>>82283557
Almost guarantee this posters opinion is based off watching tv and never actually doing any form of martial art or at least sticking with one for more than a month. Karate or TKD is fine when the point is to learn when it is or isn't appropriate use. The basis of the two is to strike once and strike clean. In a situation where running or getting away is not possible you use what you have learnt to create that opportunity and in a way where the agressor isn't expecting you to bust it out of no where. Street fights have no rules or honour, they aren't like your comic books or wrestling shows. MMA is a sport not a philosiphy like TKD or Karate. Self preservation is a priority on the street, there are no refs or scorecards or protective equipment like mouthguards ect. A single punch or blow could fuck you up for life, and for what? To look like a hero? Fuck that. You have the wrong mindset, physical altercations are almost always finnished within a matter or seconds not sustained bouts or whatever