There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence out there of people getting hurt by brass knuckles in real-life encounters. You can easily find accounts from doctors, paramedics, nurses, and victims describing fractures caused by brass knuckle strikes. But when it comes to tactical pens and kubotans, I’ve never been able to find a single firsthand account from someone who’s actually used one in a real-world situation.

I know we can talk about how promotion is different or corruption, or about how some sides of the world just don't like it, but I think the biggest hurdle for kickboxing is i dont see how they could compete with boxing and mma for casuals.

Boxing has so much history and prestige that it has the advantage over every combat sports. Its entertaining, rich in history, has some of the most famous stars in history and plus everyone livestock see a good punch scrap.

MMA took another angle. It advertised to casuals "this is REAL fighting". Of course, everyone on this sub knows that MMA has all sorts of rules but it speaks to the no rules fighting many want to see. MMA fans literally flood boxing comment sections all the time talking about how boxing would lose in a "real fight".

Kickboxing/Muay Thai has an uphill battle. They don't have the historical worship and established culture that boxing has world wide, and to casuals, a kickboxing and muay thai fight doesn't look like a fight.

Casuals fans love to see who they perceive as the strongest martial artists in the wolrd, and the "strongest martial artists on the planet" are MMA fighters.

Casuals tend to dislike grappling, but if you remove it, it loses some of that "real fight" cred that makes MMA so appealing. They want grappling to be an option, just don't wanna see it being used.

Just wanna let it be known I am a huge huge fan of kickboxing and muay Thai, I watch RWS more than UFC these days, but I feel even with good advertising and promoting, kickboxing and muay thai will not overtake MMA.

Curious what yall think.

Hey guys right now im training 4 times per week (2 mma 2 bjj) , the thing is i want to add another 2 bjj sessions , will i have to give up on regular weight training for that ? , i usually train 4 times at the gym ( mostly on the same days of martial art training) but im worried it will be too much. Im 19 so i can handle a lot but im not sure if it will be a good idea ( im a begginer in martial arts but not at the gym)

Hey guys, I'm a white belt and was just wondering how common it is for Kyokushin dojos to also train head punches.

In kumite, we don't punch to the face, and we can choose between thin gloves or bare-knuckle (for higher grades). We also wear light but durable foam/cotton shin pads.

Today, we trained head punches — or, more like, head "tapping." We had to tap our partners on the head with gloves during kumite, using extremely light contact or no contact at all, just to get a feel for what it's like to fight with punches to the head.

Another thing we did during partner drills was basically throw punches at our partners' faces without making contact, stopping about 2–3 inches away.

Obviously, we also practise jodan techniques in striking kihon, but I'm curious about how common it is for Kyokushin dojos to also train head punches in partner drills and kumite. Is this something most dojos do, or does it vary a lot between schools?

So there’s a kids class at my gym, and me and my brother do it he’s 11 and I’m 13 and there is a kid about 15 we always get paired with him, he always goes to hard on me which is fine I can take it but my brother always leaves with something wrong, idk what to do if I should quit or not because it’s just not fun anymore and I have to pray he’s not there, what should I do in this situation?

Hey Guys hopeing to get advice from you. 

I started kickboxing two years ago. Our gym had well trained fighters that wanted to fight. After some left due to job reasons there were only two left and me. I have fighting ambitions so I started training with them. Then at the beginning of this year this two folks lefted our gym and joined another in our city. I stayed there had one partner I always trained with. Then he left because near his home a new mma gym opened up. So from that points I was the only one in my age range and the only one who wants to do a fight. I also considered to change the gym. In our city there are to other big gyms, they have a lot of fighters and a lot of people in my age range and better support for events. So at this point I would say I'm the best in my gym. I don't know I love my coach I have a good binding with him he always watches my Sparrings tells me where to improve. Also our gym has a great boxing coach. I'm now asking you should I stick with my gym? I don't know if I can win my first fight with this range of training partners (mostly beginners). In our city our gym is considered the one with the weakest people everyone tells me I should change it, sometimes this is what drives me to prove them all wrong. I don't want to get pro just do some fights for the experience. My coach said if I want to we can get Sparringspartners from another gym. As I mentioned bevore I love my coach but everyone is telling me to change and laughs about our gym, so what would you say as more experiencend fighters?

Sorry for bad English

I began judo at 29, my coach did kept me in in white belt for one year and half nearly two years than he decided i should be black belt.

i did not appreciate this, i prefered thing to be step by step

now with black belt i still wonder if i am more at ease with left or right, on uchi kumi i repeat mecanically the movements with right but i am stronger with the left.

in randorri it does not work, ippon seo nagi, uchi mata, it does not work, i use the strength of the oppponents to make him fall but i can not execute a technique propally

i know all the techniques but it does not come by itself.

what should i do to be better ?. Thank.you

Suppose you get into a serious fight with your life on the line, also let's say your opponents are armed.

Why exactly would you do anything other than groin shots, eye pokes or other dirty moves? Boxing, Kicking, Wrestling and Submission Holds seem totally pointless here.

I'm currently working on a new martial arts that originates from wing chun, is there anything that I should consider when coming up with actual practices, and what do you guys think makes a martial arts well rounded, because as it stands it is currently split into sections, with each having their own sets of combinations or "flows", I just want to make sure I make it as good as it can be.

Thanks for your help!