Would you agree that most people dont know what karate is?

Went through hand to hand in the infantry. I've fought for my life with and without a weapon, anywhere from West Hollywood to N.J. No offense, but I'll take a 16 yr old kid who's grown up fighting for his life before I'll take a suburban dojo practitioner. One practices, the other KILLS. On a consistent basis. They do things you'd never suspect or train for in any book or dojo.