Originally posted by a pile of pUke
But the fighters today are evolved(still evolving), making themselves awesome grapplers, GnPers and stand up strikers who could hold their own Pro competitons like boxing, grappling, bjj, etc., because alot of them have roots in those 'sports'.
But if MMA fighters can't beat traditional martial artists at striking(K-1), and they can't beat traditional martial artists at ground grappling(Abu Dhabi), what chance do they have outside of the rules of their events? Both Muay Thai and BJJ clinch frequently, where a weapons master would kill them as that is his range of proficiency. Urban combatives is all about weapons. This is a maxim of SD. Nearly every one of my masters carried a pistol and an edged weapon. I'm always armed. Every competent SD I know stresses weapons. But even weapons don't make up for unawareness, and you cannot be aware on the ground. Especially on your back. This is another maxim of SD. You may be able to defeat your opponent with a weapon while grappling on the ground, but you won't see his friends coming, and you won't be mobile enough to retreat, attack or defend against their weapons, whether they be steel toe boots, bats or knives.
And if you have a knife, why the hell would you go to the ground? If you are an mma fighters, why the hell would you go to the ground?
Why dont you just run away in the first place?
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