Martial Arts Myths 2 of 12
January 21, 2011 by goshinman · Comments Off
The Hits and Myths of Martial Arts – Myth 2 by Chris Hepler and Jennifer Brandes A Role Playing Games Perspective Myth 2: Self-defense is the same thing as fighting. Self-defense, the goal of most martial artists, is about keeping yourself alive. This is not merely knowing how to break someone’s arm or even being [...]
Martial Arts Myths 3 of 12
The Hits and Myths of Martial Arts – Myth 3 by Chris Hepler and Jennifer Brandes A Role Playing Games Perspective Myth 3: My martial art can make you unbeatable. Barring divine assistance, this is a heap of warm dreck. Every martial art at one time or another has claimed that at the highest levels, [...]
Martial Arts Myths 4 of 12
The Hits and Myths of Martial Arts – Myth 4 by Chris Hepler and Jennifer Brandes A Role Playing Games Perspective Myth 4: There’s no difference between “fighting” or “kicking butt” and killing or maiming people. So you have a character with a katana skill higher than Musashi’s, a shiny new katana, and when the [...]
Martial Arts Myths 5 of 12
The Hits and Myths of Martial Arts – Myth 5 by Chris Hepler and Jennifer Brandes A Role Playing Games Perspective Myth 5: Fights last ten minutes or more, at which time the hero can make an impressive comeback. When two people really want to hurt each other, the conflict is usually resolved in three [...]
Martial Arts Myths 6 of 12
The Hits and Myths of Martial Arts – Myth 6 by Chris Hepler and Jennifer Brandes A Role Playing Games Perspective Myth 6: A fight only concerns the combatants. Ironically enough, while the authors of this article were playing an Earthdawn session to take a break from writing, a fight broke out ten feet away [...]
Martial Arts Myths 7 of 12
The Hits and Myths of Martial Arts – Myth 7 by Chris Hepler and Jennifer Brandes A Role Playing Games Perspective Myth 7: Martial artists don’t need or use weapons. This myth is promoted, mostly unconsciously, by sport- and tournament-oriented martial arts common in the United States. They want to see students perform a few [...]
