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I’m not into arguing semantics so I’ll tell you what I do and you can call it anything you want. My striking is based on boxing with elements of MT added and some modifications by me to make it more street worthy. My grappling is a blend of free style wrestling, Jujitsu, some BJJ and a little GR wrestling. I’ve taken a year of TKD but haven’t bothered to retain any part of it.

Well regarding the UFC, The UFC isn’t like a street fight at all. But the rules are sufficiently limited that the UFC is a good demonstration of which techniques generally work the best in a street fight. The best martial arts are the ones with the best collection of techniques. The strategies used by competitors in the UFC however aren’t necessarily good strategies to have on the street. I don’t think that the UFC or MMA is a style, not yet anyway.

I’ve been in a lot of street fights, far more than my martial art peers. Most were when I was much younger. I’ve only been in three fights in the last ten years. I’ve also trained in different martial arts some were TMA and others were SMA, I consider myself a MMA even though I don’t compete.

Exactly!

Not on the planet that I live on!

I used my head to block a punch one time. The guy hurt his hand and let out a groan, which cause me to giggle. I then grounded and pounded him.

When I spar with someone for the first time, I tell them to keep the contact light. I also tell them that I’m not a punching bag; if they hit me hard I’ll hit them back hard. If anyone goes at me all out when sparring then I do too. It’s only happened once with me and I knocked the guy out, I was wearing 16 oz gloves and he had head gear on. I can hit harder than most fighters.

Yes. When you throw the left cross, is it with power or is it a feint? The reason that I ask is because I can’t throw a left cross with power and follow it with a left roundhouse kick. Or a right cross followed by a right roundhouse kick for that matter. When I throw a left cross with power, my left foot has a lot of weight on it, so a left roundhouse kick doesn’t naturally follow. Of course a feint is thrown without power so my left leg doesn’t need weight on it and a left kick will follow naturally.

Is that a right jab, left cross, left roundhouse kick?

For one thing I never hit the chest on purpose. The closest that I want to get is, the solar plexus, the floating ribs, the neck and just below the armpit, but not the chest. And if some crack ho comes at me with a knife, you bet I’m going to hit her. I’m going to hit her so hard that she wakes up in the middle of next week.

What in your opinion is the difference between “skills” developed through training and “skills” developed through experience? Can you get the necessary “skills” through training alone? Is it necessary to have real fight experience to develop good self-defense skills?

You didn’t list experience in you percentage breakdown. That’s a huge oversight on your part, since experience is over 50% of what determines the outcome.

I’ll define a street fighter as someone who is a member of the criminal underworld and has chosen to make their way through life by using violence. From my experience the typical or “average” street fighter has some but not a lot of MA training. Enough training that they are familiar with most MA techniques but not very proficient at them. Besides his aggression the biggest advantage that the typical street fighter has is experience. Although the typical street fighter has had only two or maybe three real street fights to their credit (as oppose to beating up weaklings), that experience gives them a huge advantage over someone without that experience. So could you fight off a typical street fighter if you had to?

Question: why do some martial artists get owned in a street fight? Answer: most martial artists are poor fighters! IMHO most of the people here would loose a fight to the typical street tough guy.

People are choked out in Judo and BJJ all the time without dying, so I’d say that chokes are relatively safe to use. But since a few people have died from police choke holds, there is obviously some risk in using chokes, but then there is risk with strikes and throws too. Why do people think hand/wrist locks are the best?

For a fighter (right handed) to switch from orthodox stance to southpaw stance and back during a fight is tricky and most fighters (right handed) just stay in orthodox stance. I easily spend most of my time in the orthodox stance but I do switch to southpaw in order to throw this combination (left cross – right jab – left round house kick) and then I quickly switch back to orthodox. I switch to southpaw because with this combo I can throw a power round house kick (rear leg) from the side that I don’t usually throw power kicks from. Do you practice switching stances?

Silver Star recipient Pfc. Kyle Turner U.S. Army http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/jun2004/profile/pri060204b2.jpg Turner was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action during operation Iraqi Freedom.

Navy Cross recipient 1st Sgt. Justin Lehew USMC http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/aug2004/profile/pri080604a1.jpg Lehew was awarded the Marine Corps' second highest medal for his heroic actions during Operation Iraqi.

Well I’m argued out. If any of you deadly guys attempt a neck break in a self-defense situation and you are successful and you survive let me know. I’ll enjoy following your trial for murder.

Shorinryu Sensei While your using your killer instinct on attacker one, attackers two and three are stabbing you in the back. Or The prosecutor asks you why was it necessary to kill your attacker when he was on the ground and you had his back and the jury gives you that funny look.

LOL Wrong! It’s an achievement that most can’t obtain. I suppose you diss Olympic medalists too.

Re multiples and armed opponents Attempting something as difficult as breaking necks instead of the simpler and higher percentage moves and then escaping is very James bond and highly unrealistic.

I hope your not one of those people who put stock into how many posts one makes on a MA forum.

Please describe the scenario other than war, where it would be necessary to break someone’s neck.

Dear Snakeeel Wouldn’t you rather have a blue belt in Kung Fu San Soo and a trophy for being a city wide Kung Fu San Soo champion than a black belt and no trophy?