OT: Western v. Eastern martial arts

[KissBlade]

I think the problem with this debate is two fold. One is obvious bias/nationalism. But I think more importantly, if you're talking about actual combat effectiveness, you can't gauge it. After all, if one man is suited towards a certain style that another build isn't, would you say that style is superior? Consequently simply measuring up well if "so and so" fought with "so and so", you need to also figure in body weight, height, speed, etc. of those individuals as well. When you look at all martial arts as a combat formula, the idea of there being a superior style IMO is pointless. Even comparing two styles like karate and wing chun for example, would be futile in saying which is "stronger". Imagine now doing it for two different regions of styles! Keep in mind, even Jeet Kune Do had a vast amount of critics who basically claimed the main strength of Bruce Lee's style was that well ... it was Bruce Lee. The man could've taken pro wrestling and made it dangerous.