Serious though, I find weights work to be more beneficial when I do it every now and again rather than regular. I don’t know, maybe that’s BS, but when I’m plateauing on a physical development level I find weights kind of bump me up into the next phase, which is good because it means I’m not using technique time lifting iron every week.
Hey, I didn’t say that getting stronger wasn’t a good thing. It definitely is.
BUT, if you are interested in competing, but you are not at an elite level, AND you have to make a choice between gym time and “mat time,” I feel it’s more beneficial for MOST of us to pick mat time.
You also have to remember that some people “get big,” when they lift and that’s a real problem for a weight class sport.
Now, I’m not a “technique defeats strength,” guy. It’s simply not true. A good big man will, in all likelihood, beat a good small man. It’s that simple. And if you want all the benefits of strength training then do it.
I would have to pick between gym time and mat time due to time constrictions. If you can do both, then go for it!
Actually, that’s not fair. I made very good strength gains doing squats, bench press, pull ups and deadlifts ONCE a week. But I have an interesting back problem that makes me scared to try all that again 
Your Point was well spoken the first time
What kind of conditioning do you do to take hits, like some kungfu beat themselves with sticks, also do you know what thai boxers do for extra conditioning besides kick the **** out of each other:D
Congrads on winning your fight…You’ve had a heck of a week, good going Prankster!
Diego–the best way to learn to take hits is to get hit.
And by that, I don’t mean standing there and beating yourself with a stick. Getting hit when you are ready for it isn’t that difficult.
Getting hit while you are trying not to and launching your own counter attack etc, is a little different.
The biggest thing that helped me was KNOWING I was going to get hit. If you go into a sparring session or a fight with the idea that you are GOING to get whacked around and that it will hurt, it really keeps you from shutting down, IMO. It keeps you focused. I ate an uppercut once in a sparring session while I was taking somebody down that had everbody going “Oh,” in that sharp “Gee, that had to hurt way.” But I KNEW that I would get hit so it kept me focused on taking him down.
As far as what thai boxers do, I really don’t know. They beat the **** out of the heavy bag and one of my training partners recommends putting shin pads, headgear, and gloves on, and just beating on each other in a sparring match for several weeks before a fight to get what he calls “body tempering.”
Mutant/qeysus, Thanks!
GREAT JOB!!!
Seriously! To pull off such a quick submission victory (against an opponent I assume was well trained) in your first fight speaks greatly of your training and preparation. Much smoother than any victory i’ve ever had. Again, congrats.
Dragonzrage–I have no idea if he was well trained or not. He didn’t flail around like a spastic though, so he was at least well collected I’ll just take the win and move along 
It’s all fun!
Again, Thank you!
Congrats MP. It’s always a good feeling to succeed at something the first time you do it. Although, I can’t decide if I would learn more by winning or getting my ass kicked. I think the later.
Figures i pick u to win by a mounted submission and you get a cheap leg lock Congrats on the most difficult fight you’ll ever have your first one.
How did the other soldiers of submissions do?
LOL at Brad!
I actually felt pretty cheap doing it, but I got lazy…I feel very confidant that I would have passed, I just got lazy
Brett won his fight in :26 in the first round by armlock.
Jeff did not have a fight–the opponent backed out a couple of weeks ago.