The BETTER fighter wins, regardless of size or speed differential.
Everyone’s opinions have been great. Keep them coming. Another thing though, should I try to put on 10 lbs? Will 10 lbs make a significant impact on my strength? Will it slow down my speed though? Thanks again,
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i’m little (5’4’'/140) and big guys don’t worry me at all.
i figure i have about the same chance of running into a big guy who can actually fight as i do running into a small guy who can tear it up.
allot of big guys can’t hit woth a crap. same with allot of little guys. big or small, if they can’t hurt me good pretty quick i will break them. i’m not a badass by any means, but i aint a b!tch either. if you can’t hurt me in the time it takes for me to hurt you, your gonna fall down, and it’s gonna hurt.
plus most big guys couldn’t catch me anyway.
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Just as an example…
I have some black and white film footage of an old boxing match in which a 160 pounder fought a 220 pounder. I’d have to refer to my noted when I get home if you want names and dates, but anyhow, the 165er knocked the bigger fighter down for an 8 count. If I remember right, it was a straight right hand. In the street, that would have been plenty of time for one to make an escape or follow up…unfortunately, this was a boxing match. The big guy then hit the little guy so hard they say that 2 of his teeth were imbedded in the bigger fighter’s glove.
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Well in streetifighting it doesn’t matter…many bigger individuals will attempt to out strike you…and it ends up like a HOCKEY FIGHT…not even that technical! Many of the bigger punches will be a looping or baseball type punch= 1 power punch over and over again! Just simply striking your opponent with combinations should cause him to turn away! So u should not be concern with that at all.
The concern is if a bigger guy grabs u and tries to scoop u…u need to learn to defend that…any CMA style can teach u to hit the hell out of someone. But if he grabs you…u’re now into the grappling realm and u better no how to counter that!
Adding an additional 10lbs or 20lbs would be wise!!! Begin lifting heavy 6 to 8 reps…failing near the 6 reps…COMPOUND exercises( squats deadlifts bench press rows military press etc… ). 3x a week! U should be swollen walking out the GYM. U will be stronger and bigger…EAT a lot of protein!
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i agree with legend but i still think my chances of meeting a big grappler and little grappler are about the same. if anything, id probably be more likely to meet a small grappeler on the street.
of course the big guy would have an easier time hurting me, but as long as i don’t die it’s just something to chalk up to experience.
where’s my beer?
from my point of view it is possible easily to overcome larger opponents but its not too easy as they have a fuckload of an advantage.
My sifu is 120 pounds which is light but he can kick like a mule, not only does he has a LOT of power but his technique and body positioning makes up for it, by far.
I am about 160 + pounds and i have a friend who is 250 pounds, which is a huge difference , he is tottally untrained but has a lot of muscle its not fat, and trust me it is harder to try and block punches from someone like that than it is for someone your own weight , they have so much raw power in them. but the bottom line is , if you do martial arts you can overcome it easily , btw packing on another 30 pounds of muscle will make a shitload of difference if you are serious about training. And you can accomplish it quite easily alongside your training , by the time it gets you to be proficient at ma you will have reached a good targt if you weight train.
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Definately put the muscle on, just don’t lose sight of the fact that power comes from body mechanincs plus muscle., not just purely muscle. And in regard to fighting bigger people it doesn’t matter how strong you are if you get a good smash in the nose, point of the jaw, throat, solar plexus or groin then you’re in the st. Gee, doesn’t that sound a little like the Wing Chun centerline?? 
Always go for the throat. It scares the st out of people. 
“Pain is merely weakness leaving the body”