Strength/Power vs Agile/Speed

Jinsei, you just broke the thread! Thank you for doing the math and posting it on here! Kage, they are all important. I guess I was assuming stamina/endurance when I was making this discussion. Izumi, I definitely like the DBZ references. Stamina/Endurance is definitely valuable. I'll be sure to add it for the next discussion if I make another! Ed, how do you play Dark Souls tanky? D: Penna, we are always creating new and improved ways to compensate for something. lol Jack, I can see your point as well. I haven't ever larped, but I played paintball quite a bit, speed and precision was definitely valued. Kaonashi, I can definitely agree with speed! Sorry everyone for a late/brief reply earlier. I actually have time to think, long car rides are draining.

With my body stature speed is my only option in a fight, but if I had to choose between the two, I would side with power. Here is why. Take two fighters in the ring, for example. These two fighters have exactly the same level of skill, except for their preference for speed and power. Have them compete in 100 matches. The guy with the more power is going to win more often than not because he doesn't have to rely on dodging attacks. He can mainly focus on offence. The guy with speed is disadvantaged from the start. If you need refrence, just look at match history between UFC fighters. Guys with speed and no power have it rough.

I'm going with speed/flexibility/agility over power. Why? Because I'm not going to fight in the UFC and if I'm that good there's not going to be a rematch.. Ninja Assassin ATTACK! then blend in the shadows. I was never there.

Ugh... Please don't mention the UFC... It makes me sick to think of all the time those guys put into training only to step out into the ring and look like that. No movement whatsoever. And when they do move or sidestep they look like they've got lead in their feet. As for the speed vs power argument, the only other thing I can say is to look at the standard. Every martial artist today in one way or another still holds Bruce Lee as their standard. When a man is so fast that he has to slow himself down just so his moves show on camera... Granted our cameras now are better than say even 20 years ago, but the masters of the day still will attest to the fact that even they couldn't see his moves. Yet everyone will say that his kicks felt like being hit by a car. And those were just sparring sessions. There are very few anecdotes about his real life fighting ability, but from the few I've ever come across, Bruce got the first and only move.

I do my workouts just like how I build my character in an RPG (Possibly the cringiest comparison I've ever made, I love it) - I try to go for the perfect balance between strength and agility. It just feels right for me to have the right blend of power, speed and durability all at once.

Hmm. I gotta say power. While being agile and quick means you've got a lot of stamina, it also means you're more delicate. Flexibility is pointless if you get hit. You're gonna have to hit your opponent some time, and when you go in, you better hope one of those powerful swings doesn't getcha, otherwise it's lights out.