I think that any "martial art", to have transfer to anything like a real fight, has to incorporate live sparring. I do Brazilian jiu jitsu, and we also have "te

I think that any "martial art", to have transfer to anything like a real fight, has to incorporate live sparring. I do Brazilian jiu jitsu, and we also have "technique" periods where we have a cooperating opponent. But that's just for getting the movement and ideas. It's only when you can do something during live sparring that you actually know it, and can realistically reproduce it in anything like a real fight.