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First of all if kurt kobains ghost hasn't killed me yet, i can be cursed by no man. Secondly all i'm saying is they hyped these guys up like they were the S*** but they never beat a legit heavyweight boxer. Most boxers would beat all the other martial arts styles in a fight (with the exception of kickboxing and muai thai). Why didn't they have tyson, lewis, holyfield, or even Vitali who was a very good regarded kickboxer by that time in the "ultimate tournament to end all tournaments"? They developed a style that won that tournament good for them that should've been the end to it thats all im saying.
Alright, I will apologize for the insults... But please I would appreciate your input on The research you have done on the Gracie family and there legacy and there origins  ;) Like I said if you think they are "Clowns" than after careful research you have arrived at that opinion of them being "Clowns"
Was probably more or less a bad word choice (They represent in essense the whole mma thing redirected anger is all that is). But i can't see jui jitsu or Brazillian jui jitsu working in a real street fight (in a fight where someone quits in a controled setting where a ref breaks it up than sure) because i know you've seen one of those fights just like i have where one guys says "Ok i'm done" and as soon as the other guy lets him up, he jumps his a** and keeps going lol. It probably works in countries where theres a sense of honor in fighting but i don't think it'd work in america. Also i'm not a fan of mixing everything its like watching a collegiate wrestling match where you don't have to wrestle you can just punch them or you can take them to the ground in a boxing match. Just doesn't sit well with me.
Not to be a dick but I thought that would be your response..... So I will tell you since I have trained in some aspects of Gracie Ju Jitsu... My instructor worked very close with the Gracie Family back in the 90's and was the 1st to bring them to the east coast
http://www.psdtc.com/Ron_Kosakowski_Bio.htm
Let me tell you the premise of Grappling and Submissions.... most Street fights and scuffles end on the ground, a submission is a form of pain compliance which if continuosly applied, results in muscle, tendon and ligament destructions and bone breaks which severly incapacitates an attacker thats why they Tap out for sport purposes.... Thats why it is EXTREMELY effective for street fighting and self defense....  
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Don't bother with him JT ;)
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Grappling has been around for centuries and various cultures have their own styles in one form or another or have learned other cultures and is indigenous to their region and often utilized during hand to hand combat in wartime.. Some are more visicuous than others, the Filipino arts are some of the most brutal in the history of mankind......
Thats one of the biggest misconceptions about Mainstream MMA is that its only been around for 15 years or so which is true, but Martial Arts have been around for 100's of years and was meant for a form of survival, before there were guns and missles etc.. wars were fought hand to hand, even with bladed weapons Grappling is highly effective..... Grappling is considered a Martial Art and Boxing is too albeit they are both incomplete systems and are not profeciant in all ranges of combat
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Yeah but if you break someones arm thats a massive lawsuit and aside from breaking their arm just putting them in enough pain to say that they quit won't nessesarily mean that that ends the fight. I don't think people should be trying to break arms in street fights unless you're doing a mob hit on someone that owes you money but i'm also not stupid enough to believe that just because i frown upon it doesn't mean somebody's not gonna do it to me.
Most fights do go to the ground so a wrestling background would help out but being able to end it before it goes to the ground would be better. I'm aware that there is no perfect fighting style to get the edge on every opponent you'd go up against but i'm saying from a practical sense submissions are either overkills or not enough. If you break the dudes arm and fuck up of his muscles of course hes gonna quit attacking you but i think thats a bit extreme for retaliation against an unarmed dude and so will the courts if he presses charges. If you don't break his arm he'll just say he quits and then probably keep on fighting when you let him go. You know there's no "stun" level to them. It's either kill (not literally kill but extreme damage) or minor zap. Now self defense if the dude popped out a gun or knife they'd be a lot more reasonable but one on one i just don't see them being practical. I'm not saying they don't hurt, i'm just saying they either work too well or not good enough there's not that inbetween thing to where you'd make them quit but they wouldn't be hurt enough to press massive charges.
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Yeah but if you break someones arm thats a massive lawsuit and aside from breaking their arm just putting them in enough pain to say that they quit won't nessesarily mean that that ends the fight. I don't think people should be trying to break arms in street fights unless you're doing a mob hit on someone that owes you money but i'm also not stupid enough to believe that just because i frown upon it doesn't mean somebody's not gonna do it to me.
Most fights do go to the ground so a wrestling background would help out but being able to end it before it goes to the ground would be better. I'm aware that there is no perfect fighting style to get the edge on every opponent you'd go up against but i'm saying from a practical sense submissions are either overkills or not enough. If you break the dudes arm and F*** up of his muscles of course hes gonna quit attacking you but i think thats a bit extreme for retaliation against an unarmed dude and so will the courts if he presses charges. If you don't break his arm he'll just say he quits and then probably keep on fighting when you let him go. You know there's no "stun" level to them. It's either kill (not literally kill but extreme damage) or minor zap. Now self defense if the dude popped out a gun or knife they'd be a lot more reasonable but one on one i just don't see them being practical. I'm not saying they don't hurt, i'm just saying they either work too well or not good enough there's not that inbetween thing to where you'd make them quit but they wouldn't be hurt enough to press massive charges.
You can rebut all you want bro, those werent my opinions they are bona fied facts ;) From careful and applied research I'v done of styles from Various "Clowns" throught history ;D
I have been in situations were I had to tear wrists etc... so in a fight with a relentless attacker tha name of the game is survival, if I have to break than I break... I have a family to go home too ;)
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Yeah but if you break someones arm thats a massive lawsuit and aside from breaking their arm just putting them in enough pain to say that they quit won't nessesarily mean that that ends the fight. I don't think people should be trying to break arms in street fights unless you're doing a mob hit on someone that owes you money but i'm also not stupid enough to believe that just because i frown upon it doesn't mean somebody's not gonna do it to me.
Most fights do go to the ground so a wrestling background would help out but being able to end it before it goes to the ground would be better. I'm aware that there is no perfect fighting style to get the edge on every opponent you'd go up against but i'm saying from a practical sense submissions are either overkills or not enough. If you break the dudes arm and F*** up of his muscles of course hes gonna quit attacking you but i think thats a bit extreme for retaliation against an unarmed dude and so will the courts if he presses charges. If you don't break his arm he'll just say he quits and then probably keep on fighting when you let him go. You know there's no "stun" level to them. It's either kill (not literally kill but extreme damage) or minor zap. Now self defense if the dude popped out a gun or knife they'd be a lot more reasonable but one on one i just don't see them being practical. I'm not saying they don't hurt, i'm just saying they either work too well or not good enough there's not that inbetween thing to where you'd make them quit but they wouldn't be hurt enough to press massive charges.
You can rebut all you want bro, those werent my opinions they are bona fied facts ;) From careful and applied research I'v done of styles from Various "Clowns" throught history ;D
I have been in situations were I had to tear wrists etc... so in a fight with a relentless attacker tha name of the game is survival, if I have to break than I break... I have a family to go home too ;)
Fair enough but i still say mixing them all together is a train wreck. It's much better to keep them sperated to their respective arts then you could clearly determine which fighter is better than another. If your lifes on the line you gotta do what you gotta do im just saying destroying someones joints are a bit impractical for a minor scuffle thats all.
I think all of my posts have been misunderstood. All those martial arts take skill to learn and excel at. What i've been trying to say (and apparently not saying it clearly) is in this thing that has come to be known as mma the skill level needed to excel is much lower than that of someone competing in a single disciplined martial art. It may have come off as me saying that "Boxing is the most skilled art form and anything less is crap" (if you look hard enough you'll probably find a post where i worded it similar to that :( ) But what im trying to say is in a scenario where basically anything goes (except for a few rules) being able to take someone out before they take you to the ground would be your best option and landing a lucky punch would be a lot easier in that environment than others. I'm not bashing martial arts, I'm bashing "ultimate fighting". I'm sure a few of my posts made around 3 am EST could be interpretated otherwise but this is what i'm trying to say in a nutshell.
You would not need as much training or skill to win an mma match then what you'd need to win a single disciplined martial arts comp. Wether it be boxing, karate, wrestling, ju jitsu etc. Because in a single disciplined art, you HAVE to know your stuff well. In an mma bout you can be completely unskilled in one aspect and still win. You don't have something to fall back on that you might have over your opponent in a single discipline competition, you've both trained in the same thing and it determines who learned it better and whose better at it. There is a clear winner and skill can be easily judged.
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SImilar matter involving street fights and all that, Did you know if you punch somebody while they have a phone book against them it doesn't leave a mark but still hurts really bad?
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Punisher, MMA as we know it today is still early in its inception. The overall athleticism and skill level of its fighters has risen astronomicaly since the first UFC. All fighters work on BJJ now, and all fighters work on takedowns and takedown defense. This is b/c of the dominance that sub artists and GNPers have had in the past. Over the past couple of years we have seen a shift to great strikers that can keep fights standing. I'd expect to see the punching and kicking of MMA fighters improving as well. I still maintain that even with a fighter that has a good boxing background his mma style will still be one with strong differences from boxing and probably still not that appealing to boxing fans. The basic premise of hit and not be hit are still there but w/some important augmentations. I personally enjoy the idea of a total combatant as a sport and have enjoyed watching the sports metamorphisis, but to each his own. When the question of what technique is the best for real world situations, I tell people that Muay Thai mixed with Judo would probably be the best. It offers a striking style with lots of variety and Judo is going to give you the skill set to control your opponent in the clinch. I'm I going to try a knee lock in a bar fight? Probably not, but my training in submission wrestling would help me with controlling my opponent in the close quarters of a real fight. I've never used a joint manipulation in a real fight but I have choked a couple of guys unconscious.
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Punisher, MMA as we know it today is still early in its inception. The overall athleticism and skill level of its fighters has risen astronomicaly since the first UFC. All fighters work on BJJ now, and all fighters work on takedowns and takedown defense. This is b/c of the dominance that sub artists and GNPers have had in the past. Over the past couple of years we have seen a shift to great strikers that can keep fights standing. I'd expect to see the punching and kicking of MMA fighters improving as well. I still maintain that even with a fighter that has a good boxing background his mma style will still be one with strong differences from boxing and probably still not that appealing to boxing fans. The basic premise of hit and not be hit are still there but w/some important augmentations. I personally enjoy the idea of a total combatant as a sport and have enjoyed watching the sports metamorphisis, but to each his own. When the question of what technique is the best for real world situations, I tell people that Muay Thai mixed with Judo would probably be the best. It offers a striking style with lots of variety and Judo is going to give you the skill set to control your opponent in the clinch. I'm I going to try a knee lock in a bar fight? Probably not, but my training in submission wrestling would help me with controlling my opponent in the close quarters of a real fight. I've never used a joint manipulation in a real fight but I have choked a couple of guys unconscious.
Choking people out is alittle different than submissions (thats the "stun" level i was thinking about) thats probably the best alternative for someone trained in those aspects. I'd say some good boxing and just being in a situation before where you've had to fight while on the ground would help dispatch your average drunken dude who's just talking shit (and really thats what the majority of people's street opponents are gonna be). I'm sure its a whole different story when that drunk dude is an all state wrestler and has dabbled in some other stuff tho. First time i got taken to the ground in the street it wasn't a total disaster because i remained calm and knew how i was gonna flip him over (huge strength advantage didn't hurt there) but I'm sure if i run into someone who's trained in that stuff its not gonna help me much but it'd be better than not going thru it before.
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Punisher, MMA as we know it today is still early in its inception. The overall athleticism and skill level of its fighters has risen astronomicaly since the first UFC. All fighters work on BJJ now, and all fighters work on takedowns and takedown defense. This is b/c of the dominance that sub artists and GNPers have had in the past. Over the past couple of years we have seen a shift to great strikers that can keep fights standing. I'd expect to see the punching and kicking of MMA fighters improving as well. I still maintain that even with a fighter that has a good boxing background his mma style will still be one with strong differences from boxing and probably still not that appealing to boxing fans. The basic premise of hit and not be hit are still there but w/some important augmentations. I personally enjoy the idea of a total combatant as a sport and have enjoyed watching the sports metamorphisis, but to each his own. When the question of what technique is the best for real world situations, I tell people that Muay Thai mixed with Judo would probably be the best. It offers a striking style with lots of variety and Judo is going to give you the skill set to control your opponent in the clinch. I'm I going to try a knee lock in a bar fight? Probably not, but my training in submission wrestling would help me with controlling my opponent in the close quarters of a real fight. I've never used a joint manipulation in a real fight but I have choked a couple of guys unconscious.
Choking people out is alittle different than submissions (thats the "stun" level i was thinking about) thats probably the best alternative for someone trained in those aspects. I'd say some good boxing and just being in a situation before where you've had to fight while on the ground would help dispatch your average drunken dude who's just talking S*** (and really thats what the majority of people's street opponents are gonna be). I'm sure its a whole different story when that drunk dude is an all state wrestler and has dabbled in some other stuff tho. First time i got taken to the ground in the street it wasn't a total disaster because i remained calm and knew how i was gonna flip him over (huge strength advantage didn't hurt there) but I'm sure if i run into someone who's trained in that stuff its not gonna help me much but it'd be better than not going thru it before.
Most bars I go to or outings are pretty tight quarters, and creating distance is a problem to get full leverage on a punch to deter someone, that were Elbows, Knees, headbutts and eye jabs come in.. or the wrist lock...
I am 195 lbs and can escape the mount from someone who is heavier than me or I can also maintain side control or the mount on bigger guys than me.... We get alot of Rough and tumble badasses roided up muscle heads, cops, military personal all types that try to impose there size and strength, but learn very quickly that proper technique always champions strength....
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Punisher, MMA as we know it today is still early in its inception. The overall athleticism and skill level of its fighters has risen astronomicaly since the first UFC. All fighters work on BJJ now, and all fighters work on takedowns and takedown defense. This is b/c of the dominance that sub artists and GNPers have had in the past. Over the past couple of years we have seen a shift to great strikers that can keep fights standing. I'd expect to see the punching and kicking of MMA fighters improving as well. I still maintain that even with a fighter that has a good boxing background his mma style will still be one with strong differences from boxing and probably still not that appealing to boxing fans. The basic premise of hit and not be hit are still there but w/some important augmentations. I personally enjoy the idea of a total combatant as a sport and have enjoyed watching the sports metamorphisis, but to each his own. When the question of what technique is the best for real world situations, I tell people that Muay Thai mixed with Judo would probably be the best. It offers a striking style with lots of variety and Judo is going to give you the skill set to control your opponent in the clinch. I'm I going to try a knee lock in a bar fight? Probably not, but my training in submission wrestling would help me with controlling my opponent in the close quarters of a real fight. I've never used a joint manipulation in a real fight but I have choked a couple of guys unconscious.
Choking people out is alittle different than submissions (thats the "stun" level i was thinking about) thats probably the best alternative for someone trained in those aspects. I'd say some good boxing and just being in a situation before where you've had to fight while on the ground would help dispatch your average drunken dude who's just talking S*** (and really thats what the majority of people's street opponents are gonna be). I'm sure its a whole different story when that drunk dude is an all state wrestler and has dabbled in some other stuff tho. First time i got taken to the ground in the street it wasn't a total disaster because i remained calm and knew how i was gonna flip him over (huge strength advantage didn't hurt there) but I'm sure if i run into someone who's trained in that stuff its not gonna help me much but it'd be better than not going thru it before.
Most bars I go to or outings are pretty tight quarters, and creating distance is a problem to get full leverage on a punch to deter someone, that were Elbows, Knees, headbutts and eye jabs come in.. or the wrist lock...
I am 195 lbs and can escape the mount from someone who is heavier than me or I can also maintain side control or the mount on bigger guys than me.... We get alot of Rough and tumble badasses roided up muscle heads, cops, military personal all types that try to impose there size and strength, but learn very quickly that proper technique always champions strength....
I'm pretty big so i can usually just toss someone aside if they try to pin me down. I don't do anything fancy just punch and it's been enough so far. ;D
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Punisher, MMA as we know it today is still early in its inception. The overall athleticism and skill level of its fighters has risen astronomicaly since the first UFC. All fighters work on BJJ now, and all fighters work on takedowns and takedown defense. This is b/c of the dominance that sub artists and GNPers have had in the past. Over the past couple of years we have seen a shift to great strikers that can keep fights standing. I'd expect to see the punching and kicking of MMA fighters improving as well. I still maintain that even with a fighter that has a good boxing background his mma style will still be one with strong differences from boxing and probably still not that appealing to boxing fans. The basic premise of hit and not be hit are still there but w/some important augmentations. I personally enjoy the idea of a total combatant as a sport and have enjoyed watching the sports metamorphisis, but to each his own. When the question of what technique is the best for real world situations, I tell people that Muay Thai mixed with Judo would probably be the best. It offers a striking style with lots of variety and Judo is going to give you the skill set to control your opponent in the clinch. I'm I going to try a knee lock in a bar fight? Probably not, but my training in submission wrestling would help me with controlling my opponent in the close quarters of a real fight. I've never used a joint manipulation in a real fight but I have choked a couple of guys unconscious.
Choking people out is alittle different than submissions (thats the "stun" level i was thinking about) thats probably the best alternative for someone trained in those aspects. I'd say some good boxing and just being in a situation before where you've had to fight while on the ground would help dispatch your average drunken dude who's just talking S*** (and really thats what the majority of people's street opponents are gonna be). I'm sure its a whole different story when that drunk dude is an all state wrestler and has dabbled in some other stuff tho. First time i got taken to the ground in the street it wasn't a total disaster because i remained calm and knew how i was gonna flip him over (huge strength advantage didn't hurt there) but I'm sure if i run into someone who's trained in that stuff its not gonna help me much but it'd be better than not going thru it before.
Most bars I go to or outings are pretty tight quarters, and creating distance is a problem to get full leverage on a punch to deter someone, that were Elbows, Knees, headbutts and eye jabs come in.. or the wrist lock...
I am 195 lbs and can escape the mount from someone who is heavier than me or I can also maintain side control or the mount on bigger guys than me.... We get alot of Rough and tumble badasses roided up muscle heads, cops, military personal all types that try to impose there size and strength, but learn very quickly that proper technique always champions strength....
I'm pretty big so i can usually just toss someone aside if they try to pin me down. I don't do anything fancy just punch and it's been enough so far. ;D
Thats funny....... thats what the 270lb tight end for the Mohegan Sun arena football team thought when he 1st started training MMA with us....
Its all subtle technique bro trust me, not trying to be in a pissing contest with you but again Subtle technique, leg weaves and proper weight distibution is the equalizer for strength ;)
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Originally Posted by VanChilds
Punisher, MMA as we know it today is still early in its inception. The overall athleticism and skill level of its fighters has risen astronomicaly since the first UFC. All fighters work on BJJ now, and all fighters work on takedowns and takedown defense. This is b/c of the dominance that sub artists and GNPers have had in the past. Over the past couple of years we have seen a shift to great strikers that can keep fights standing. I'd expect to see the punching and kicking of MMA fighters improving as well. I still maintain that even with a fighter that has a good boxing background his mma style will still be one with strong differences from boxing and probably still not that appealing to boxing fans. The basic premise of hit and not be hit are still there but w/some important augmentations. I personally enjoy the idea of a total combatant as a sport and have enjoyed watching the sports metamorphisis, but to each his own. When the question of what technique is the best for real world situations, I tell people that Muay Thai mixed with Judo would probably be the best. It offers a striking style with lots of variety and Judo is going to give you the skill set to control your opponent in the clinch. I'm I going to try a knee lock in a bar fight? Probably not, but my training in submission wrestling would help me with controlling my opponent in the close quarters of a real fight. I've never used a joint manipulation in a real fight but I have choked a couple of guys unconscious.
Choking people out is alittle different than submissions (thats the "stun" level i was thinking about) thats probably the best alternative for someone trained in those aspects. I'd say some good boxing and just being in a situation before where you've had to fight while on the ground would help dispatch your average drunken dude who's just talking S*** (and really thats what the majority of people's street opponents are gonna be). I'm sure its a whole different story when that drunk dude is an all state wrestler and has dabbled in some other stuff tho. First time i got taken to the ground in the street it wasn't a total disaster because i remained calm and knew how i was gonna flip him over (huge strength advantage didn't hurt there) but I'm sure if i run into someone who's trained in that stuff its not gonna help me much but it'd be better than not going thru it before.
Most bars I go to or outings are pretty tight quarters, and creating distance is a problem to get full leverage on a punch to deter someone, that were Elbows, Knees, headbutts and eye jabs come in.. or the wrist lock...
I am 195 lbs and can escape the mount from someone who is heavier than me or I can also maintain side control or the mount on bigger guys than me.... We get alot of Rough and tumble badasses roided up muscle heads, cops, military personal all types that try to impose there size and strength, but learn very quickly that proper technique always champions strength....
I'm pretty big so i can usually just toss someone aside if they try to pin me down. I don't do anything fancy just punch and it's been enough so far. ;D
Thats funny....... thats what the 270lb tight end for the Mohegan Sun arena football team thought when he 1st started training MMA with us....
Its all subtle technique bro trust me, not trying to be in a pissing contest with you but again Subtle technique, leg weaves and proper weight distibution is the equalizer for strength ;)
I haven't been able to get to my training stuff for months my legs are probably useless and a 5th grader could throw me. Back before i was into boxing a few years ago i had a friend of mine teach me some throws and stuff (at this point i was probably the pound for pound weakest dude in pennsylvania and for some reason my hardest punch was a heavy left jab mind you im an orthodox :o ). He weighs somewhere between 170-180 and hes ripped and at that time he just tossed me around like a rag doll. It wouldn't be hard to take me down now but atleast i got a punching chance. If i would've gotten in a serious fight back then i would've been handily destroyed.
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Its all subtle technique bro trust me, not trying to be in a pissing contest with you but again Subtle technique, leg weaves and proper weight distibution is the equalizer for strength
The biggest threat is that they will somehow fall upon you when you trip them instead of crashing backwards. I hear many an eager MMA apprentice has met his demise when they legged weaved a fat man and he fell the wrong way.
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Punisher, MMA as we know it today is still early in its inception. The overall athleticism and skill level of its fighters has risen astronomicaly since the first UFC. All fighters work on BJJ now, and all fighters work on takedowns and takedown defense. This is b/c of the dominance that sub artists and GNPers have had in the past. Over the past couple of years we have seen a shift to great strikers that can keep fights standing. I'd expect to see the punching and kicking of MMA fighters improving as well. I still maintain that even with a fighter that has a good boxing background his mma style will still be one with strong differences from boxing and probably still not that appealing to boxing fans. The basic premise of hit and not be hit are still there but w/some important augmentations. I personally enjoy the idea of a total combatant as a sport and have enjoyed watching the sports metamorphisis, but to each his own. When the question of what technique is the best for real world situations, I tell people that Muay Thai mixed with Judo would probably be the best. It offers a striking style with lots of variety and Judo is going to give you the skill set to control your opponent in the clinch. I'm I going to try a knee lock in a bar fight? Probably not, but my training in submission wrestling would help me with controlling my opponent in the close quarters of a real fight. I've never used a joint manipulation in a real fight but I have choked a couple of guys unconscious.
Choking people out is alittle different than submissions (thats the "stun" level i was thinking about) thats probably the best alternative for someone trained in those aspects. I'd say some good boxing and just being in a situation before where you've had to fight while on the ground would help dispatch your average drunken dude who's just talking S*** (and really thats what the majority of people's street opponents are gonna be). I'm sure its a whole different story when that drunk dude is an all state wrestler and has dabbled in some other stuff tho. First time i got taken to the ground in the street it wasn't a total disaster because i remained calm and knew how i was gonna flip him over (huge strength advantage didn't hurt there) but I'm sure if i run into someone who's trained in that stuff its not gonna help me much but it'd be better than not going thru it before.
Most bars I go to or outings are pretty tight quarters, and creating distance is a problem to get full leverage on a punch to deter someone, that were Elbows, Knees, headbutts and eye jabs come in.. or the wrist lock...
I am 195 lbs and can escape the mount from someone who is heavier than me or I can also maintain side control or the mount on bigger guys than me.... We get alot of Rough and tumble badasses roided up muscle heads, cops, military personal all types that try to impose there size and strength, but learn very quickly that proper technique always champions strength....
I'm pretty big so i can usually just toss someone aside if they try to pin me down. I don't do anything fancy just punch and it's been enough so far. ;D
Thats funny....... thats what the 270lb tight end for the Mohegan Sun arena football team thought when he 1st started training MMA with us....
Its all subtle technique bro trust me, not trying to be in a pissing contest with you but again Subtle technique, leg weaves and proper weight distibution is the equalizer for strength ;)
I haven't been able to get to my training stuff for months my legs are probably useless and a 5th grader could throw me. Back before i was into boxing a few years ago i had a friend of mine teach me some throws and stuff (at this point i was probably the pound for pound weakest dude in pennsylvania and for some reason my hardest punch was a heavy left jab mind you im an orthodox :o ). He weighs somewhere between 170-180 and hes ripped and at that time he just tossed me around like a rag doll. It wouldn't be hard to take me down now but atleast i got a punching chance. If i would've gotten in a serious fight back then i would've been handily destroyed.
We call it the bench press.... When you are sitting on someones chest(mount) and they push and extend their arms straining and using all their strength to push you off of them... The dirty trick is to grab one of the arms they are willing giving to you ;D and simply arm bar them....
