And yet, if you find yourself in France, the ability to speak French is remarkably useful. And that Spanish won’t help you so much if you are in France. So I’m not sure I understand what you are saying here.
Yes this is true, but i think there exists no risk-free strategies ion a fight, there is always some "risk" involved. Even the fully defense strategy is extremely risky because - sooner or later all energy is wasted unless you have better endurance than the opponent and they you are an easy pray; this is why I think some degree of risky offense is required for a "good defense"
This is speed and power trade off. I agree that if you use hook to set up something else, you don't need 100% power in your hook. The following 2 combos are also my favor:
Yeah so it’s better to have knowledge of multiple languages so that you can communicate in more than 1 place
Agree! As long as you know your technique weakness, you can use it to bait your opponent's attack.
True, but what I tried to say is that is that I train maximum power hooks fast. That does not mean I should throw myself totally off balance to the extent that i fall over in case I miss. No my body stops to make sure balance is never compromised. Also if you overcomitte and throw yourself off balance, pulling the hook back fast will be impossible.
You can set up in both ways. An over committed hook punch can set up a perfect spinning back fist.
I agree with this, in spite of my own language failings. I guess I am confused on how the message fit in to the post you were responding to.
My approach for all my time in Jow Ga is to grow in depth, but also to grow in width. Learning to use Jow Ga against other systems allows me to grow in width because I must learn about other systems and then explore if there is something in Jow Ga that can help.
Fighting is not the same thing. I do not need to be fluent in Muay Thai in order to be able to defend against it. I only need to understand what my Muay Thai opponent is trying to do to me and which Jow Ga techniques work best against those techniques.
It's better to learn multiple languages when you want to communicate in another language. Fighting isn't about communicating in another system. It's about defeating the system that stands before you and you don't need to learn that system in order to defeat it.
I agree with this view. Sugar Ray Leonard, Joe Frazier and Ken Norton are all boxers but fight with completely different styles. A boxer fighting against them (good luck!) not having seen them before, will not know just what their style is at first. Each would have to be handled differently, our fearless opponent having to figure out how to use his own style to combat them. Luckily, all styles have some flexibility built in, whether it's technique or tactics. It's a matter of picking out the right tools from his toolbox and the most effective way of employing them for the job at hand.
Kazushi Sakuraba is a good example of Striking vs Grappling where striking techniques are grappling informed. There are other examples in MMA but he shows really good contrast between someone who is going to strike vs an opponent who wants to take the fight to the ground. Then compare his striking against a striker whose striking isn't grappling informed.
My preference is a lot of one style AND a little bit of other styles.
Absolutely, and I would even tell them the whole story and why it’s better. I have, in fact, done that not too long ago.
Ah! Now that is full circle, and a place I hope to be in someday! I have two students that are young and skilled enough that I hope one of them comes to teach me new things someday.
