This is one of these metaphorical, bull shit, unscientific fights. See if you can relate...
Fighting out of the Red Corner:
This man has never fought professionally. He has never been inside of a fight school. He holds a GED that he received in prison. He stands 5 foot, 10 inches tall, weighs 180 lbs,
In the blue corner, this man has spent no fewer than $5,000 dollars on martial arts training. He may or may not hold several multi-colored belts that wrap his pajamas nicely. He has a 9-5 job, a higher education degree, and hasn't been punched since the 4th grade. His parents were married and he always got nice gifts for Christmas.
He stands between 5 foot 8 and 6 foot 3 and weighs in at about 190 lbs (because you know, working out is hard and those damn Christmas cookies were so fucking delicious).
He attends Survival Academy 3/4 Sundays a month...
Who are you betting on? Who is going to win this fight?
Do we really think that this fight will be sanctioned? Will both fighters play by the rules? "Red corner" has done no fewer than 1000 push ups a day in prison (when hes not playing basketball, lifting weights, or boxing in the courtyard that is), while our Blue corner man is "too busy" to get in his reps.
Which one of these fighters is jacked up on an illegal pain killer? Which one has a "Ache in their back from an injury from 5 years ago"? Which one has actually hurt someone before?
The fact of the mater is, that our man in the Red Corner is nothing out of the ordinary. Sure, this particular asshole might be a bit more trained than the average dipshit, but you can bet your ass that he also isn't the most dangerous one either.
The predator doesn't care about weight class. He had to master the get up from the time he was 6 years old and his options were to let his drunk ass dad (who was a felon himself kick the shit out of him) or get up and run. Sure, his dad was an experienced fighter and out weighted him by no fewer than 100 lbs, but fear and pain are powerful motivators.
Why learn to box when cold-cocking the guy who is walking out of the store checking his voicemail delivers the same results?
Simply put, the choice is yours. Our man in the Blue corner still has a chance... he's smarter, in overall better health (not to be confused with condition mind you), and has learned a thing or two from people who have fought against our guy in the Red corner plenty of times.
What is your decision going to be?
Just to give you more a view of your "red corner" opponent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SatKJZcLDQk
Vs MMA figher... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H30CiRXQoRY&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf_57J_pkXk
39 minutes of people more well prepared than you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8tANR5UZYU
These are great. Thanks for posting them.
ReplyDeleteI know this is "sport fighting" of a sort, but I think it's more applicable than most. It looks like the winning formula (other than a lucky shot) seems to be:
A few punches to see how he reacts and to generate some momentum, then some bad wrestling.
Bad wrestling leads to attachment (preferably while on the ground).
Attachment leads to punch 'em in the head until they're done for.
Which brings us to what you guys teach: Head covers to minimize chance of lucky shots; enough grappling to defeat an attachment or get up off the ground; footwork to get in a good position (off-line, Fiori v-step type stuff); and, once you have position, a devastating throw or strike; which gives you time to get the hell out of there.
Given the amount of damage that these guys are able to soak up, getting into a protracted fight is ill-advised. But if I take that many blows to the head, I'm going to need a new line of work!
Thanks again. It's like the NFL- It's always good to watch footage of the other team before the big game.