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originally posted by: JustJohnny
a reply to: AugustusMasonicus
I don’t think the average professional Kung fu practitioner (someone that Kung fu is their livelyhood) could beat the average professional bar fighter (rough kneck who is presently 40 and has bar fought every other weekend since he was 16)..
originally posted by: JustJohnny
a reply to: JDmOKI
Royce Gracie was not traditional Asian martial arts...
originally posted by: JustJohnny
a reply to: highvein
I swing a sledge hammer for 12 hours a day , 6 days a week...presently in 95 degree heat..
I am almost 40, have a full six pack and have not seen the inside of a gym in over a decade..aka every muscle on my body is “farmers muscle “ not the fake mainly for looks body building stuff..
I pity the domestic ( means air conditioner/office job, not sissy) who grabs ahold of me lol..
And that isn’t me saying anything crazy.. someone who can swing a 18lb sledge hammer for 10 hours in the heat tomorrow. Will fair better than someone who could not at anything like combat..
My first day when I was still a domestic after about the first hour I was killed and look over at the 53 year old, 5,3 Mexican still going strong, and I knew instantly that little joker would rip through me like a wet paper bag....
I can’t hurt him more than 12 hours of slinging a sledge hurts...
I can’t punch harder than someone who can swing a sledge all day...
And me having more endurance is totally laughable..
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: JustJohnny
a reply to: JDmOKI
Royce Gracie was not traditional Asian martial arts...
Neither was Lee, though. Jeet Kun Do is essentially Wing Chun mixed with the footwork and direct counter striking of boxing. Hell, Anderson Silva trained under Inosanto in Jeet Kun Do and Wing Chun and, well, he's not exactly a scrub now is he?
originally posted by: JustJohnny
a reply to: highvein
There isn’t an analyst on planet earth that wouldn’t disagree...
Fighters are bigger, faster , stronger and better trained than ever before..
Why??
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
originally posted by: JustJohnny
a reply to: burdman30ott6
But he wasn’t world class.. no Asian martial artist has been..
Just watched a documentary on the shoilin and they eat almost no protein and they never let their muscles rest..
They have horrible strength and attempt to make up for it with obscene technique.
That is why none look cut at all.. and I do not mean cut not ripped.
originally posted by: JustJohnny
a reply to: burdman30ott6
I said in the beginning lee was a legit fighter... but I do not think he would be world class necessarily and for damn sure wouldn’t be busting open other weight classes..
Lee was an actor and tournament fighter..
Incredibly tough for an actor, but maybe not compared to the best contemporary fighters on the planet
originally posted by: JustJohnny
a reply to: DictionaryOfExcuses
Mike Tyson, Anderson Silva, Mayweather, broc lesner, Connie mcgregor, exc...
No traditional Asian martial artist has ever even been thought to be enough of a competitor to get a match with a world class fighter in his prime..
It really is the exact same concept as women fighters vs men fighters..
Size and strength matter...
The best female fighter on the planet is probably only equivalent to the lower tier professional fighters in their divisions.