Bruce Lee and the Art of Scientific Street Fighting(flipboard.com) |
Bruce Lee and the Art of Scientific Street Fighting(flipboard.com) |
In terms of practical skills, the only thing I think is immediately useful is the ability to fall safely. Maybe, some day I'll be attacked and my attacker won't be dissuaded by gifts of my wallet and cell phone... or me violently and intentionally soiling myself. Until that day, I'm rather uninterested in combat. For me the amazing interval training workout plus the zen-like concentration required to make any of these ludicrously subtle techniques actually do what they say on the tin is more than enough. Plus the people are nice.
Random drunk throw a haymaker at me? I'm probably better prepared than the average Joe, but then again I've never had this happen and don't anticipate it happening. Hand-to-hand combat with a trained adversary on the street? Ain't happening.
Interesting also that the gold standard of the article is 'in the ring'. I would have thought messy 'real world' combat is gold standard (but obviously less reproducible, from the science perspective). Additionally, multiple opponents.