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added by ire_and_curses Jun 12 '10 at 2:09

I think this is an interesting question for expert practitioners. For example, I heard a story about a guy who practiced his nunchuks in the park every day. As he practiced he was attacked by two muggers. He broke their arms, and called the police. This was seen as 'undue force' by the law - he was forced to pay damages. – ire_and_curses Jun 12 '10 at 2:13

Good question. It's not anecdotal but the truth. There are numerous instances of "undue force" being filed against would-have-been victims. We are taught some specifics such as throwing away disarmed knives knives, etc. – Zombie Praeclarum Jun 12 '10 at 16:04

I don't think this is a good question -- the web is global, while this question is one for a lawyer that researches and understands national, state, and local regulations. – Ryan Prior Jul 13 '10 at 6:48

It's a good question, but then, I would add at least the country to it (I'm sure the state/province would be better, but country is a good start): If I am a trained martial artist, am I more liable in the USA than an untrained person if I hurt someone in a fight? – Barthelemy Oct 6 '10 at 19:08

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added by Kiwi Aug 14 '10 at 21:50

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added by Charles Stewart Jun 9 '10 at 9:17

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added by ire_and_curses Jun 12 '10 at 2:14

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added by juanformoso Jun 7 '10 at 19:42

With Martial Arts we are always susceptible to religious wars. I love this question since it's completely valid, but I am afraid it's subjectiveness will lead to discussions rather than answers. – Zombie Praeclarum Jun 7 '10 at 19:54

Keep in mind that a little discussion could be allowed in a SE site. "Discussion is bad" is a little SO's policy only. I still vote on topic on this one – juanformoso Jun 7 '10 at 19:57

You're right. I'm still trying to get a feel for these systems. – Zombie Praeclarum Jun 7 '10 at 20:04

I'd avoid best, "Which disciplines are suited to 6 year olds?" – Roger Pate Jun 8 '10 at 9:49

"Recommend" is implied (lest the people answering are too daft, which will not assume of our prudent fellow users). It also leaves little wiggle room for you to choose based on your own criteria rather than the person answering. Hopefully, people will know this and meet you half-way. – Kiwi Aug 14 '10 at 21:47

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added by Zombie Praeclarum Jun 7 '10 at 19:55

I would add the martial art you are practising in the description in the very least for the optimal response. Of course, if you intently ask a general question, a fruitful discussion will still develop from that. – Kiwi Aug 14 '10 at 21:48

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added by Zombie Praeclarum Jun 7 '10 at 19:52

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added by Keith Nicholas, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 4 '10 at 21:04

This question is way too vague. Are you talking about an obi in karate-do, Iaido, Kyudo? You could be talking about a dress kimono. – Ali Aug 5 '10 at 16:13

It is too vague, but on-topic and vague. This is useful; at the site someone would demand clarification. – Tynam Nov 24 '10 at 11:24

@Tynam: This shouldn't be in our top 5 on-topic qns. – Charles Stewart Jan 16 '11 at 19:23

its the type of question someone is going to ask as its a noob question. Might get phrased in any number of variations, I started karate and was shown how to tie my belt but now I've forgotten, help! + there are some cool variations on how to do it – Keith Nicholas Jan 28 '11 at 3:35

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added by slugster Jun 8 '10 at 9:50

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added by Please Delete Jun 16 '10 at 22:32

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added by Walter Jun 23 '10 at 13:06

	I like the question, but seems to be very open for discussion. As long as people accept a range of intents for a move it is a good question, but could be destroyed by religious wars. – Lars Andren Jun 24 '10 at 8:19
	I like the question. There is probably a main application (and tons of derivatives). – Barthelemy Oct 6 '10 at 19:11

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added by Please Delete Jun 16 '10 at 22:34

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added by Cornelius Jul 9 '10 at 10:01

To me this is a good on topic question, as the cause of the headaches is most likely due to technique. – slugster Jul 10 '10 at 1:37

Careful, if that's happening to you, you may have a problem in your neck. I have to stop practicing due to a problem in my neck and now it's getting serious. I don't think Aikido caused it, but it helped it. Consult a physician, even get a neurologist if you can. – J. Pablo Fernández Jul 14 '10 at 5:28

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added by Charles Stewart Jun 8 '10 at 8:05

Wouldn't answering "where" be useless except for people living in that same city? – J. Pablo Fernández Aug 4 '10 at 9:08

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added by Charles Stewart Jun 8 '10 at 8:08

	Suggestion: It would be better if the question was more specific about the type of 'benefits' the question is talking about. – Mark Rogers Jan 11 '11 at 18:17
	@Mark: It's not clear that this is talking about benefits to fighting ability, is it? I've made a change. – Charles Stewart Jan 13 '11 at 7:04

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added by Mark Rogers Jan 11 '11 at 18:31

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added by juanformoso Jun 7 '10 at 19:38

Replace with any other martial art (generic case) – juanformoso Jun 7 '10 at 19:39

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added by Zombie Praeclarum Jun 7 '10 at 20:05

Belongs because it doesn't ask "Anyone here to sparr with me?" Could be useful, even if most answers are along the lines of "check the phone book for local dojos". – Roger Pate Jun 8 '10 at 9:47

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added by sth Jun 8 '10 at 0:48

On-topic, albeit a community wiki question. – wez Aug 3 '10 at 11:20

Why should it be cw? It has a definite answer. – ripper234 Aug 20 '10 at 23:53

One danger with such question is that the web site could become a martial art movie site... – Barthelemy Oct 6 '10 at 19:10

the scene is missing – Knu Feb 12 '11 at 6:48

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added by Robert Harvey Jun 8 '10 at 3:48

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added by slugster Jun 8 '10 at 9:45

I saw an advert for a piece of equipment or a training video in [black-belt magazine], is it really as good as they claim? – slugster Jun 8 '10 at 9:47

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added by Keith Nicholas Jun 23 '10 at 21:57

This question sounds more like a question for a yogi, etc. While meditation is a part of some martial arts, you'd get a better answer elsewhere. – David Goldsteen Jul 8 '10 at 12:31

a lot of japanese arts require sitting in Seiza, some have a whole bunch of techniques that come from the position. A lot of people, westerners especially, tend to not have sat in the position for any length of time and tend to struggle with the position. – Keith Nicholas Jul 8 '10 at 21:30

@Keith - This forum is for discussing whether questions should be on/off topic. You should refrain from answering questions until the site goes into BETA. – Walter Jul 9 '10 at 12:51

@Walter, thats exactly what I was doing, the comment was that it was an offtopic question, I'm just saying its actually an on topic question, please make sure you follow the thread of conversation before leaving comments like this :-) – Keith Nicholas Jul 11 '10 at 21:44

I agree that it is on topic, I know several people that struggle with Seiza in many Japanese martial arts. – J. Pablo Fernández Jul 14 '10 at 6:42

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added by Keith Nicholas, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 4 '10 at 21:01

Naked choke? Are we talking about sauna-oriented self-defence? – Charles Stewart Jul 2 '10 at 9:10

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added by Lars Andren, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 4 '10 at 21:00

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added by Jeremy Nov 10 '10 at 1:35

For example, if someone's legs are paralyzed, Capoeira and Taekwondo probably aren't good options. – Jeremy Nov 10 '10 at 1:37

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added by Zombie Praeclarum Jun 9 '10 at 23:12

This question is asking for a comparison not between different martial arts but between different disciplines in a family of one martial art. – Zombie Praeclarum Jun 9 '10 at 23:14

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added by ire_and_curses Jun 12 '10 at 2:18

Overlaps with area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/4470/… – Charles Stewart Jun 23 '10 at 7:50

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added by Please Delete, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 4 '10 at 21:13

Only one as far as I know.. Lesnar-jitsu – meder Aug 11 '10 at 19:48

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added by Cornelius Jul 9 '10 at 9:01

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added by Kiwi Aug 13 '10 at 14:50

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added by Please Delete Jun 16 '10 at 22:29

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added by Keith Nicholas Jun 23 '10 at 21:47

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added by Cornelius Jul 9 '10 at 9:36

	Good question, this takes the site in an interesting (and probably totally valid) direction that i never would have thought of. – slugster Jul 10 '10 at 1:40
	@slugster: Isn't area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/4470/… somewhat similar? – Charles Stewart Jul 12 '10 at 11:48
	@Charles - for sure, very similar. As someone (Keith?) pointed out these sites can allow much more discussion than SO, it would be interesting to see where something like this would go. – slugster Jul 12 '10 at 12:47

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added by Kiwi Aug 13 '10 at 14:45

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added by russjman, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 29 '11 at 7:37

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added by Cornelius, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 30 '10 at 15:07

closed as off topic by Marc, Trevoke, Swift, dmckee, Sindri Traustason Feb 10 '11 at 12:30

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by Kiwi Aug 13 '10 at 14:48

Good question, serious risk of boosterism. To the extent that it may not be possible to keep such questions neutally stated and civil. – dmckee Jan 31 '11 at 22:17