Why “martial” is being discussed
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I'm building https://matgoat.com/en/ A way for BJJ and martial arts academy owners to manage attendance, payments, class schedules, and student progress. I t…
by josem · Sep 14, 2026
When photography came out, artists redefined their purpose as not being about realism. Similar has already happened with martial arts, as OP mentions, and you've grown up with t…
by usef- · Sep 13, 2026
> The purpose of the various martial arts isn't just to win in a life-or-death brawl or murder people as efficiently as possible That's a retroactively-applied justification to…
by dartharva · Sep 13, 2026
Really embarrassing to see Carmack fall so low and have such little respect for the art of programming he once advanced. Unlike swords and martial arts in combat, code is still…
by uncomputation · Sep 13, 2026
Some context. Many styles of Kung Fu/Gung Fu do not spar in any meaningful sense. Consequently, they have an overinflated opinion of their own ability and generally do very…
by hermitcrab · Sep 13, 2026
Japanese martial arts generally come in 2 forms. -do (the way) and -jitsu (the art). -do forms are about self improvement, -jitsu forms are about effectiveness. You can see this…
by hermitcrab · Sep 13, 2026
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