A fight school vs martial arts?

Question

you know thoughs fight school were all they do is teach you how to fight but don't teach you it should only be self defence (im not talking about a self defence class or martial arts like krav maga)

well the question is wich one is better all around?

like makes you better in a self defence situations, makes you smarter(ppl say martial arts improves concontration) gives you confidence, will make you a better person... just all around better you can also ad other stuff i probably forgot alot of what they both do

also who would win if to master of them went at it

and sence all martial arts are diiferent we will use karate(sence its well rounded and stuff) as are example

Answer 1

Its up to a persons "tastes". If they are only interested in learning about fighting and none of the aesthetics of the martial way, so be it.

Answer 2

martial arts

Answer 3

MMA shows that one is not better then the other. The best thing to do is learn different martial arts. There are different Karate's too, like Tae Kwon Do and tang soo do. Tae Kwon Do is more about using your feet and Tang Soo Do is more about using both. Then there is Jiu-Jitsu and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Jiu-Jitsu consisting of grappling and striking techniques and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu focus on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint-locks and chokeholds to force an opponent to submit.

To round yourself in all these is good. Start with one, you may or may not like it, if not, look for another.

Answer 4

you have a HUGE misconception, probably based on too many hollywood movies.

YOU CANNOT LEARN SELF-DEFENCE WITHOUT LEARNING TO FIGHT.

without getting into self-defence weapons training.  the fighting and "defence" aspect of it MUST be learning to fight.

so a "self-defence" school that claims to teach self-defence, but isn't a "fighting" school (I presume you mean one where you learn to fight) is not even teaching you self defence.

they are in essense, one and the same.  

now the focus of the school might be to train for competitions in a sportative arena more than some "random attakcer guy" corners you in the parking lot and demands all your mickey mantle rookie cards and bubble gum sticks.

but the training methodology to learn to do something is the same.

basketball players learn to play basket ball by (heres the kicker) ACTUALLY PLAYING BASKETBALL!

writers write to learn how to write.

so why do people think that in order to learn any martial art you don't have to fight.

untill they can just beam c**p into your head (matrix) you need to train against fully resisting opponents to learn to apply your techiuqes. (you work up to full resistance- true)

so until we have invented that kind of technology, then it all comes down to if a particular school and teacher taught you realistically.

Answer 5

Self defence includes being aware of your surroundings and taking steps to avoid a conflict in the first place.

Fighting is just that, Fighting.  Now for self defence to be truly effective it must include the above pre-physical lessons, but also include hard realistic sparring against one or more apponents.

Lessons in how to deal with weapons are also very important.

As to one year of MMA being more effective than 10 years of Karate, well that really depends on which style of Karate you are talking about.  I studied a Kyokushin offshoot for eight years before training in Muay Thai and guess what in my first MT match, I won!   Muay Thai, BJJ, and other arts that typically make up MMA are all great arts, but so are some schools of TMA.

Answer 6

By fight school l assume you mean MMA, which is good because you have to fight at almost full speed when you practice...as far as the non-fighting aspect...due to whatever factors surround you, you become a good person, a bad person, or, like most people, you end up somewhere in the middle...what style of martial art you train in has a very small part to play in this. Life, and the experiences it brings, both good and bad, shape who you become. As far as who wins, I think 1 solid year of MMA trumps 10 solid years of Karate in a controlled fight. On the street it's anyone's ballgame, because anything goes.

Answer 7

In essence they are the same thing, martial art means combat system.

Now what you are looking for will depend no on the martial art per se, but rather the school.

Answer 8

I can't quite understand what you're saying but I think I get the gist of it.

Basically you're asking which school is better;

1) One that teaches you rules and morals as well.

2) One that doesn't and focuses on how to fight only.

Personally I think number (1) is better because they will teach you how to avoid fights which is also a form of self-defense. This isn't something you'll be taught in (2), and thus you are more likely to get into a fight (assuming you're a typical cocky arrogant teen) and thus get hurt more.

Which one would win in a fight? There's no possible way of knowing.

Answer 9

learn karate first, you got to learn how to defend yourself before you learn to fight. I did karate for 5 years and it teaches good dicipline and self defence from punches, kicks, and eventually you learn how to counter. Then once you have karate experience you wont need fight school.

Answer 10

Well mom; for the kicking aspects as well as awareness and avoidance a martial arts school usually is better since they tend to teach the techniques of kicking more thoroughly and practice it more as well as some of the self-defense aspects and open handed striking aspects in that regards along with awareness and avoidance.  For contact and real sparring it is toss up as some schools really limit the type and amount of contact though.  At my school I have several full contact fighters that are good amateurs or pros and you can put on heavy gear for that and go with them without the fear of them retaliating and hurting you.  That gives you good experience as your balance, distance, and strategy are a little different for that than for point sparring which we also do.  Still there are some good fight schools and instructors out there that do take the time to teach some aspects that a traditional martial arts school teaches or stresses and those instructors usually have a background in traditional martial arts early in their careers.  I would look for a fight school like that or if not available then a martial arts school that also has some kickboxing and full contact fighters training there and gives students an opportunity to slug it out some with a real fighter and you would have the best of both worlds then I think.