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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby Nick C on Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:04 pm

The old jack of all trades master of none :)

Hence my comment regarding most styles actually do recognise weaknesses (at least what I have seen of most styles) and therefore try to avoid these weaknesses being exploited etc. I certainly would never advocate solely cross training - you need to understand the art you are doing enough to recognise its weaknesses for a start! The other thing I would recommend is actually 'trying out' your style with something that is good in your area of weakness, to asses if it really is one, or simply a perceived problem.
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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby DeusTrismegistus on Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:42 am

Nick C wrote:The old jack of all trades master of none :)

Hence my comment regarding most styles actually do recognise weaknesses (at least what I have seen of most styles) and therefore try to avoid these weaknesses being exploited etc. I certainly would never advocate solely cross training - you need to understand the art you are doing enough to recognise its weaknesses for a start! The other thing I would recommend is actually 'trying out' your style with something that is good in your area of weakness, to asses if it really is one, or simply a perceived problem.


I would say the best fighters in MMA are all good at making the fight stay where they can use their strengths. When a striker goes against a grappler the winner won't be who strikes better or submits better per se, but who is better at staying where their game is strongest.
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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby Doc Stier on Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:01 am

Never mind! ;)

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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby RobP2 on Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:36 am

Best thing is to get rid of styles completely and train principles...but we've been here before..... :-)
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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby mrtoes on Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:10 am

RobP2 wrote:Best thing is to get rid of styles completely and train principles...but we've been here before..... :-)


Train principles? Madness! How exactly will that help me get my Twelfth Dan in Dragon Master Bagua with the silky silky uniform and red striped black belt??? ???
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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby RobP2 on Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:32 am

mrtoes wrote:Train principles? Madness! How exactly will that help me get my Twelfth Dan in Dragon Master Bagua with the silky silky uniform and red striped black belt??? ???


;D - you don't have one already? The secret is to get that, and then change arts ;D
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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby affa on Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:16 am

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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby Wanderingdragon on Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:25 am

Still goin huh?... anyone who had a schoolyard fight when he was 6 or 12 or 9 already knows MMA, Moms call it tusseling, dads call it roughhousing, those involved try to make you say give, the ones that are good hit really hard, and the ones that aren't say you cheated.
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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby GrahamB on Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:25 am

affa wrote:i thought it was common-ground knowledge that errol flyn was gay, so i thought the wink at the end of your comment indicated a tongue-in-cheek rendering of "the days when men were men."



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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby affa on Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:09 am

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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby Doc Stier on Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:26 am

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Thanks, affa! 8-)

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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby affa on Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:44 pm

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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby affa on Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:45 pm

word. -duel-
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Re: what is MMA missing?

Postby Wanderingdragon on Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:37 am

Doc Stier wrote:Image
Thanks, affa! 8-)

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