Learn to fight first before learning a style or system.

The title may sound like a very strange statement, since the assumption is that a system will already teach you how to fight. That isn’t a wrong assessment, as a boxing system involves actually trying to punch people or Muay Thai as a system involves trying to strike and disbalance. Wrestling/Judo systems mean actually trying

RANT: Uechi-Ryu guy thinks Goju is better than Uechi.

Most of my critique lands on the culture in styles more than the tools taught in the Kata, though I will talk about that too. CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE: Before I argue my point, I want to give credit to my teachers. I didn’t truly blossom as a martial artist if it wasn’t for