth doing. If you can't kill someone in one strike, your martial art is pointless.

>>38868648
Judo is a lot safer than bjj and effective

>>38868937
Now I want to get back into aikido.

>>38868697
Yeah sambo is like judo minus chokes but plus leglocks

>>38869026
>judo safer
I disagree. More likely to fuck your arm up posting it in a fall or break a rib from a makikomi than it is to get your arm fucked from a cranked armbar imo

t. judoka

I've done BJJ for years and have never gotten hurt doing it. But I do have a secret for that.

Now that I'm a little older, I'm much choosier about who I roll with. It's not even about intensity, it's about awareness. I know the guys in the gym that always have accidents, and I avoid them.

Obviously it takes time before you can make those calls, but just be quick to tap and don't get bated into rolling harder than you can without control, and you'll be fine.

>>38860624
I can't stop anon, martial art workouts are a lot more funner than weightlifting. I still enjoy weightlifting a lot however there's just something about refreshing and invigorating about getting choked and pounded.

Also you can always learn new things each lesson and try them out whereas weightlifting progression is very static.

>>38852481
just buy disability insurance that covers "sports" (i.e. martial arts sparring in a recognized institution) and then do it

>>38854172
>Implying those tiny dudes don't hit like fucking trucks

>>38862507
>Hand in asshole
>Hand on dick
>Slowly touch the nipples

>WHEEW, LEMME WIPE MY FRONT

I feel like I'm too nice to people when I spar, what mindset should one have when they fight? Every time I smack a nigga and they look like they're in pain I feel a little bad which has made me have a 1-shot combo most of the time.

My friend said to just not look at your partners as humans and more like animals but I think this is an arrogant edgy way of putting it as I came here to train my technique instead of breaking their faces.

>>38869571
When sparring you're suppose to have a conversation

>>38869571
It was hard for me to make good solid contact at first too. I think the habit had crept in from play fighting with friends.

But keep sparring, getting tagged yoursef will make it a lot easier to tag them back. Then, soon, it's no big deal.

>>38869571

you have to get hit anon

I used to be like you until someone I barely knew beat the fuck out of me

Now every time I fight I try to hospitalize the other guy and rely on the ref to stop things

>>38852454
In martial arts it is not about if, it is about when as in all high impact sports. If you play soccer, eventually you pull something or collide with someone and get fucked up a little. Just take it slow at first, and don't dive into the deep end right away. Jujitsu, or cardio based boxing/kickboxing is a good way to start IMHO.

>>38866025
I practiced WC for 5 years, doing muay thai atm. and here's my take on it, don't take it as the final truth because it's just my opinion on what I've experienced, and my experience is limited.

There are no full contact wing chun tournaments or organizations that would organize fights or such tournaments. Wing chun practitioners often say that the rules and gear that come with full contact fighting are changing the nature of fighting. This is certainly true. On the other hand you can walk into a boxing gym and see belts, trophies, photos of fights on the wall. You can get information about how successful the trainers there are, and if some of the disciples there are good or if they brought out good disciples. What I mean by this is that the boxers are tested, that their sport, their techniques, their style is tested.

Conclusion about Wing Chun

>1: they have certain training methods, techniques and ideas that I think are very good. But also things that I think are shit, for example, very little focus on making the fighters physically stronger and more endurable, huge focus on defence, can be very static, etc. Now any retard can say: Wing chun is a very complete and efficient martial art. But you know what. In contrast to boxing, there is no competition in wing chun, the techniques aren't tested against 100% attacking and restisting opponents. Saying this and that is effective without anything to show for is stupid

>2:Any trainer, any practitioner can say how good they are, how successful they are, who their master was and that it's the reason why they are good fighters. They have nothing to show, for, no fighting record, didn't proove that they were better than any other wing chun fighter. Some of these guys would probably beat the living shit out of me, but the fact that this situation leaves huge space for retards who are good at selling themselves but can't and never could fight for shit and still teach "fighting" to a big amount of people is grave.

Wing Chun. Actually useful because it's because killing your opponent and not scoring points. Nothing fancy, just what works.

I do TKD and I have lots of fun with it. Nothing completes my day more than landing a solid roundhouse or the awesome jump spin hook

>>38870663
bait

>>38852513
jujutsu isnt the same as bjj
kys m8

>>38854398
>Plus, "serious" people who do bjj as part of mma training will not stop if you tap.

If anyone does that to me during training, I'd break their fucking nose.

>Opps I thought we were still training.

>>38866563
Taichi is easily applicable within 1 year if you have the proper mindset. Instead of trying to use the exact same motions, apply the principles instead.

>>38860381
HEMA is a one way ticket to fucking up your hand due to broken bones and fractures.

Good luck ever being able to properly type or use a mouse again. Let alone properly grip to lift.

>>38852561
Small joint manipulation.
Means busted wrists all round.
Why do you want to learn a nartial art OP, wouldnt it be better to pick something that you want and be sensible about practicing it?

>>38852454

Damn I wish my chest hair was that aesthetic. No homo though

>>38852561
Judo is one of the worse for injuries. That shit is full contact slam you on the mat. Yes you are shown how to deflect the fall/not get injured but if you or your partner fucks up your injured, possibly severely.

>>38868648
>useless if you don't spar
That's why top fighters like cowboy and lawler don't spar right?

>>38869424
It's all relative.

I'd rather get hit by a flyweight than a heavyweight.

Plus the heavier you are the better you can withstand punches.

>>38869571
Sparring should be a learning experience. If you hit them hard enough for them to flinch then you're hitting too hard.

Should hit as hard as you can in competition though. Aim to put them down so they don't get up and hit you back. But that is not the mindset in sparring. It's about learning timings and improving technique. There should be zero force, although when you do make contact you should be able to put your weight into it. But don't.

>>38875132
Because they've sparred for decades and know how to fight already

And Cowboy still spars, the madman's even gotten in there with Reem.

>>38875400
Cowboy stopped sparring this year to keep his chin and body health up