CagedWarrior

Yea, Lennox Lewis is killer. Ali would have beat him, but it wouldn't have been easy.

I'm not advocating the hospitalizing of a little girl or anything... but if someone, anyone, physically assaults me and actually poses a threat, I take them out if I have to. I don't care if the person has different gentalia than I have. If they don't pose a real threat, I'd just physically restrain them- with pain if they make it necessary. Am I supposed to be sorry about that? No one but guys way bigger than me, or with a bunch of friends, or weapon(s), will get to hit me with a golden pass.

Sparring. I guess those "timing bags" or whatever they are (ball tied to roof and floor, all elasticy) are for that, but I've never used one.

Unless your name is Chuck Lidell.

I've been talking to some friends of mine who happen to be short- they all wish they were taller.

BJJ is generally more complete in that, (assuming you're at a good school), you will learn ways to take people to the ground as well as ground fighting. I'd use a wrestling takedown over a Judo throw 9 times out of 10, by the way- and if you're doing BJJ right you should be learning both.

I wish I had plates over my shins....

If you can't do ten, do as many as you can for 3 sets. Don't do any more until your chest isn't sore, then repeat. The numbers should go up, and for now, it's that easy.

You know, with a lot of things like that it all ends up the same anyway. And because Sambo, as well as BJJ, practicioners aren't so ridiculously attached to tradition, they "steal" moves from one another until it's all the same sort of thing (grappling) anyway. Maybe BJJ is known for it's guard work... but any Sambo school with half a mind will be teaching guard work as well.

I have found that the more you concentrate on your hips doing what they should do, the better footwork you have.

To tell the truth, I think you'll find it tame compared to your MT training, and whoop a lot of students supposedly more advanced than you.

There's a fighter in the UFC named Mike (quick) Swick, and he practices Swick Fu.

tjs said it

Videos really won't help you much.

You can be a fighter and a martial artist. What style do you do? The way I put it, I do striking and grappling. Specifically, BJJ (with some wrestling in it- real BJJ has wrestling in it anyway) and MT/Boxing. Call it MMA.