AndrewGreen

In submission only this will get your guard broken. In MMA or no rules your face pounded.

Body scissors is unpleasant, but not likely going to tap out a experienced guy. Works on newbies though, until they realise that just cause you are uncomfortable doesn't mean you are in danger... Anyways, figure four from the back can get you in trouble, open to leg locks and him turning over. UNLESS you got a arm trapped in there which will help hold him in place and take away his base if he tries to leg lock you (You turn over and get on top of him still on his back and finish from there)

There are better systems, but which ones are better depends on your goals. Want to win a TKD medal at the olympics, Don't take Tai chi... Muay Thai allows punches to the face, as well as elbows. It has a solid clinch game. Kyokushin does not. If your goals in Martial arts require those things, Muay Thai is a better system for you.

Just need a place to blend the two now Having good grappling is nice. Having good Striking is nice. Having both is nicer. Being able to integrate the two is even nicer. Unfortunately many neglect that last part...

Give them black belts. Or reccomend another less boring school. or go to onedragon.com buy the "Play as the Way tapes" and quit being such a dull instructor

Find a MMA gym and sign up... Training in Isshin ryu is not going to prepare you for MMA. I did Isshin ryu for 13-14 years, I now do MMA. They are very different things.

close... The first stand up occured because the time had run out. Actually the time ran out a minute or two before they actually ended. However they added a 5 min overtime on the fly, both fighters corners agreed and they went in again. Overtime expired and the fight ended a draw. The time limit apparently interferred with both fighters game plans. Shamrock stated that his game plan was for a MUCH longer fight, basically get on him, stay tight and wear on him. Figuring he could prevent submission that way. Royce's game plan was rather similar as everyone is aware... So basically they both planned to wait each other out. Not a very exciting fight, but good strategy. The time limit was added on very short notice. As for turning into spectator sports, yes, they had too. A 8 fight card of fights going several hours of wearing down on each other isn't going to bring in enough money to pay for the ring they're fighting in. Made the pace faster, and forces fighters to actively work towards ending the fight or get restarted. Kind of more practical if self-defence is your goal isn't that?

The one thing that he forgets to mention, and many others forget too, is the integration of skills. Doing BJJ one night, wrestling another, then boxing on the third does not teach you how to use them together. Far too many people train through segregation, and have no idea how to integrate things.

How often fo you train?

It's always amusing when non-grapplers argue about grappling

Don't lead with a cross. I assume you are new to this? Anyways, leading with a cross is one of those general "don't do this" rules, exceptions yes, but for the most part that is a bad idea. Lead foot always moves first when stepping forward.

Thats like asking how to land a punch without footwork. Learn positional stuff, learn to control the guy, then start looking at submissions. But like said, go find a picture. Knees squeeze in, pull heels to but, secure the wrist and lift your hips.

Is it one guy teaching all of those? That seems kinda silly.... I mean 7 seperate systems? In one school?

Size and strength do matter, always have always will. No way around that. But they can be overcome with timing and technique. On the bottom - elbow escapes and a solid guard game are key. On top, stay loose and let him move, but stay on top. Chokes are also your friend

Let's say I want to learn to hit a baseball. Would standing there swinging the bat at the air help in my timing? Timing requires something to hit, Without a ball flying over the plate there is none. All you are doing is swinging at air. Someone might be able to help clean up your swing, but until you're hitting at a ball timing is not involved. Marital arts is no different.

Padded translates better then nothing. Still hurts too

Was the initial post a joke? Surely he can't be serious

I'd say more MMA schools cover weapons then Tradititional ones cover Groundwork. Difference being that a MMA school doing weapons, will likely spend a lot of time sparring with them and work in all three ranges with them. Weapons are not a seperate range. The same rules of movement and positioning apply. Dirty tricks are no more effective then a "clean" technique that lands properly. However it is very difficult to land a technique solidly against a skilled opponent. If landing a fist to a face is difficult, what makes you think a finger to a eye will be easier?

Once again, How many of you actually spar with nunchaku. The point was made that most do not know the difference between flashy stuff and what really works. I agree fully. And yes, I do spar with nunchaku, along with many other weapons. I have learnt the "traditional" stuff, and some of it is no more functional then what that guy is doing. Looks good in theory, but....

So why critisis him for his choosen path? Oh, and how much do you spar with them? I mean if you have substance that is pretty much a given that you do it...

His hand position suits his objectives. By his standards yours is poor....

There are always rules, even when there are none. I am not capable of shooting a fireball. A Pawn is not capable of moving backwards. There are always rules.

There is no timing in a patterened excercise

Fights are won on positioning. The guy in the better position has the advantage. Be it seperated, clinch or on the ground. Whoever has the better position can throw there techniques while the other can't. Now it doesn't matter if it is dirty tactics, or clean ones, that rule applies. MMA covers that in all ranges. Many traditional arts don't really cover it at all. That is why grapplers did so well early on. They trained in all of those ranges, and how to transition from one to another. Striking arts don't do that. A skilled wrestler can keep you standing, clinch or take you do and keep you there. A Striker does not have those skills. All the dirty tricks in the world won't help you if you can't secure a postion to throw them from. Yes you can eye gouge, but the guy mounted on you can too, and his might actually land. All this "deadly" technique nonsense is just that, nonsense. MMA fighters understand this. Arm bars alone are garbage too, as are chokes. What makes them work is the positioning and set ups that allow them to be delivered.

So a Kung Fu guy goes in, gets whooped, then decides he should do something more effective and you have no respect for that. I give him lots of respect, for realising that he had made some errors in his thinking.