Originally posted by duecerFortunately, Karate (and Tae Kwon Do, the style I learned) incorporate crazy into their methodology. That's what the kiai/keyop is for.
my platoon sargent was also my karate sensei, and he used to say "nothing beats crazy" use all the fancy crap you want, if someone goes nuts and doesn't feel you punch or kick them, your ass is grass.
I've never knocked anyone out with one punch, but I did hospitalize 2 guys (different fights), and felt like $hit about it afterwards, as I should have shown more self control
I boxed for a year in the U.S. program called "Golden Gloves" (amateur teens).
I was not bad at all. I had a record of 11 wins and 3 losses.
I knocked out 6 opponents and got knocked out twice.
Both times I went down my opponent outweighed me by 60 pounds.
I quit after that year tho.
They said I couldn't box with girls anymore. ๐ ๐ ๐
Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexIf you think that the Constitution is something you should read the biblical law books.
You american kids with your ideals and constitution....
When you grow older like me, you will realise that there are those who fight and those who... flight (I never liked that saying much, but I dont make the rules up)
Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexI'd hardly say it is integral, but it's certainly more common than in other places for sure...
Fighting is an integral part of English life, usually the fights are merely a bit of a 'scrap' which end harmlessly but, every now and then, you get a proper fight where people are looking to do serious harm to each other.
So anyway, my question to those of you who have read this far (and well done for doing so, by the way) have you ever knocked somebody out with one punch?
Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschexthere's quite a lot of people in prison for manslaughter because of incidents like that. a drunken brawl, one hit or a shove, a guy goes down, hits his head and dies.
Oh, glorious - everybody has to check this one out. It is a one punch knockout, but also a very comical one.
http://www.pandachute.com/one_hit_knockout.htm