Kettlebells4U wrote:Hey guys,
just saw this video and (although I am not a fan of Tim Larkin) I think this video is covering very well the difference between self defense and sport fighting.
It works both ways, as shown in some recent clips...A lot of CMA people at lest the ones I know or knew had reps on the street. Indeed a lot of the old teachers were enforcers for the various gangs back back in the day.
They had training, and were ruthless....
I once met this guy before he was shot.
On August 1, 2003, after a hit and run driver crashed into Gong's parked car in the Fairtex Gym parking lot in San Francisco, Gong pursued the car on foot. Gong caught up and confronted the driver, who was still in his car at a nearby intersection. Witnesses say the driver then shot Gong at point blank range and fled in his vehicle. Gong was pronounced dead at the scene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_GongWhile he seemed like a good guy, he was also quite confident of his skill set....which in the end was the wrong skill set for this situation.
The training and mind set cultivated plays a big role...Sometimes according to setting it can work against oneself...
The badass CMA dude thinking he or she can step into a ring and do well...The guy or woman who competes looking at all events as
a type of competition. Need to understand the waters that one swims in .