Would you agree in enrolling in martial arts for the sole purpose of beating up your bullies?

[Anonymous]

This couple really thought that enrolling their then 16 year-old son in Taekwondo would be the solution and that in 2 month he would beat his 3 bullies. This backfired. It did nothing. One of them end up leg sweeping him and it was over so fast. None of them were impressed at all. He had to be transferred to another school. This was in 2018.

From the little I know about these combat sports, isn't martial arts really to have more discipline within yourself, control your stress and something you're enthusiastic to learn, not go with the idea of beating up bullies? The sensei (instructor) would be telling you to only use self-defense if needed, if it's necessary and then leave.

Yes

No

[Anonymous]

You're correct. The point of learning martial arts is not to fight. It's to avoid fighting. It can be used for self-defense, but you're not going to learn to win a 3v1 fight in a few months. That would take years. And even then, only a fool seeks out a fight.

[Asker]

and besides that they enrolled him in a martial arts not suitable for intensive closed confrontations. I believe Krav Maga and Judo would've been better options but even those take time too.
I just find it so funny how they thought that their son learning how to throw basic punch, kicks and elevate his legs would be enough, LOL. LMAO

[Asker]

Sadly that couple's son actually started the confrontation. He bragged about how he can beat them now and got sent back to reality so fast. They bullies actually stopped after he was down. They walked away laughing.

[Iron_Man]

I’m not interested in martial arts it’s a totally different fighting style punching from your lower hip. I’m a boxer. If I was gonna take anything I will take Judo. I took it when I was a kid

[jennifer_bloom]

It takes years and years to become tough enough to beat up bullies. It can’t be done in a few months.

[Asker]

Very true. In his last confrontation with his bullies... he was the one that looked for trouble. He bragged about how he can now beat them, only to get thrown from his clouds and send back to reality so fast.

[Kaneki05]

It would of been better to just learn boxing.

[Asker]

Probably. I still can't help it but find it funny how that couple really thought that in only 2 months of learning basic punches, kicks and elevating his legs that suddenly he would beat his bullies. LMAO

[Kaneki05]

I mean with the correct will, you can do it without even needing to learn. There is a reason why bullies didn't try to fight me and when one decided to he took a cheap shot out of nowhere, if i had even a slightest chance to react he would of known about it.
But yet i've never had training of any sorts and am pretty lanky.

People without the mentally for it will never get anywhere when it comes to it, whether they trained 2 months or not tbh. And sounds like he didn't.