'War Stories'
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they went for fighters who didn't really know how to deal with their type of fight.
I did not know this. Cheaters!
Yeah, those thigh kicks are killer. I pity your sparring partner while you're perfecting them. I just had an injection in my left thigh for a 18 month-old deep muscle bruise exacerbated by just that.
I think I love this line. I might want to tag it.
Go ahead. My previous tag was a Strega line.
It gets better. They also offered these guys the same money, win or lose. Therefore, they have less incentive to win, and are more likely to give up when they get into an unfamiliar situation.
They also offered these guys the same money, win or lose.
Dude. I like Gracie BJJ, but damn.
I'd like to see krav in the UFC, but the only instructor we had crazy enough to try turned out to not be quite crazy enough. Anyone out there who's trained heavily both up and down?
Dude. I like Gracie BJJ, but damn.
I know. The form's lived a lot of that crap down by now, and even when decent competition came along, Royce Gracie did alright. He's a pretty good fighter. Boring as hell, but skilled.
I'd like to see krav in the UFC, but the only instructor we had crazy enough to try turned out to not be quite crazy enough.
I can see that, actually. A lot of the most pragmatic fighting styles use techniques that are illegal in competition. I don't know much about krav, but I wouldn't be surprised...
Anyone out there who's trained heavily both up and down?
Nowadays, pretty much everyone. It's necessary. The first wave, as stated was BJJ. The second wave was wrestlers, who pretty much invented the 'Ground and Pound' style of fighting. Take the guy down and get on top, then punch instead of going for a choke or armbar or whatever.
The third wave was the return of the strikers. kickboxers and other stand up fighters cross trained in ground techniques and takedown defense. Once they knew they had the tools to keep a fight standing, or avoid submission attempts if it did go to the ground, the strikers gained some confidence, and you began to see some high kicks once in a while. Occasionally, someone would bust out a spinning backfist or a flying double knee strike or something crazy like that.
Nowadays, things have pretty much equalized, and things depend more on the actual fighters than the styles they prefer.
A lot of the most pragmatic fighting styles use techniques that are illegal in competition. I don't know much about krav, but I wouldn't be surprised...
One instructor complains about having to lose his groin kick while training for a kickboxing competition. I feel his pain.
The instructor that was training for UFC for a hot second supplemented his normal krav traning with boxing and Greco-Roman wrestling. We do quite a bit of ground sparring, but not so much to submission. More to the break or dislocation.
The instructor that was training for UFC for a hot second supplemented his normal krav traning with boxing and Greco-Roman wrestling. We do quite a bit of ground sparring, but not so much to submission. More to the break or dislocation.
I can see that too. Most of the armbars and locks can cause serious damage if you yank hard enough. bone breaks in MMA fights aren't exactly common, but not unheard of either.
Less than 24 hours. FUCK.