Quote Originally Posted by SocialDem
You have to remember though, karate and a lot of other matial arts were designed with self defense or a "strike and flee" type of technique. No one style is superior to the other, some maybe are better for athletes who compete in MMA but thats not to say that some 75 year old master of whatever style could'nt beat the top MMA guys blindfolded. I think it has to do more with the individual.
I agree, it kinda ties into my previous statement, but if you spend time being a good fighter, no matter the style, if you've put in the effort and had the smarts to learn from your mistakes, you'll be a good fighter.