Quote (xaos4ever @ Dec 11 2015 11:32pm)
Addressing your comment about credible opinion- Its not that you can't have a credible opinion on it, it's just the opinion of someone who is a martial artist will be far more valued (and accurate in most cases) then that of someone who has never trained or participated in tournaments.
It's pretty much the same with everything in life. Plenty of people go to school for construction (for example) but until they are in the field and working there study isn't as good as experience
Irrelevant, it clearly wasn't the point he was making