Do you really think Bruce Lee could beat Bob Sapp.
Size, strength, speed. They all matter. That is why people train in martial arts - to try and negate the advantages those attributes give an opponent.
Re: Does opponent size matter?
Originally posted by Ghostface
Do you really think Bruce Lee could beat Bob Sapp.
Nope, poor Bruce is too dead to fight Bob Sapp.
No. Size doesn’t matter. Neither do speed, skill, power, conditioning, style, fatigue, weapons, or anything else.
I started a whole thread on this topic recently, but for some reason it was deleted.
i didn’t know it got deleted.
i tried to follow it, but then people kept arguing about stuff i wasn’t motivated enough to learn about.
I think the “Size Doesn’t Matter” thread is still out there somewhere. The one that got deleted was “Speed and Skill don’t matter either.”
It’s about the stupidest topic I can imagine for an MA board, and I just felt like mocking it.
It doesnt matter, as long as your chi is not blocked, of course.
if i come up against a larger assailant i simply squirt them with puss from my naughty places.
Originally posted by Chang Style Novice
[B]I think the “Size Doesn’t Matter” thread is still out there somewhere. The one that got deleted was “Speed and Skill don’t matter either.”
It’s about the stupidest topic I can imagine for an MA board, and I just felt like mocking it. [/B]
ahh i see. i think so too.
it always ends up being page after page of everyone arguing about everything they agree on if that makes any sense.
Size and other physical attributes do matter.
If it is a advantage or not depends what you do.
Boxers need good muscle mass, tri and bicep to throw heavy punches.
However, most of the Kung Fu attacks are to the soft spots of the opponent. In that case, you do not need a huge muscle mass to inflict serious injuries.
You only have to do it fast and accurate.
Hell yes it matters. Would you rather fight someone exactly like you, or someone exactly like you except with 50 extra pounds of muscle?
Here is where the misinformed comes in and says “someone exactly like you but with 50lbs more muscle would be really slow and stiff and easy to defeat.”
yes.
and…
no.
so its actually
yes.
then…
no.
i just finally finished watching supersize me.
i watched the first half like 2 months ago or something, but never got around to finishing it.
im glad i dont like fast food. i dont know if my kid will ever eat mcdonalds again though.
Originally posted by GunnedDownAtrocity
im glad i dont like fast food. i dont know if my kid will ever eat mcdonalds again though.
Good!
Does opponent size matter?
If you believe Red 5s girl it does…
oh, wait you said opponent…
the answer is still yes.
Originally posted by IronFist
Hell yes it matters. Would you rather fight someone exactly like you, or someone exactly like you except with 50 extra pounds of muscle?
But with all that extra mass, they’d be quite stiff and slow. A real CMA player would easily beat them.
Of course, I’m kidding. I agree with IF here 100%. Between two opponents of equal skill, the bigger/stronger will most likely win.
Hey, would a bigger person have more chi? Cuz if not, that means their chi would be distributed thinner (if a big and small person had the same amount of chi).
Re: Does opponent size matter?
Originally posted by Ghostface
Do you really think Bruce Lee could beat Bob Sapp.
No.