not to belittle wrestling,jits, or any grapplers delight, but it is basic fighting, step one, schoolyard.
Say what?
not to belittle wrestling,jits, or any grapplers delight, but it is basic fighting, step one, schoolyard.
Wanderingdragon wrote:Can someone tell me the difference between schoolyard, high school, and collegiate, and professional wrestling ? Other than relative intellect and physical stature.
Wanderingdragon wrote:" er yeah " only suggests that you should think about the statement. Your clips suggest you have studied traditional, but your tone today suggest that you may be one who has found a need to go in search.
Wanderingdragon wrote:@Bailliwen on this subject I am always here to find out what I don't know
bailewen wrote:Wanderingdragon wrote:@Bailliwen on this subject I am always here to find out what I don't know
Then you need to take some classes from a world class grappler.
Empasis on world class. You'll never have your eyes opened just rasslin' with some random dude just as you are not likely to have your eyes opened with regard to IMA by just dropping in on your local Taiji class. Imagine the situation was reversed and we were all talking about how push hands skills or just stand up fighting in general was just common sense and we couldn't really see the difference between the schoolyard fights we had as kids and amateur boxing and pro-boxing championships. All that muckity muck "internal' stuff was just common sense practicality. After all, I've dropped in on several taiji classes over the years and it was no big deal . . .
. . . but then you cross hands with one of those world class internal guys. The one's where you completely lose your bearings at first contact. The guys that make you feel stupid and uncoordinated like it was a bad dream and you can't understand who slipped you a mickey. . .
Take a grappling class with someone like that and you'll understand. You wanna know what the big deal is? You have to seek it out. You just don't have a terrific chance of bumping into it on accident. Nowadays, a better chance than back in the pre-Gracies in America days but still not great.
fuga wrote:What if there was someone who came on every single striking thread and constantly berated striking as rudimentary, unrefined, and elementary?
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