we are going to agree to disagree I think Gok. You love traditional styles and the mystery and mysticism and smoke and mirrors that surround them. I have come to appreciate more realistic methods of protecting myself based on real life experiences.
What is the most realistic form of fighting these days? MMA surely, yeah it is a sport but it is also the closest thing you can get to a street fight without being in one.
What styles do these guys train in? Not traiditonal arts, even Machido who states he does Karate doesn't actually do Karate even though he markets it like that for his family business.
How come we have never seen any traditional stylists do well in them?
I am sure you have an answer for this.
Anyway I am tired of going round in circles, I never intended this to be a traidtional vs sport/modern arguement, merely that you should base your opinions on many different experiences instead of theory and reciting thousands of words of text that I have already read before in other media.
But in all honesty I wish you good luck with your training, I admire anyone who gets off their but and trains, I also hope that if you ever have to protect yourself or a loved one your training will be of use (though I pray that never eventuates, for you or anyone else here).