jeff_hasbrouck
Green Belt
Ok folks, I haven't seen this topic broached in the fashion that I'm about to. But I implore you to listen to this.
Rule #1 of fighting in the ring: There ARE rules-
So we are used to being able to strike with whatever works. Punches, kicks, palms, elbows, shoulder etc. and we are striking at VULNERABLE targets ie. Soft tissue/weak points.
That is illegal in the ring. You cant chop someone in the throat. You cant strike the back of the head. You can't straight kick somebody's knee. You can't, You can't, You CAN'T!
WT/WC wasn't founded or developed on principals using gloves, or in a ring. It was meant for the street; Striking any viable target with any tool (technique) that worked.
Now in MMA we limited not only in our tools and targets, but confined in a set space. And that set space favors people with strong kicks and quick take-downs. So stop fooling yourself into thinking you can take a wrestler when you've never trained against one.
When I was in San Antonio we had an "Anti-Grappling" (lol) seminar and I DECIMATED everyone with only 2 wrestling techniques. A single and double leg take-down. I took punches to the head, knees to the face, ribs and kicks to my legs, yet I still succeeded (all but one time) in taking down my opponent.
We as chunners are NOT prepared to deal with these kind of attacks; and if you think you are: YOU'RE WRONG.
You need to either find a BJJ person or wrestler to learn HOW to defend said techniques, because honestly you won't be able to use the WT solution. And trust me, I've tried.
In order to stop a double leg take-down; You can't use the YGKYM, it just doesn't work. You have to bend the rules in order to restore order.
I don't know where guy's get off starting off in the YGKYM in the ring (YGKYM is meant for stability and structure; Not mobility). It not only looks ridiculous; But it is as ineffective as shooting a BB gun at an elephant. Too many chunners think that the YGKYM is the end all be all of stances. It's not. Ya'll forget that once you understand the principals you must absolve them and utilize the principals and theories and forget about using the proper structure ALL the time. Because again: it doesn't always work.
A good example is Chi-sau sections and basic reactions... We learn all these tactile reactions for what reasons? To learn the sections? Forms? HELL NO. We learn them in sections to LEARN them more efficiently and effectively so it takes less time.
We learn the sections so that one day we can string them together without thinking about it, creating our anti-synaptic reflexs into LAT-SAU or "Free handed fighting techniques"! So the point of this is to fight right? Then why are we standing there like a pinche burro (F-in donkey) when someone bum rushes us in a ring? Because we are being a MECHANICAL fighter instead of an INTELLIGENT fighter.
Bruce Lee goes into this quite in depth in his "Hack away the un-essential" blah, blah, blah... Well he's right. We need to use what is usable and discard what is not. I don't care if "MY SIFU SAID" blah blah, if it doesn't work: It DOESN'T work.
So folks when we step into a fight, or the ring; Don't let yourself be limited by the system. USE the system to YOUR benefit. That is what its all about after. Defending yourself. Not up-holding some sense of tradition that doesn't work...
I hope ya'll found this informative and kinda jolted you out of some of your bad habits.
All the best!
Jeff
Rule #1 of fighting in the ring: There ARE rules-
So we are used to being able to strike with whatever works. Punches, kicks, palms, elbows, shoulder etc. and we are striking at VULNERABLE targets ie. Soft tissue/weak points.
That is illegal in the ring. You cant chop someone in the throat. You cant strike the back of the head. You can't straight kick somebody's knee. You can't, You can't, You CAN'T!
WT/WC wasn't founded or developed on principals using gloves, or in a ring. It was meant for the street; Striking any viable target with any tool (technique) that worked.
Now in MMA we limited not only in our tools and targets, but confined in a set space. And that set space favors people with strong kicks and quick take-downs. So stop fooling yourself into thinking you can take a wrestler when you've never trained against one.
When I was in San Antonio we had an "Anti-Grappling" (lol) seminar and I DECIMATED everyone with only 2 wrestling techniques. A single and double leg take-down. I took punches to the head, knees to the face, ribs and kicks to my legs, yet I still succeeded (all but one time) in taking down my opponent.
We as chunners are NOT prepared to deal with these kind of attacks; and if you think you are: YOU'RE WRONG.
You need to either find a BJJ person or wrestler to learn HOW to defend said techniques, because honestly you won't be able to use the WT solution. And trust me, I've tried.
In order to stop a double leg take-down; You can't use the YGKYM, it just doesn't work. You have to bend the rules in order to restore order.
I don't know where guy's get off starting off in the YGKYM in the ring (YGKYM is meant for stability and structure; Not mobility). It not only looks ridiculous; But it is as ineffective as shooting a BB gun at an elephant. Too many chunners think that the YGKYM is the end all be all of stances. It's not. Ya'll forget that once you understand the principals you must absolve them and utilize the principals and theories and forget about using the proper structure ALL the time. Because again: it doesn't always work.
A good example is Chi-sau sections and basic reactions... We learn all these tactile reactions for what reasons? To learn the sections? Forms? HELL NO. We learn them in sections to LEARN them more efficiently and effectively so it takes less time.
We learn the sections so that one day we can string them together without thinking about it, creating our anti-synaptic reflexs into LAT-SAU or "Free handed fighting techniques"! So the point of this is to fight right? Then why are we standing there like a pinche burro (F-in donkey) when someone bum rushes us in a ring? Because we are being a MECHANICAL fighter instead of an INTELLIGENT fighter.
Bruce Lee goes into this quite in depth in his "Hack away the un-essential" blah, blah, blah... Well he's right. We need to use what is usable and discard what is not. I don't care if "MY SIFU SAID" blah blah, if it doesn't work: It DOESN'T work.
So folks when we step into a fight, or the ring; Don't let yourself be limited by the system. USE the system to YOUR benefit. That is what its all about after. Defending yourself. Not up-holding some sense of tradition that doesn't work...
I hope ya'll found this informative and kinda jolted you out of some of your bad habits.
All the best!
Jeff