last night at class something must have irked my sifu while we were sparring and he sat us all down to sum up the basics. it was kinda funny as everything he said about fighting reminded me of the mma guys here. im gonna sum it up the best i can, but i was really tired and kinda dizzy at the time. it’s nothing we all havent heard before, but i from what i hear its uncommon for a cma guy to say.
first he described the only targets he feels are really worthwhile in a fight. there are others of course but his point was to keep it “as simple as fu cking possible for us.” everyone is vulnerable below the knees … attack the knees, shins, ankles, and instep. side kicks are good for the knees, front snap/stomp for the shin, saber (low thai kick basically) to the ankle, and stomps for the instep. he said the groin is an ok target, but its not a fight ender like most people think … if you hit dead on it’s gonna hurt them pretty good, but its harder to get a perfect shot than most people think. high you want to go for the triangle made by the nose and eyes, temple, and throat. dont bother hitting the jaw as if it ain’t made of glass not going to do any good and you’d have been better off taking that shot to their nose.
if you want to be a good fighter work your side kick, thai/saber, front, and stomps … jabs, crosses, hooks, and uppercuts. throws, grappeling, and joint locks are good to add in as well. work the bag, work the pads, and spar hard. to be a good figher you got to be in fighting condition so work cardio and hit the weights.
anyone want to add anything? he didnt go much into grappeling basics. although we do train a juijitsu its not his main thing. he thought it was important enought to crosstrain, but i still think he undermines grappeling’s its importance to a small degree as we rarely work on anything more than juijitsus standing work. i think he liked juijitsu more for the throws, locks, and avialablity than anything so grapplers basics would be appreciated.
lol .. but my sifu didnt. he said, your going to go to jail if you take a tire iron to the guy who perches you at a stop light, but there’s nothing wrong with gouging, biting, picking up a weapon when there’s a serious threat.
Don’t get in the habit of every time you start in sparring, you circle and size each other up. You need to be ready instantly, fights aren’t always gonna have time to size each other up.
the best technique with done with half-intensity will lose every time a bad technique done with full intensity.
the message? don’t just do what you know and think that’s enough. DO what you need to win that conflict and don’t stop doing it with full intensity until you know that they are no longer a threat.
If you’re on the ground, appreciate the guard, mount and sweeps. From the clinch, appreciate knees, elbows, etc.
realize the destructive nature of many throws - while doing hiza guruma, don’t hit the side of the knee - hit it head on. while doing ko soto gake, use your hand to drive his head into the ground. many “safe” throws have “blackhand” applications.
DONT FORGET DECEPTION! If its dark and there are other people around while the attacker comes at me, i usually just yell something like, “John stab him in the back!” or “Sam, shoot him!” That usually makes them hesitate for a second while i run away ****ing myself.
rub …
“the best technique with done with half-intensity will lose every time a bad technique done with full intensity.”
im not sure if i agree with that or not. i see your point but ill have to think about it. i agree with not stopping until your certain they are down for good though… my sifu also says that all the time.
seven … i got the first part, but you lost me in the second paragraph.
probably just because you may not be familiar with those techniques. I’ll dig them up on judoinfo. Basically, I was just saying that there are combat versions of most of the “safe” throws that you learn.
I agree with the really calm face/****ed off face idea, as long as you are only play-acting at being ****ed. Usually when someone is being calm in a fight, it is with the hope that it will **** off thier attacker and cause them to do something stupid. Acting angry while keeping a cool mind might trick them enough that they become over confident and leave something vital undefended. Strategy is 80% of everything involving two or more people.
Becca
I agree with the really calm face/****ed off face idea, as long as you are only play-acting at being ****ed.
On the other hand, going completely fourty-four carot mad-as-a-bag-o-spanners nuttso flailing meat-grinder hatstand poke-em-in-the-third-eye rip-out-their-kidneys psycho has been known to piss on a few bonfires of aggression too…
Einstein
Strategy is 80% of everything involving two or more people.
That has to be 120% the most accurate statistic I’ve ever seen, within 3.5 percentiles standard deviation from the mean. Did you get that from Derek Zoolander?
‘50% of the world’s population is made up of water, and 98% wheat, and you know sometimes, that just isn’t enough!’
I take it the other 20% is raw, beast-with-two-backs bumping uglies?
