It's not that I don't like martial arts.... I have a great deal of respect for many martial arts. I would love to take some judo or bjj or even some hakko denshin ryu jujutsu. I am one who truly believes that when done properly there is something to take away from all of them. The problem nowadays however is the proliferation othe mcdojos, where "masters" teach things purely incorrect. Every art has its style (for example, muay thai fighters stand open to defend against kicks) but unfortunately there are many examples where these masters teach things that could lead to injury or are simply ineffective.

As for this argument, I have no more respect for the national boxing coach who teaches a kid a corkscrew, which is inevitably used in the wrong situation, can lead to injury, and has absolutely NO POWER behind it whatsoever, than I do some idiot who teaches crappy karate at the Y, who got his black belt yet never even sparred let alone knows what a true punch in the face feels like.