Wouldn't Karate be a better alternative to war?  Our leaders could slug it out in a dojo?
356843
could we have a stand-in for G. Bush? I think he would hit like a girl. Don't get me wrong though. I know plenty of women who can kick some major butt.
1137645
I don't know, but if you have a concern, why not try martial arts.  Same thing, more  balanced.
472300
I took Karate(Tae Kwon Do) for a short while, but it will probably not help that much against a skilled fighter.  Karate is mainly used to denfend yourself against someone who doesn't know that much about fighting, but it is still helpful.  You take belt tests which are not very difficult as long as your dedicated.
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Sorry - but our wars are relegated to be fought like we are in the court room with 6 billion people as our jurors.  \n\nHad that been the case going back a few thousand years, we would all be speaking the same language, professing to the same god, reading the same cave writings and using the same currency to buy our same food staples as their would be know difference between anyone on the planet.\n\nImagine the world wide outrage as a result of Truman dropping the bomb & of the D-day invasion.  Our shores would be overun by those wanting to right the egregious wrong.  Would we still be "discussing" slavery? Would the French still be slaves to their Kings, would the Russian people still be slaughtered by their Czars? \n\nMy feelings regarding war is that when differences have deteriorated to that point, when discussions are nothing but stalling tactics, get it over with as quickly and with as little loss of life as possible.  \n\nNot to be simplistic, but we seem to be the only nation NOT playing by the adage that says "alls fair in love and war".  Sometimes these sayings hang around for a few centuries because they have merit.  Maybe its time to check out the validity of this one.\n\nIf the results would end the war sooner, resulting in stability to the Mid east, then lets crank up all the meat processing plants in the world, slaughter every pig on earth, pack the resulting byproducts in C-5's and start the agent orange version of the middle east and see how long before suicide bombers turn into just palin suicides.\n\nI think the first candidate who incorporates the idea as a campaign promise wins the white house.  What are you doing in Nov 08?  Care to be VP?
1055814
if you're looking at street fighting, its a whole different story. martial arts are good only to a certain extent. there are too many regulations when u spar to transfer over to real life fights. i took martial arts for many years of my life and i seriously think that it would hinder me from a real street fight. ive learned to control myself and not fight dirty. for a street fight type thing, i would recommend boxing, kickboxing, or freeform fighting styles that u see being used by the guys in ultimate fighter or pride fighting. and seriously, nowadays, its not like u can do too much against a gun...
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Only if you believe that our being an occupying force is going to succeed.  I do not know of any occupation by force that ever worked, except in Japan after WWII, and that only succeeded because of the inspired and compassionate leadership of General MacArthur.  We have no such inspiration or compassionate leadership today, and short of doubling or tripling our troop levels, which we do not have, we are only going to prolong this agony.  The fact that the Iraqis continue to fight us door to door, and show no signs of losing their will to continue, should be a message that is loud and clear.
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Maybe.  Military force is the best answer.
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I'm leaning in this direction too.  I think we should become more deadly and finish the fight before we rebuild Iraq's infrastructure.  Maybe build and fight was a useful tactic before the beehive burst.  We should let the Iraqi's rebuild and kill the fanatics first.  If we use our resources correctly, then cannot another country train the Iraqi army while we rampage?
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The only successful wars are those won by overwhelming force.  The wars that are ended through diplomacy only always boil back over later on.  Think of the difference between WW2 and Korea.  We baked the Japanese and they are now close friends of ours.  We negotiated an end to the Korean War, and we are still dealing with the pot-bellied dog-eating dictator, and now he's pointing his puny half-a**ed nukes at us. The only final victory is a complete victory.
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though I only did it for a semester , I would say it makes you more humble and disciplined!\nthe people I met who had been doing it for at least a year are incredibly disciplined, and would never use their ability against anyone. I believe this humbled them and made them take the time out to observe more.\nIt almost like a lifestyle and takes you in, give you a different perspective on life and such.\nI took shotokan karate do
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The UFC guy. Why? Because the Navy SEALs actually spend very little time on hand to hand. Remember, the military assumes people have guns and knives. Even according to a marine combat instructor I know, the combatives program is actually meant until your buddy can show up to shoot them. Besides, knife fighting is still more emphasized than empty armed combat. That is not to say that a SEAL isn't a very good fighter, it just means the SEAL combatives program isn't very in-depth and detailed.
857823
That's hilarious. I love the Kobra Kai uniforms, and the pimp-hapkido blackbelt was funny aswell. Here in the Netherlands, we don't celebrate Halloween. If we did, I'd certainly go out in a gi or dobok of some sort! Really, the Kobra Kai uniforms are ace.\n\nNow that I said that, I really have to ask the following.\n\nCan one actually use a Chi ball to destroy a planet?
973981
Muai Thai would tear up an Aikido practitioner... pretty much any art is effective against TKD, its not a fighting art, its a sport.
139740
Being more numerous or being better eguipt does not win wars,what counts is the soldiers determination to fight,Japan has a history going back centuries of fighting against greater odds,South Korea on the other hand lacks the disipline to hold the line when pressed,Japan against South Korea would be like witnessing Alexander the great and an outnumber Macedonian army attacking Darius and the Persian army and make them turn and flee for their lives,Response to your vast knowledge of South Korea,I gather by your statements you are south korean yourself,if you are self promoting your country of origen there is nothing wrong with that,but to diminish another country's capabilities to elevate yours is where the wrong is being done,I'm neither south korean nor japanese so I have no personal interest in the matter,all I see is South Korea having a larger army than North Korea with better military armament provided by the US and still need American Soldiers to protect it from North Korea.Why do you put a question for debate and then throw a tantrum because people don't agree with you,if you're trying to show your national machismo and expect people to agree with you,make it known to start with so people won't waste their time with your adolecent questions,by the way,don't even bother answering,this is the last time I'll be reading this list
197319
Fighting is never the answer unless all sensible dialog has failed, even then in most cases it is not necessarily going to prove anything to fight. Fighting is a pretty poor solution to a problem. Fight only in self defense and only when it is unavoidable.
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Well I can't think of one art that focuses on all of the things that you name. Brazillian Jujitsu probably comes the closest. It focuses on grappling, pressure points, and submissions. I believe they do have some takedowns but most of it is groundfighting so I wouldn't consider take downs to be a part of the focus. On the flipside, Judo focuses on takedowns, grappling, and submissions but not so much on pressure points because it is a sport. Then there is Japanese Jujitsu, which is what I practice, and we focus on take downs, pressure points, and submissions. We don't do so much grappling but it is there. So all in all, if you want to focus on all of the elements you named, I would combine a couple of martial arts (BJJ and Judo would be quite effective if you want to compete in a fight competition or just get in good shape. If you are looking to study for pure self defense, then BJJ and Japanese Jujitsu would be good).
764215
Violence as a solution to any problem should only be a last resort. In a perfect world there would be no war, but we do not live in a perfect world. The United States cannot police the whole world it is just unworkable and unrealistic. The problem in the way we choose our fights. Wars we engage in are the ones where we perceive a vital national interest rather than a humanitarian one. Iraq is a good example. While there is a humanitarian side of the conflict, we would not be there if the country did not possess a large oil supply. Oil is central to the US economy and therefore represents a vital national interest. Compare this with Dafur. A terrible genocide is occurring there, but honestly speaking they have nothing we want. The optimum world military situation would be one where nations acted together against tyrants, but unfortunately political realities do not allow for this.