How do these idiots get a black belt in Karate and they don't even know basic shit?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

I just got done watching the two most recent episodes of Karate Combat (Full contact fighting) and out of all 40 competitors, only ONE of them used front snap kicks and front thrust kicks, and he won his fight easily because of it.

They are supposed to be first and second degree black belts, yet they have SHITTY stance and guard mechanics and in some cases have no clue how to use their own body properly even when they had a 6 inch reach advantage.

If your opponent does a leg kick to the calf like they're doing in this league (Kicks to the thigh are banned for some reason), you pop your front leg up and throw THAT leg into a front snap kick to your opponent's solar plexus or ribs, depending on whatever target you catch them with. These guys can't even through combinations as simple as "jab, cross, front snap kick".

Worse, their "world champion" welterweight had only 6 wins. Now you know you cannot really determine a world champion welterweight with only 6 wins.

Most of these guys fight from a stance that's too deep to even try to throw a good front kick and they have shitty standing guard mechanics. Makes you wonder who is giving these blokes a black belt in Karate these days.

[LiamJHayden]

There are a lot of "Belt Mills" out there. These are often "no or light contact." Put a mid-level black belt in one of those against a brown or even a green belt from a full contact version like Uechi-ryu, and the black belt will likely be flattened within 30 seconds.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

The style I used to study is closely related to Uechi-ryu and one of Grand Master Advincula's black belts happens to be in Uechi-ryu. We didn't break blocks in the dojo, but i can break bricks and 2x4's with my right cross punch or a hammerfist to this day, even though I haven't trained full-time in ages. my left hand is garbage by comparison due to diabetic nerve damage and an apparent mini-stroke since then, but when I was 20 years old in the prime of my life it was healthy and just as strong as my right.

Our goal in full contact sparring was to be ablel to win any real-world fight in 10 seconds or less for street self defense.

[exitseven]

I suspect in many of these martial arts academies as long as you can scrape up the money to join you will get a black belt.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

The other day I saw a seminar video with about 20 "black belts" in attendance and only one Kyu ranked person. You are correct. Many of these dojos give you a "black belt" as long as you show up and memorize a few katas, regardless of how bad your fighting or physical fitness level really is. Nobody is teaching real "fight science" any more, least of all the style I studied when I was 12 to 21 years old. They've degenerated to giving out free belts too. I'm disgusted with it honestly.

A while back, one of the champions in the UFC challenged two other UFC fighters to a handicap match and beat them. I used to be able to do that when I was 20 years old before I got too sick, which happened when I was about 26 years old or so. Anyway, if there are that many "black belts" in one dojo, it means the instructor is giving out belts too easily.

I'm 43 years old now, and 50% numb in my left hand, but if I absolutely needed to win a fight against one of their "black belts" I could beat these idiots one-handed, and I'm not even exaggerating. I trained with marine corps veterans in real life-or-death fighting. These people woudl get killed in a street fight if they really had to defend themselves.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[rigmarole]

A belt is for holding up your pants. It tells you nothing about a person's skill.

[RedInnocent68]

Agreed. First degree black belt, but haven’t trained in years. Sometimes it hurts my brain.

[Fuentes]

A rip off academy, their not real Cobra Kai's or Miyagi Do's or Eagle Fangs

[Anonymous]

$$$$ that's what it boils down to w every mcdojo

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Oh I agree. It's why there are 12 year old "black belts".

My sensei flat out didn't promote beyond Dark Green or Purple belt if a person couldnt fight. Some people were stuck at the same belt rank for 10 consecutive years because they never improved, and he flat out refused to promote them again.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

I know I watched some muay thai championships today and those fighters would completely demolish anyone in the "Karate" championships I was watching for the past 2 days.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Anyway a couple months ago I actually tested whether I could break the head beams of a bed with various strikes. It was made froma composite wood and concrete material and i was able to break it with a kick, knee strike, or right hand hammer fist, even though i have not full time trained since late 2000.

I first got into Karate when I was 12 years old. That summer, my brother and I and two of our friends challenged one another to a round-robbin fight tournament, and our friend, Stephen, won all three of hsi fights, because he was a Green Belt in Isshinryu karate while none of us had any professional experience. So when he told us about Isshinryu Karate, we joined Sensei Michael Storms dojo right away. After a little over a year and a half my brother and I had to temporarily quit but I later resumed training with Sensei Mark Meyers when I was around 16 years old and trained for whatever it was, another 4.5 years with him and his wife, 3 hours per day 5 days per week.

[Opinion Owner]

My friend out in the phillipines kevin hughes is an 8th degree black belt i know he's legit because i recognize some if the katas and sanchins he does with moving his feet and hands. I recognize the style because someone else i know is a blackbelt and does the same thing. A few days ago i saw only 1 youtube video of a guy doing legit phillipino knife fighting and everyone else thought it was fake but i recognized the slashing patterns he was doing so i know he was legit. There are A LOT of bullshido masters on youtube shittok instaturd who do these complex lame ass moves which no average person or no blackbelt could possible pull off in a real life street fight. Street fights last less then 5 minutes and the amount of crap some of these bullshido black belts do is sickening instead if teaching legit martial arts. The footwork patterns and knife slashing and blocking patterns and punching patterns i know when it's legit and when it's not from watching so much of it and being exposed and around people who do it. Like wing chun kung-fu rolling fist pattern or karate punching pattern with 1 fist straight punching the other fist by the waist ulside down. The blocking patterns of karate or the kicking patterns and style of tae kwon do since they love their head kicks and legs kicked up as high as they can over their heads or the shin kicks of muy thai. If i see the pattern that i recognize then i know it's legit. Same with aikido and aidio katana drawing from sheeth and overhead strikes and side strikes and sitting position and drawing katana positions. With numbchucks the swinging patterns of kung-fu but kung-fu katana fighting style flat out sucks... ngl it flat out sucks. Aikido and aido katana style blow the smokes out the water with their katana style fighting and kung-fu long sword sucks the most
As far as the punching if concrete i di that myself punch brick walls concrete walls to harden my fists up been doing that for months now

[SeekerOfTruth007]

isshinryu, Goju Ryu, and Ueichi-Ryu all have a version of Sanchin Kata. Even at yellow belt level, when they test Sanchin Kata the Sensei beats on your with a baseball bat or escrima stick while you do the kata, and if you flinch or lose your place you fail the test. For the seventh degree black belt test they break okinawan bos and 2x4s over your abdomen, legs, and forearms, and again if you flinch or forget your place in the kata you fail the test.

[msc545]

Who cares? I sure don't.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Why bother posting if you don't care?

[Anonymous]

Are you a black belt too?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

I eat real second degree black belts for lunch in full contact, no rules fighting. They used to give the second degree black belts escrima sticks or okinawan bos and tell them to attack me full power, and I'd take their weapons away and kick their guts out.

Does that answer your question? With the possible exception of the Japanese Kyokushin fighter they had on one fight, I could probably win a 1vs2 handicap match againt any two of the 40 fighters I watched yesterday and today... FULL CONTACT.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Anyway, My immediate Sensei and his Sensei were both Marine Corps veterans who taught advanced hand to hand combat to Marines and Special forces in the Marine Corps. They also taught "weapon of opportunity training" in the marine corps back then. they taught their students everything they knew back in the day, and you didn't get promoted beyond Dark Green or Purple belt unless they were pretty sure you could kick ANYONE'S ass in a no rules fight.

I'd bet money on my 135lbs little sister (39 years old now) against the Welterweight and heavyweight men they had on those fight cards i was watching, including the alleged world welterweight champion men. I'd be willing to bet at least $100 that she'd win with a knockout in the first round against either of the two fighters in that match.

[Opinion Owner]

You just needed an opportunity to self boast don't you? HaHa
I too sometimes have my expert opinions on Pro boxing and ufc matches and I would say he should've done that or this... but I realize that I would get my ass whopped if I get into the cage against them
RELAX

[SeekerOfTruth007]

The difference is I can actually back up what I said, and I wouldn't get beat by them not now, and certainly not in the prime of my life.

By the way, I beat a professional boxer one time by boxing rules when I was only a light green belt. I'm five ranks above that now. Unfortunately, my left hand is now 50% numb due to diabetic nerve damage, but my right cross punch is still above heavy weight boxer force for my ideal weight class. it's not as powerful as it was when i was 20/21 years old, but if I hit another man in the head full power in eight ounc gloves (or MMA 4 ounce gloves) it's likely to break bones in his face.

[AviatorTom]

Arigato, sensei...