Andrew Green said:Sure it can, strap on some safety goggles.
The effects of said techniques are not usually what comes under question, the ability to pull them off in a live environment is.
Same as if someone where to only practice throws on a willing opponent, never any randori. Put them next to a Judo fighter and the technique may be exactly the same, but the ability to execute it against a opponent that is fighting back won't be there.
As I said to RoninPimp...looking back at some past posts, you should see where I was going with that comment. I keep hearing that MMA provides the most realistic pressure testing possible against a single unarmed opponent. I know that you're involved in MMA Andrew, so please don't take this as a shot on you, but there seems to be this theory that the ring is the same as the street. Personally, I dont think that causing someone death is on the mind of the people in the ring. I don't do MMA, but I certainly pressure test the material in the arts that I do, as do my teachers. I'm more than confident in what I do.
Mike