In my youth I always wanted to test out my newly learned skills on any takers but never had much luck. When the thugs started the trouble they always ran away when I turned and ran straight for them. In retrospect they must have thought that I was some sort of nutter, advancing to take on a group of them on my own. Perhaps they had a point.
Short of going into pubs and starting fights, with the ever-present risk of being glassed, bottled or otherwise impaled it was a long time of much searching to find some people to spar with who had different skills and abilitites and also needed to go to work in the morning.
It was with this is mind that I created Fightdate. If you go to a class then you mostly do exerices and are governed by the specialism and inclinations of the teachers. This is mostly unsatisfactory and little benefit is gained.
At the moment the only way to have a fight, apart from the scenarios mentioned above, is in organised competition with all its rules, fanfare and terrible waiting for your bout(s) unless you have an old school teacher who isn't in it for the money. It is an observable fact that most people practising Martial Arts don't like fighting. THey like the idea of hitting people but don't actually want to get hit themselves. When exposed to proper fighting they quickly take up a sport like golf, where they get to beat themselves up instead.
What was needed is a facility for like minded people to be able to find people not too far from themselves to meet up with to spar, train and fight with irrespective of style, tradition or other irrelevant factors.
Thus was created the concept of Fightdate, a dating site with a difference. Search by height, weight, fighting speciality and location. Arrange a match , video it and upload for the enjoyment of all. Join Fightdate now, you know it makes sense.