How Effective Is Bodybuilding For Self Defence?

[Gerry Seymour]

I had mentioned in many other post regarding size, you study MA to learn how to fight and/or defend, so size should not be an issue. The one with the greater speed a reflex has the greater chance of winning.

Size will always matter. Strength matters, reach matters, weight matters. The idea of training is to counter those advantages with skill. If I'm up against someone my size, any advantage in skill tips the scales my way. If the other guy is 4" taller and significantly stronger, I need a LOT of skill to overcome his advantages.

 

[Steve]

Size will always matter.

Hold up a minute...

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

Strength matters,

Everything have counters.

Extreme hardness + extreme speed have no counters.

 

[Gerry Seymour]

Everything have counters.

Of course.

Extreme hardness + extreme speed have no counters.

Even those have counters. If they didn't, someone who was tough and fast would be simply unbeatable. But it's a hard combination to beat, for sure.