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I think any art with a tournament structure is key, you learn more and get more used to a confrontational situation when you can fight someone you don't know and practice with.
Yes, that could be a good thing. But I think that the rules of tournament fighting can condition you to pick up bad habits such as high round kicks. High round kicks may be good for scoring points, but IMO it wouldn't be wise in a street fight with no rules because it leaves your groin wide open for an unpleasant experience but any martial art is better than being helpless.
Hardest part for me is not using some of the moves our coaches teach us for self defense, in a tournament(they're not all allowed).
Seven years of concurrent Jujitsu and Kempo Karate. About a year of Kenjutsu. Now studying 13th to 16th century Germanic Longsword ... which is surprisingly very similar to eastern sword arts, not hack and slash at all.
Keith
I've seen videos displaying the art of the sword (in Germany) and it's very impressive.