I noticed when someone practices a certain style of martial art, it seems to display a certain identity of the style of the art during training or hitting pads. For example, when you see karatekas doing katas or hung gar swinging their arms, you can identify the style or tell if they are really even martial artists. But when it comes to a real fight, all the visual characteristics are not seen and fighters look like just kickboxers or street punks swinging their arms who don't know martial arts.
I came across this thought after watching some street fight and MMA fight videos on YouTube. So my question is, is it possible to tell if someone is a martial artist or not in real fight when it seems anyone can throw punches or imitate what they see on tv?
I came across this thought after watching some street fight and MMA fight videos on YouTube. So my question is, is it possible to tell if someone is a martial artist or not in real fight when it seems anyone can throw punches or imitate what they see on tv?