Recognizing martial artists

[Hardball]

If you see some random person on the street, is there any way to tell if he has martial arts training? Something about the way he looks or acts perhaps that might indicate it?

Not really unless you are about to fight that person and he goes into a stance. At tournaments you can tell a lot about a martial artist by his uniform. You gotta know what to look for. A real savvy martial artist will throw you off by wearing a uniform not of his own style. {sorry about the grammar. lol}

[Hermosa]

Not that this is the kind of guy that you'd be worried about..but I've noticed a certain type of individual out there. Usually Kenpo guys or TKD. These guys wear the tight shirts and the baggy striped weight lifter pants designed to be able to kick in and the pro-specs kicking shoes with the scientifically placed pivot point on the soul. If they are a little bit more redneck..it might be the "chuck norris karate action jean"..with the hidden gusset in the crotch! These might also be wearing cowboy boots instead of the pro-specs.

There is one other individual that you may actually want to worry about..that is the slighty overweight martial arts student who can't really intimidate anyone with his ripped physique so instead he wears a black trench coat filled with ninja weapons. I truly knew this guy..the dude wore ninja shuko hand claws when he went to the mall. True issues!

I'm really not much for violence..and I prefer submissions 100% to strikes...but it is uncanny how many supposed deadly guys would be dropped by a simple right cross.

[Tom Yum]

There is one other individual that you may actually want to worry about..that is the slighty overweight martial arts student who can't really intimidate anyone with his ripped physique so instead he wears a black trench coat filled with ninja weapons. I truly knew this guy..the dude wore ninja shuko hand claws when he went to the mall. True issues!

LOL....did he walk around carrying a pool cue and wear a rice paddy hat?

I think I know the guy; some of the locals call him 'Mortal Kombat Guy.'

[Ahoym8e]

I think it's rather easy to tell.

If you're kicking their ass they probably do karate, Kung-Fu, or Tae Kwon Do.

If they're whooping YOUR ass they probably do Muay Thai, Wrestling or BJJ.

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[Ahoym8e]

Cauliflower ears are usually a good indicator of a guy having practice struggling with other people, and practiced fighters are almost always better than unpracticed....

[EmptyneSs]

I'm really not much for violence..and I prefer submissions 100% to strikes...but it is uncanny how many supposed deadly guys would be dropped by a simple right cross.

yeah, everyones a tough guy till they get hit.

[Tom Yum]

yeah, everyones a tough guy till they get hit.

The scary part about it is when you can make a relative newbie go to one knee in less than 1 round, then land that same shot to the more experienced guy who just smiles and says, "pretty good"

[Garth]

If he's dressed like this you definitely don't want to mess with him:

[Heroic Wolf]

Lol, I love Napoleon Dynamite! Erm, I guess it would be a combination of combat scars (cauliflower ears, scars from cuts, etc), athletic built, good sense of balance in walking, alert eyes, and confident facial expression? I kind of have a "good sense of balance" type walking posture with sharp directional changes, so I guess that's sort of an indicator too? Lol

[betall]

I think you can recognize them by whether or not they kick ass. I know guys who don't look like much, but they'll whip your ass if you mess with them. I know tough-looking guys who don't amount to anything. You recognize them by whether or not they can win fights.

[Garland]

What's a martial artist?

I'm not trying to be funny...I just think we should define and operationalize our terms.

[GQchris]

The Black MMA shirt they are wearing that shows they are a badass

[cakegirl]

It's the TapOut tshirt, the bald head, the goatee, and the tribal arm band tattoo.

[aseepish]

It's all about the scars.

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[Bjjexpertise@be]

It's the TapOut tshirt, the bald head, the goatee, and the tribal arm band tattoo.

I see so many wannabe's on campus that it's ridiculous, and they essentially all fit that description minus the baldhead. I'd say there's no way to tell until you actually watch him move in a fight. Movement tells a lot on your balance, quickness, form, etc.

A friend of mine has been doing Judo for 15 years, since he was 5. He got a scholarship to school with it and was national champ and such. Thing is, he's 220 pounds and kinda goofy. You'd never know by the way he looks that he'd kick some serious ass. I actually saw him choke somebody out yesterday at Buffalo Wild Wings, where he bounces, and throw him out. The guy he threw out was trying to be a macho tough guy and not show his ID to try to get into the bar.

You never know who's gonna be good or not.