Why are people so misinformed about how martial arts skills or boxing skills work?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

If you want to be good at something, you need to practice a couple hours per day. If you want to be Great at that skill, you need to practice maybe 4 hours per day. If you want to be the best in the world, you need around 8 hours practice per day WITH a real ranked and experienced Coach.

This is true for your jobs skills.

This is true if you want to be the best StarCraft player in the world.

This true if you want to be the best husband/wife in the world. Whatever. If you don't practice anything you're never going to get good at it.

There's nothing magical or special about Martial Arts. If you practice, you get good at it. Duh. I mean for fuck's sake, if I see one more ignorant post on Quora about martial arts, I think I'm going to pull my hair out.

And another thing. There's nothing special or magical about Muay Thai. Muay Thai is what you have remaining if you take away all the real fighting skills from Okinawan Karate.

[Hagar88]

Muay Thai is effective. There's conditioning and stripped down to moved that work make it very effective but like most martial arts in sport form for it work its dependant on being within the structure of its rule sets so no take downs, ground fighting or headbutts, bare knuckles, Headbutts are found in Burmese boxing.

https://youtube.com/shorts/G_ylCZkZYE0?si=iw2XoTSWb0-aZzze

[NathanDavis]

sure... but it is also true that extraordinary people can have it differently

the best boxer from Mexico was not the one who worked the hardest nor trained the most, hell... he would even get drunk, high and have lots of sex before the fight

and still won a few belts like that, lmao

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Um, the best boxer from mexico is and was Canelo Alvarez and he must have sparred every day of his life to get that good. I don't know whether he had a drinking problem at some point, might even be true, but you're ridiculous to make this comment. His only 3 losses came from undefeated Hall of Fame boxers, and he'll be in the Hall of fame too.

[NathanDavis]

Canelo Alvarez being the best boxer from Mexico... that's a joke right?

that's almost offensive and insulting, lmfao...

he's BARELY a top 5 in the nation... please educate yourself, lmfao

[SeekerOfTruth007]

He was the champ in his weight class for 10 consecutive years. Who the hell else has done that from mexico?

[NathanDavis]

please stop... lol

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Manny Pacquiao was a multi-weight class champ, but he also lost more total fights in his career than did Canelo. And Pacquiao is from the philippines, not mexico.

Who held a 168lbs unified title for 10 years besides Canelo? He's a legend.

[NathanDavis]

I beg you, stop... this is sad

every time you go on... a taco goes wasted and an angel doesn't get their wings...

just stop

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Name your fighter then, cuz I don't know him. If there's a mexican fighter better than Canelo, I never heard of him.

[NathanDavis]

and that is sad, embarrassing, offensive, insulting and tragic...

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Dude, name one other fighter than Canelo from any nation who held a world unified title for 10 consecutive years, and I'll concede the discussion.

Nayoa Inoue has not held world unified title that long yet. He probably will reach the ten years mark, but that's not happened yet.

[NathanDavis]

Canelo is someone that was always in control of... WHO he would fight, WHEN he would fight them and under WHICH circumstances he would fight

first, because the entire industry was in control of these terms and always gave him the easier fights, the quicker fast-speed routes, and chances to any title... and secondly, he took control of all of these terms, because he would promote his own fights... if you think that is the same as "being the best at it" then I feel sorry for you

and the only one time, he faced an actual rival with the ability to be a challenge for him, he failed miserably and was humbled very rapidly

and he only tried that once... every other chance and challenge he received from other fighters on his prime that could have kicked his ass... he always said no, and with the excuse that "the money wasn't good enough"

Boxing today is not about who is the best boxer... it is all about the bag, the cash

and if you can't see this either, then I feel double sorry for you

[NathanDavis]

oh wait... I just remembered and I need to correct myself

he ACTUALLY accepted a second challenge against a boxer who was worthy of a title

Terence Crawford, and guess what? again... he got embarrassed so badly, that the news only focused on how much money he made out of that fight and not the fact that he isn't really that good as they marketing and promotional media make him seem to be

[SeekerOfTruth007]

I know about that fight I told people Crawford was going to win. Crawford was literally a perfect boxer.

But you said there was a better mexican. Who was it?

[NathanDavis]

[AI Opinion]

It does seem that popular culture and movies often create misconceptions about martial arts, portraying them as mystical or magical. In reality, just like tennis or any other disciplined activity, achieving mastery in martial arts or boxing requires consistent, dedicated practice and proper coaching. Skills are honed over time through repetition and hard work. The glamorization can sometimes lead to misunderstandings, but at its core, martial arts rely on technique, strength, adaptability, and determination, much like any other sport. 🎾🥋

[Anonymous]

Many people tend to stick to their ignorance.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

The AI is partially correct, you know. Martial arts movies popularize "fantasy physics" and the fake notion of going from white belt to "best in the world" in one month of training.

Some people actually want to know how to study Martial Arts because they think they can learn to throw fireballs or Chi Force from meditation, for God's sake.