STR33T GUY

Next to a person who stands there like a post, widely swinging people are the easiest to defeat. To answer your question, in street fights I’ve used the Thai roundhouse kick to the legs a couple of times, the clinching straight knee once (I grab him by the hair instead of using the prumb) and lifting, horizontal, swimming elbows a bunch of times, all to good effect.

Quotes come from here http://www.cyberkwoon.com/forum/kb.php?mode=article&k=121 Grappling isn’t just about being on the ground, it’s also about clinching. If you are fighting multiples and one grabs hold of you, that’s one clinch you really want to win. Grappling enables you to throw guy one to the ground while you stay on your feet to face guy two. So grappling is useful against multiples. I know of throws and takedowns that don’t require much room at all, and if “someone else's body weight driving you there” it’s obviously working for him. I have won fights rolling asphalt and gravel. Sure I’d rather roll on a mat but I’d rather be punched with a 16 ounce glove too. After being hit with a weapon (I needed three stitches), I threw the guy so hard onto the ground the weapon went flying out of his hand. I then mounted him. Well this argument can be applied to striking too. But more to the point, I’ve won fights on the ground with no rules and both of us fighting dirty. I don't know if anyone has ever had the intent to kill me, but if I what to kill somebody it will be easiest for me to do it on the ground (assuming I'm not armed).

I’ve never been in a knife fight but the three that I have seen or seen the aftermath of, all resulted in someone being taken away in an ambulance. So based on my limited experience, the loser has a 100% chance of needing prompt medical care or faces death. And the winners all when to jail or were already there.

HanSword is from Malaysia and he hasn’t posted since the tsunami hit. I hope that he and all of the other members who are from that part of the world are safe.

Excellent posts Gumbi! Prove it! Tell us who you are, so we can look up your fight record at sherdog.

That's incredible!

Fact #1 The other guy doesn’t always have his friends there to back him up nor does he always have a weapon with him Fact #2 The fastest way to end a fight is to knock the guy out on his feet. The second fastest way to end a fight is to take the guy to the ground and knock him out there. Fact #3 Ending a fight fast is the best way to win a fight.

Good guide

A knife is a poor defensive weapon because you can stab an attacker several times before he is even aware of it and stops the attack (maybe). A knife is really an offensive weapon best used with the intent to kill. A club makes a much better defensive weapon because of the shock that accompanies the blow. A club has a better chance of halting an attack than does a knife.

I think that you people have misunderstood me; I’m NOT ridged and unmoving when I pull my elbows into my side. I have a wrestling background and I am very comfortable on the ground. The reason that I place my elbows in is two fold, first it gives me and mechanical advantage and second it denies and attack area (armpits) to my opponent. All collar chokes, I’m relatively new to submissions (I’m a ground and pound kind of guy). I agree with the idea that the best defense is to known all the chokes. I was just looking for general ideas that would be helpful. Like my advise to prevent arm locks, which helps even if you don’t know all the various arm locks.

I break fights into three phases, striking, clinching and the ground. I want to be good at all three phases so I try to devote equal time to all three, which makes it a 66/33 split in favor of grapping. And since there is actually striking in all three phases the split is closer to 60/40 with the edge going to grappling. I should have voted 50/50, oh well. Btw I only train for the street.

I was thinking about the guys that you see in the gym that are always benching and doing curls, but hardly ever do squats and don’t know what a dead lift is. Compare these gym rats to a boxer with his big back and triceps. I agree that the proper use of weights can help a person develop explosive power. The key is PROPER use of weights.

I thought that you would.

Uh...ok...? Since you listed your styles as American Tae Kwon Do and Sin Moo Hapkido, I didn’t think you’d get it. A boxer will know though.

Ideally I'd like to spend about a third of my training time on striking, a third on the clinch and a third on the ground, so I voted for 75% grappling 25% striking.

Sounds like an arm puncher to me.

I think McDojos make money. I think that hard core kickboxing and MMA clubs where the owner also promotes fights makes money. The club is money looser but the events that the owner puts on make money. The club becomes his talent pool. I think the owner of a club between these two extremes needs to have a real job to keep it going.

Here is the link to the above quote. http://www.myodynamics.com/articles/pavel.html

If you what endurance for punching the best way is to throw hundreds of punches each time you go to the gym. If you what to have punching power the best way is to hit the heavy bag (with good form). Being explosive with weights is a good way to get hurt. Weights are good for building strength only. Weights should never replace any part of your MA training. Weights should be considered supplemental training only. Improper strength training with weights is worse for your MA than not training with weights at all.

No. No. Doing high repetition exercises will increase your endurance only. Endurance has no effect on striking power. Doing low repetition exercises will increase your strength. An increase in strength may help with power, but power is developed by striking the heavy bag. Whether you do high or low rep, isolation exercises will defiantly hurt your striking power. Guys with big biceps and big chests generally have poor striking power.

You literally catch the punch just like you would a baseball. With two orthodox fighters the catch will most often be used for jabs. Catches like parries work great in boxing with gloves on. The catch and its cousin the parry doesn’t work as well without gloves. http://www.shoto.com/pictures/articles/techniques/tech9/pic00016.jpg This is the only block that I know of that fits your description but I’ve only heard of it being used to block hooks. Could you explain more about the block that you use?

I’m glad to read your posts again. That other thread got out of hand. What are some pressure points that you have found useful in subduing people resisting arrest? Thanks again

In an effort to avoid confusion I’ll use the term spots. I know three spots on the head that if you push a knuckle or thumb into it, it will hurt. These spots are; 1) Right behind the jaw where it hinges, just below the ear. 2) Below the cheek bone right at the back molars. 3) In the neck right underneath the jaw towards the back of the jaw. Now are these spots really pressure points or something else?

Would someone please explain what pressure points are in plain English? When I say plain English, I mean no talk about meridian lines and chi energy or exotic names like GB 13. Thank you

In wrestling I learned that keeping my elbows in at my side gave me more strength in the arms and made arm attacks against me difficult. When I took Jujitsu, every time that I felt I was in danger of an arm lock I quickly tucked my elbows in and attacked their arms back. Even the higher belts seldom if ever got an arm lock on me. I was always getting caught in collar chokes though; I just don’t know what to do to stop them, any suggestions?