What're your views on traditional martial arts?

[ExLight]

Taekwondo is ok. But ain't no way Karate is an effective combat sport

To be fair, there are hundreds of different schools of Karate. Some are definitely more adapted to modern combat than others. Even so karate in general stands out in standing combat due to having a fair amount of striking techniques in its repertoire.

If you want something for like an UFC competition you probably need to complement it with other arts that involve grappling because the fight often ends on the ground, but I personally don't think Karate is ineffective by itself to get that necessary first strike in or in an every day situation. Iirc, a decent chunk of competitive fighters even have some background on it.

 

[TheGreatCthulhu]

To be fair, there are hundreds of different schools of Karate. Some are definitely more adapted to modern combat than others. Even so karate in general stands out in standing combat due to having a fair amount of striking techniques in its repertoire.

If you want something for like an UFC competition you probably need to complement it with other arts that involve grappling because the fight often ends on the ground, but I personally don't think Karate is ineffective by itself to get that necessary first strike in or in an every day situation. Iirc, a decent chunk of competitive fighters even have some background on it.

The only issue I find with karate is that even in the most combat heavy versions, they don't allow punches to the face, so I think Muay Thai is more complete.

That said, Wonderboy is trained in karate, and he does just fine, so there's that.

 

[Farore's Chosen]

Little kid me: They're cooool!
Adult me: They're really cooool!

 

[GrooseIsLoose]

they don't allow punches to the face, so I think Muay Thai is more complete.

And no hitting below belt either. Considering how effective leg kicks and calf kicks are to snooze an entire leg