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the point was that they rarely won ky KO or TKO and the Thai fighters almost always did.

6 ft 191 walk around 184 fight weight.

in Brazilian Jiu jitsu most grappling techniques are legal...

because you like i said when people are sparring Full contact as in the same way you would in a fight your techniques gets sloppy...you usually have to slow down occasionally and foucus on it if you want it to be there when you pick it back up.

I do spar hard the majority of the time, however I think you should slow down ocassionally and work on spefiic tehcniqes it's a simple as that.

i think i would never put someon in an arm bar unless i was going to break it...

You also have to develop the technique in sparring.

because when you spar "full contact" you tend to loose technique..I am a firm beliver ini heavy contact sparring...but i think it's also smart so slow it down every now and then and work on technique.

so you should never work on technique? I agree hard contact sparring is important but "full" contact all the time isint the answer imo..

In another thread he said Okinowan karate was superior to MMA so I was simply looking for clafication as to why he would wan to "Mix" martial arts if one was superior to that. Yes Muay thai/boxing or Muay Thai/wing chun would be a hard combo to beat if it was combined with BJJ.....Muay thai/BJJ is proababaly one of the most proven combos out there.

san shao has beaten muay thai before..but if you look closely at the matches..its usually newbie thai fighters from thailand against the top fighers in china..and the fights are usually in china...another thing ot notice is when the MT fighers win it's always by ko and tha San shou guy by decision or points.

Your right they take out techniqes that work and dont worry about the rest. Doing Katas will never make you a great fighter and thats a fact. MMA fighters are the best in the world...because they take what works and get rid of the rest. you can take the entire art as a whole but you will never be at the same level as someone who takes the useful techniques and trains them down to instict.

here it is... http://209.15.75.68/judoinfo/video/other/whyjudoisbetterthankarate.mpg

from an unbiased standpoint i have read alot about TSK from others forums as well as this one...many of the comments from students or former student...I have heard mostly negative feedback but I have also heard they have produced some good fighters...so you never know. as far as aikido...just be preapared to wait several years before actually being able to apply it in a real fight.

yes, ultimatly it does come down to the figher..A stlye can only give you the tools..from there it's up to you to use them...i just personally think certain styles do a better job at equiping you. I also wish there were some video of the capoiera vs chute box..i would have liked to watch it.

I think it would definetly beneficial to you. Muay thai..but kickboxing is a big word than can mean alot of things ...MT/kickboxing can be very similar.

krav Maga, Muay Thai, Kyokushin karate would all go great with it IMO. OR something like Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling would also work very well BJJ/Boxing and Wrestling/boxing are both extremly effective combos that have done very well.

so the old Tai Chi master would do any better against a younger stronger Thai Fighter of the same skill level?? No

Here are the results of A challange match between Chute Box and Capoiera in Brazil, If you notice not a single capoiera fighter lasted into the second round. http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/eventinfo.cfm?eventid=487 Here is a Video of well known Capoiera fighter named mestre hulk fighing Mark kerr in an International Vale tudo fight-In the first video he gets DQ for crawling out of the ring to escape more punishment. http://216.40.244.4/misc/wvc3/wvc3_kerr_vs_hulk.zip here is another fight, this time he gets choked out- http://216.40.244.4/misc/wvc11/wvc11_malkhasyan_vs_hulk.zip Please feel free to produce any videos or documentation of Any capoiera figher winning against any know fighter in any serious event and prove me wrong.

good luck geeting in the UFC ...its usaully not your decision..

have you ever punched someone in the throat? Have you ever tried on a resisting opponet..im guessing no...easier said than done. and while were ont he subject Throat punches were perfectly legal in the first UFC's...for some reason a 170 pound brazilian still won every fight despite these deadly techniques.

lol personally if someone does not tap out and i have them in a choke then they are going out.. I might be a bit more hessitent to break an arm or shoulder..depends on who it is ans what they did

that block is difficult against a powerful kick...when you make that block you are supposed to move back aswell. you can also try redirecting it with your elbows so you can keep your hands up...just make sur eyou turn your body with it.

I still havent heard any proof...yes things have changed...rules/advertising UFC has moved away from "NHB" to become "MMA"

yes and Attackers always ask if you want to go to the ground? Multiple attackers would never try to take you there? BJJ is not good for multiple attackers but it can pretty much give you the highest chances of succes against a single opponet..despite the size.