The video clip of "As seen on
Bullsh*t!" piqued my interest—
Bullsh*t! is one of my favorite shows. I got ahold of a copy of the episode and it dispells the usefulness of learning martial arts. I also found it very funny that the producers visited a karate school just a few minutes from my house.
What the video clip doesn't show is the criticism which immediately came after the clip. The Self Defense Co. is premised upon learning to apply deadly force and a martial arts expert criticizes, "The problem with most fighting systems, most martial arts is the assumption [by teachers] that their student is innocent, that their student is the victim. It's never that their student is out misbehaving. So what they'll do is train their people in this very aggressive fighting manner and call it self-defense… If you're going to claim it self-defense, you have to know self-defense laws, you have to understand what the standards of self-defense are in [insert your country]. I've seen neck break from behind of a down and unarmed opponent taught as self-defense.
That's murder." And, "What is taught out as martial arts is actually fear management, not danger management. It doesn't actually address the issues of violence, much less self-defense."
Penn & Teller conclude,
According to FBI statistics, there are approximately 1.3 million violent crimes in America in 2008. That means roughly one in every 220 Americans were injured in a crime. By contrast, according to a recent study by George Washington University, the probability of being injured while taking martial arts class is 100%. Everyone gets hurt. In fact, students averaged four injuries per year, which means the chances of being injured in a year's worth of self-defense lessons is about 220 times greater than being injured in a crime you're defending yourself against.
Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark made a pretty good case. If you're willing to use deadly force on another human being, use a fücking gun. The moral and legal consequences are almost the same and at least you won't hurt your hand and be sore every week from practicing at the dojo.
I can't imagine the math being much different for Russia or even Brazil. So, Drdeee, I must ask, why does this deadly force interest you? Those dolphins must be killer.