Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "Joe Rogan - Is Steven Seagal Legit?" video.

  1. Good look at the idea. Each fighting art evolved over time to meet changing philosophical criteria. Some were meant from the start as compensation for debility, or lack of weapon or size, or were directed over time into specialties unforeseen by their creators. No martial or fighting art is a direct lineage, for, if the student does not improve on his master's lessons, experiment by testing them against other schools, and goes on to teach the improved form*, no change takes place and the forms stagnate and become stylistic, rather than retaining utility for modern situations. Ju-Jutsu or Jiu-Jutsu(called Jiujitsu or Jujitsu in the west) was taught as self defense in japan during WW2 and came to America through a Dutch emigre and police self defense instructor who codified it into a number of pamphlets in the '50s and '60s. I got my first taste of the fighting arts through those pamphlets, around 1960. ^The Martial Dialectic is as follows: Hypothesis/Style > Antithesis/Guy who gives you a rough time, Synthesis/Solution the changed "lineage form" reflecting practical realities.
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  2. My thought is that judo is the best physical fitness course any school could offer. First off: it teaches the student how to fall without hurting him or herself. Since most real life fights go to the ground on asphalt or concrete, you better know how to fall. Additionally, I have employed lessons learned from both judo and karate in all sorts of real life situations not involved with combat or killing. Try that with firearms, or dodgeball.
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