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Interesting 16 min video:
Why Wing Chun Cannot Handle Boxers or Wrestlers (warning: contains some coarse language)
While this person is from a Wrestling/Wing Chun background, I find that what he says is pretty much applicable across all martial arts, so I do recommend watching this when you have a spare 16 min. The crux of what he's saying is that an endemic problem with martial arts teachers today is that they teach form over function. He makes an interesting analogy with driving and defensive driving. I often use the language analogy; the idea of teaching students the words and grammar of a language and ultimately how to get excellent results in language tests, but not how to actually be competent in using it. This is commonly seen in countries like Japan where their education system churns out thousands of students learning English every year who can even beat native speakers in an English exam... but cannot hold a sustained conversation in English. Likewise I come across many (many) martial arts practitioners who become incredibly good at performing forms and techniques and can pass grading tests with flying colours and attain a whole rainbow's worth of coloured belts... but cannot fight.