> Consensus? Has someone done an actual survey or a study? Oh god no, there are no studies as far as I know. But what I refer to consensus is the general feeli

> Consensus? Has someone done an actual survey or a study? Oh god no, there are no studies as far as I know. But what I refer to consensus is the general feeling one gets by browsing martial arts forums. There used to be a great forum on this very subject - bullshido. For years and years folks have discussed these exact questions of effectiveness of deadly martial art techniques. > Avoidance & evasion are the most useful "martial arts". Goes without saying!