Bhassler wrote:If he does it like the collegiate wrestler that Graham linked to, I'll have several months of knee rehab to contemplate why I was stupid enough to get in a fight with a world-class combat athlete 25 years younger than me. I'll probably end up quitting my job, selling everything, and living in the back of a van in a hippy commune somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. I'll live with a girl who's not very smart or pretty, but at least she's young and happy and seems to like me.
GrahamB wrote:"What is your TMA/CMA/IMA/personal response to one of these?"
I find a fault in your thinking there.
No need to put things in little boxes. There is just "a response".
Bhassler wrote:If he does it like the collegiate wrestler that Graham linked to, I'll have several months of knee rehab to contemplate why I was stupid enough to get in a fight with a world-class combat athlete 25 years younger than me. I'll probably end up quitting my job, selling everything, and living in the back of a van in a hippy commune somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. I'll live with a girl who's not very smart or pretty, but at least she's young and happy and seems to like me.
All of which is to say it's a silly question. What's the context? Sport or street? Size of opponent? Skill? At what point in the engagement? Are there other people around? Is anyone drunk? Carrying groceries? Weapons? Etc.
Finny wrote:What's my personal response to a low single leg? Sprawl.
The real issue is familiarity with ground work - if your response to a low single is successful every time then a low single doesn't pose any problem right? As BHassler pointed out a low single is not a common occurrence on 'teh streetz' really - I'd think a double, over/under or even high crotch would be a far more common thing to encounter, so far as wrestling entries are concerned.
jaime_g wrote:Shuai jiao bei bu and gai bu are excellent responses for the low single. It's a quick scramble escape
dspyrido wrote:Finny wrote:What's my personal response to a low single leg? Sprawl.
The real issue is familiarity with ground work - if your response to a low single is successful every time then a low single doesn't pose any problem right? As BHassler pointed out a low single is not a common occurrence on 'teh streetz' really - I'd think a double, over/under or even high crotch would be a far more common thing to encounter, so far as wrestling entries are concerned.
You nailed the source of my questioning. A sprawl leads to the ground.
dspyrido wrote:Many IMA/CMA/TMA have an aversion for the ground. Even Shuajiow. As a result many counters in this mindset can be implemented that keep the person standing. Not as much in wrestling/submission sports.
But against a low single I noticed some moves that I learnt in xylh actually came out against a low single in a grappling situation. This changed my way of thinking about the original CMA moves & even altered how I train them.
I am interested in hearing about similar experiences or other insights.
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