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oh my god. the fight science show blew so much ass it cant even be considered science.
the manner in which they conducted the experiments should give an indication as to its "legitimacy"
for example, they have participants of varying weights. of course a 90+kg tkd guy is going to hit hard, and he was solidly built, and tkd guys dont even punch as their specialty, they are a leg kick based martial art. the small kung fu guy stood no chance, its all physics
furthermore, they continued to use varying results, psi of pressure, how many g's were present, speed of impact, etc. a standardised result would be more accurate.
i was actually embarrassed watching the first part of it, like embarrassed for those participating in it. the part where they were smashing stuff was a little better.
as far as vanderlai silva goes (pictured above), he is a brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, and is primarily a standup striker, his background is muay thai. he is from the chute boxe academy in brazil.
as far as the ufc v pride comparison, ufc is a group of bush league redneck toughman contestants (for the most part, the current champs are legit), whereas pride have an overall stronger fighter base
and ninjitsu, ninja please. dont even get me started on dim mak.
the4th, as far as starting up a martial art, it depends on why u want to do it. for fitness, to meet new and different people, for self defence, to perhaps fight oneday, for discipline, for the actual art and learning?
if u have relatively good fitness, and like a martial art that is fairly physical and is proven to work, then definitely look at brazilian jiu jitsu. a lot of academies allow u to try a class for free, and i can only say for those that try it, they either love it or cant get used to the physical contact. imagine if u will college or high school wrestling, like that but with a gi and with submission holds.
I caught it months back, and was actually disappointed, but I've been into Martial Arts for 20+ years.
Pertaining to the UFC and PF events, they're sports, not to be confused with real fighting. In real fighting, the object is to win at any cost. VS is a great sport-fighter, but wouldn't last 30 seconds with thumbs in his eyes, or with his throat collapsed.
i'd have to say go with ninjitsu... for the previous stated reason... but only if its a real fight. because honestly, if someone's trying to kill you, why would you bother with rules of engagement and concepts of honor...the end result is really what is most important... i guess i just think that in a real fight, surviving is your goal.
I've been practicing Ninpo Tai Jutsu for close to 10 years. Ninjustu technically is a family within the system. It is not an art in and of itself. Well, I guess it could be, but there is so much more.
We practice hurting people. We train to destroy vulnerable targets. I've actually been taught the best way to remove an eye from its socket. Does that make us the baddest? Oh, hell no. There is always somebody stronger, faster and maybe meaner. Much of any art comes down to how much you put into it, how much you train, and what you want to do with it.
it premeired august 20th... unless u consider that 'months back' 
