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#72501 Red Savant Mon, 16th Jan '12 9:57:31 AM from Eastern US

@Ginger: Kickboxing. I'd put a strong kickboxer up against a number of my sempai in Shotokan karate.

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#72502 Ace Of Scarabs Mon, 16th Jan '12 9:57:37 AM from Singapore

@Ginger: Just ask Dudley, lol.

Twilight might know some kind of soft fighting style like Tai Chi or something that isn't reliant on physical strength.

edited 16th Jan '12 9:58:28 AM by AceOfScarabs

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#72503 Japanese Teeth Mon, 16th Jan '12 9:57:44 AM from Meinong's jungle

@Ginger: Comes down to the skill of the practitioner. No martial arts are inherently better than others, it's all about how you use it.

edited 16th Jan '12 9:58:00 AM by JapaneseTeeth

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#72504 Cookoo Mon, 16th Jan '12 9:57:47 AM from A cuckoo clock

@Ginger I once saw a film which had a martial artist take on this big brute. The martial artist did a ton of showy moves, but the brute just punched him in the face and K.O. him in one, so Boxing can beat other sports.

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#72505 CDRW Mon, 16th Jan '12 9:59:09 AM

@ Japanese: Thanks, I knew there was something wrong with that right after I said it.

@ Ginger: I dunno really. The other martial arts aren't magic by any means, and I don't think most of them teach you to hit as hard as boxing does, or teaches you how to take a beating like boxing does.

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#72506 gingerninja 666 Mon, 16th Jan '12 9:59:13 AM from Aboard The Damocles

Boxing just never struck me as being very technical (it probably is but what about in relation to other martial arts?)

The world's greatest boxer vs the world's greatest karate expert. Who wins?

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#72507 Ace Of Scarabs Mon, 16th Jan '12 9:59:32 AM from Singapore

There was also this well-trained racist jerk boxer in Ip Man 2, who punched the tar out of quite a few martial artists and even did a number to Ip Man himself.

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#72508 CDRW Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:00:32 AM

I imagine boxers would be very weak against grappling.

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#72509 Red Savant Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:00:54 AM from Eastern US

^If skill is equal (at the very peak)... huh. I don't know. I want to say karate because I know a lot more about it than about boxing, but I really couldn't say.

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#72510 Ace Of Scarabs Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:01:08 AM from Singapore

Depends on the type of grapple employed.

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#72511 Kuroi Tsubasa Tenshi Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:01:47 AM from Canada

Normal boxing might have reach issues unless the boxer learned kicking from another martial art. But kick boxing could probably go toe to toe with no disadvantage.

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#72512 L Mage Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:01:53 AM from The Moon

It honestly just deepends on the skill of the two pepole. Both styles have strengths and both have weaknesses it's up to the pepole to use or counter those to their advantage.

#72513 CDRW Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:03:17 AM

My understanding is that Karate is The Mario of martial arts. Middle range reach-wise, but can handle both long kicks and grappling.

You know, I really want to take up kickboxing now. It's just so freaking cool.

edited 16th Jan '12 10:03:43 AM by CDRW

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#72514 Applelight Limited Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:03:24 AM from Manehattan to Canterlot

x 8 Boxing does have a techique...it's just a simple to learn, difficult to master one.

Keep moving, keep your fists up, ever take your eyes off your opponent...shit, what was the rest?

God I'm rusty.

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edited 16th Jan '12 10:04:43 AM by ApplelightLimited

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#72515 Japanese Teeth Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:05:04 AM from Meinong's jungle

Yeah, the only inherent weakness in boxing that it's weak on the kicks, hence why AJ goes with kickboxing instead of regular boxing.

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#72516 L Mage Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:05:55 AM from The Moon

There are not many things I fear in this world.

Being kicked by AJ just broke into the top five list.

#72517 Red Savant Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:05:58 AM from Eastern US

^AJ would never pick a martial art that wouldn't let her use her legs.

edited 16th Jan '12 10:06:18 AM by RedSavant

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#72518 CDRW Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:06:44 AM

I'm pretty sure boxing also suffers from the same thing any sport fighting style does, that sport fighting is inherently different than actual fighting, so they don't train to handle dirty fighters.

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#72519 Applelight Limited Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:07:10 AM from Manehattan to Canterlot

@ L Mage

Indeed. That kick will fuck...you...up!

That's true.

These days I play dirty...Sprite in your eyes before an open palm strike to the nose...and I will aim for your testicles every time.

edited 16th Jan '12 10:08:31 AM by ApplelightLimited

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#72520 gingerninja 666 Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:07:50 AM from Aboard The Damocles

@JT I still like to imagine that she can do both

, but mostly uses regular boxing and brings out the kick boxing whenever that fails in a sort of I Am Not Left-Handed moment XD

The image of AJ dancing around an opponent while in a traditional Boxing stance is just too awesome

edited 16th Jan '12 10:09:08 AM by gingerninja666

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#72521 CDRW Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:08:24 AM

You know, martial arts would be hella different for quadrapedal creatures than for us. I wonder how that would change things.

That's totally awesome. I think I may start writing a fic about this.

edited 16th Jan '12 10:09:39 AM by CDRW

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#72522 Japanese Teeth Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:09:44 AM from Meinong's jungle

Not to mention the issues that their lack of fingers would bring up.

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#72523 Applelight Limited Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:09:46 AM from Manehattan to Canterlot

If RD is anything to go by, Pegasi can still do it sort of like we do.

Btw, Dash can rip out wooden planks with her teeth...just general pony teeth toughness?

edited 16th Jan '12 10:11:01 AM by ApplelightLimited

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#72524 Red Savant Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:10:54 AM from Eastern US

^Doesn't kickboxing also use a traditional boxing stance? Maybe a bit wider to allow for kicks?

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#72525 CDRW Mon, 16th Jan '12 10:11:10 AM

Yeah, good point. That gets me thinking, unicorns would probably not be allowed to use their magic, but what about pegasi and their wings? Flight aside, a pegasus's wings are almost certainly her strongest limbs by a wide margin.

Dash is just that cool.

edited 16th Jan '12 10:11:55 AM by CDRW

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