I've got to admit he has made a good point, however that one point does not validate his argument.

Athletics will always help anyone play sports, and there will always be some things from one sport that you can transfer to another: after all, sports include running, jumping, throwing, etc and using your hands and feet. But, to be GOOD at a sport, you need skills specific to that sport, and you do not get sport-specific skills by practicing another sport, period.

this is simply not true

i appreciate what you are trying to get at.....but like ive said before there are certain sports that have excercises that do help you in another sport

just like judo or most other martial arts

it helps to know how to control your weight and another persons weight when blocking

if you can manipulate your own weight and your opponents weight and take them down, then you can easily transfer that to a football field where your opponent no longer knows how to control their own momentum and you can take advantage of that

of course you do sport specific drills because those are the ones that will help the most.....but thats not to say that another drill from another sport couldnt possibly help you

Canton, my man.
Do you understand what you quoted?
Do you even practice judo? What's your degree?

Now, please, PLEASE tell me, how does judo help you:
run better routes?
catch a football? Tap your toes on the side-line?
throw a football accurately? or longer? Or just throw the damned thing in a spiral?
keep up with a WR?
make you decide whether you break to the inside or the outside?
kick a field goal from 40 yards out? Or a onside kick?
read a defense?
recognize a hole in the defense?
not fumble the ball?
how does an o-lineman take anyone down without getting a holding penalty?
I can come up with more, but I am just dying to hear this...

TR you obviously don't know much about Martial Arts. This has turned into an argument and no one is going to convince you that it has merit in football. Remember this though, you don't have the experience in Martial Arts to really argue your point effectively. Whether you like it or not Martial Arts are moving into the world of football. You'll just have to deal with it. You have made a valid point or two, just not enough to compensate for your lack of knowledge.

Again, as I mentioned before, I do have a blue sash in Wushu. Obviously you either didn't read that part, or just ignored it, or you don't know what Wushu is. Wushu happens to be the name of Chinese Martial Arts, better known now as Kung Fu ( I just like to call them by their original name).

And again, I have absolutely no problem with anyone practicing Martial Arts. I practice them. But for anyone to say that Martial Arts training is going to give you better football skills than football drills/training, that is just dumb. Will Martial Arts make you a better athlete? Sure! Will it give you more football skills as compared to football drills? No.

And yet again, sure you can take certain things from one sport and apply them to others, after all when you play sports you use your arms, legs, head, body to kick, throw, run, punch, etc. so it is only logical that you would be able to apply certain things to many different sports, but that is only on the athletic side, not the skill side. I will again give you the example of George St. Pierre playing Tennis against Maria Sharapova. Athletically, no comparison. Yet, I bet you anything you want that, in a Tennis match, Maria sleep-walks through humiliating GSP on a Tennis court. Or is it that it only applies to football?

For someone who claims to be a "Martial Arts teacher" you should know better than this. What makes you learn Martial Arts and advance in ranks and master your style? Repetition of the forms. Same thing that makes you a better football player, repetition of the forms. Now I am really questioning your statement about being a MA teacher, or who the hell gave you a rank in anything.

as far as judo....look up judo.....train in judo for a few weeks....then tell me it doesnt help because until you do, you have absolutely no idea what you are actually saying

do i practice judo? not anymore, but i have in the past.....i do recommend judo to any offensive lineman i coach because it teaches you how to grab and take an opponent down

You aren't qualified to question me. If you don't understand just say so.
Let's not make this personal.....oh wait you have to have a personality first. It's simple....You're a freakin' idiot. You question my skills without having any of you own.
Now remember you're the one who isn't qualified not me.
If you would like to meet me to discuss this in person please let me know when and where. This has gotten ugly and it's a reflection of your personality.