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Originally posted by Badge01
It might interest you to know that Ryabko's Systema was originally based on Russian Sambo. But current students are often unaware of this, and have not trained in Sambo. Thus their expression of Systema is usually ineffective, lacking this essential core training.
Originally posted by squiz
I teach MA professionally, I've studied many styles to various degrees and have taught several different styles.
Some styles are better suited to different body types and some better suited to different personality types.
Actually, many traditional arts are restrictive, I've seen martial artist fail in real fight situations When you fight for real you have to forget everything you've learnt and just fight with your subconscious mind.
As one poster mentioned the overlooked techniques of gouging eyes, pulling hair, pinching flesh, biting, using your environment and even spitting are the most effective natural tools in the arsenal. A natural martial artist is someone who is in touch with their dark side and can turn it on at will.
You need to be familiar with all aspects and all areas of fighting to be successful, stand up, grappling, ground, weapons, multiple attackers
and of course strategy which is most important
Originally posted by Jazzyguy
Or.. what martial art do you most prefer (for yourself I mean)?
I personally have no idea or any experience about martial arts, but those shaolin monks sure look pretty darn strong and fast.
Originally posted by Badge01
Let me guess. You teach Tae Kwon Do. Are you American? What is the name of your school, if you don't mind my asking?
"Some styles are better suited to different body types and some better suited to different personality types."
Can you be more specific? Do you mean styles which use leverage, like Judo and Jiu-jitsu are better for smaller persons? Which styles of self-defense are best suited to which personality types? Sounds like an interesting theory. Tell us more.
"Actually, many traditional arts are restrictive, I've seen martial artist fail in real fight situations When you fight for real you have to forget everything you've learnt and just fight with your subconscious mind. "
I seriously doubt that you've seen any traditional martial artists in actual fights. It's a very rare phenomenon, almost like a car crash. It happens, but it's rare to witness it, and even rarer for an instructor to witness it. Did you step in and help, or are you just talking 'theoretically'?
In addition, I doubt any martial artist ever fought with the subconscious mind. If so, how would you know? Maybe you mean something else?
"As one poster mentioned the overlooked techniques of gouging eyes, pulling hair, pinching flesh, biting, using your environment and even spitting are the most effective natural tools in the arsenal. A natural martial artist is someone who is in touch with their dark side and can turn it on at will."
This is completely erroneous. In order to use foul tactics, pinching, or gouging you have to be have Positional Dominance and you have to have a delivery system. This means be in control of your opponent so that you can apply such a move. In addition unless you have a reliable way to deliver a pinch or bite, it won't work. You can't just run up and bite someone. You have to have control of the area you'd bite or pinch. If the opponent rips away reflexively or punches you, you're more likely to lose teeth.
Here's a video outlining Positional Dominance using Kesa Gatame (scarf hold)
Explain how you would counter this hold using biting, hair pulling and pinching before the fighter disabled you with a choke or a submission? (You might think you can bite, but you can not; your head is held immobile by his forehead pressure.)
"You need to be familiar with all aspects and all areas of fighting to be successful, stand up, grappling, ground, weapons, multiple attackers "
So how do you explain UFC 1, where Royce Gracie was able to defeat all his opponents knowing only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
"and of course strategy which is most important"
Can you give an example of a martial 'strategy'? Many people talk about it, but few can actually explain it. Even fewer can do it.
Just curious. Thanks for your post.