That's largely why I commented upon "controlled environments".Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
As for me, Taekwondo is what I did. It's pretty aggressive and is designed to literally cripple the opponent.
But when I did it, it was mostly a "for fun" type of thing which is pretty much what most martial arts classes these days are for.
Lots of "real world" fights are close up and make sure you hit them harder types of affairs. Street fighting, as that's all drunken / robbers / bullies really know.
I'd also imagine ancient battles were more of a "cut their guts open first" type of affair in the field as well. If you lost your sword, then tackle them and pummel their faces, hit them with rocks and other brutal types of things. You wouldn't be waiting in a defense stance for them to throw a punch and you to counter it, then let them have their turn, etc like you would do in a public showing.
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