Martial arts were originally designed for street self-defense rather than for scoring points in competitions.

“Martial art in general, forget which one is better than the other, was not made for competition. Martial art, my father always used to say that. My martial art was not made for competition. It was made for you to defend yourself in a street fight situation.”

Traditional karate principles are more efficient than modern point-based competition karate.

“I believe that if you want to have some think real real real tool you have to to work on the like old days”

Traditional martial arts emphasize mind-body connection and health, whereas mixed martial arts focus primarily on combat and victory.

“traditional martial arts is like the strong stable parental figure and MMA is the wild child that just went off the rails during college”

Ari Shaffir claims krav maga is his favorite martial art because of its relentless, aggressive nature.

“krav maga oh my god it's my favorite kind of uh martial arts because it's just non-stop it's like hit hit hit throw a hamburger at you [ __ ]”

Training in jiu-jitsu serves as a crucial release for stress and personal development.

“not that my family's not important to me but this is my release”

She maintains that martial arts training is an invaluable, underutilized tool for teaching discipline, responsibility, and self-reliance to children.

“Martial arts in general, I think, are by and large one of the most underutilized um activities for kids for discipline and for ownership and for responsibility.”

Wallo267 frames martial arts as a positive skill for discipline and self-improvement rather than street violence.

“that's all that martialarts I taught you you know I mean you know something you know something cuz Earl taught me that back in the day”