tall vs short

[bannana]

Who do you think would have an advantage in a street fight, a tall person or a short person? I'd say the short person because most street fights are in close quarters and short people are more suited to fighting in close range. Many street effective styles such as hung gar and wing chun are designed to work for shorter people.

[ravenzoom]

Perhaps, but I'm no so sure grappling is that much better to short people than to tall people. And it's not THAT easy to get in close in a steet fight, the tall guy might have a chance to land a solid one before the shorter one can even make an attack. I'd advantage the taller guy.

[brawler1245]

i think the tall person has the advantage, since he has a better reach and if the shorter guy gets in close thats what elbows and knees are for. And in grappling how does a short guy have the addvantage?

[Sam]

tall - range, and generlly balance, can make their base wider generally proportional to their height.... depends on build though

[bannana]

And in grappling how does a short guy have the addvantage?

Well, short people have lower centers of gravity, making them harder to throw.

[brawler1245]

grapplings on the ground thou

[Goju_boi]

whoever is the batter fighter will win

[Mischievousjoe]

I'd have to put my money on the tall guy almost every time here. I'm a fairly short person, and in some situations that can work to my advantage against a taller opponent, but in an all out street conflict I think the superior strength of a bigger opponent with less skill could quite possibly overwhelm a smaller fighter. Not to say that a skilled small fighter can't take out bigger oponents. But the timing speed and accuracy of the strikes would have to be quite good.

[Goju_boi]

Any one here ever heard of a Vietnamese style called Vovinam aka Viet Vo Dao?This style is made so that the smaller person take out the bigger oponent easily

[Dark Shogun]

The tall guy has the advantage for sure. He has longer weapons with joints in them so that they can be used a close and long range. Joints can also be used to lower the centre of gravity.