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Mixing styles is the key.
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Not really.
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I didn't say you do, but you sure as hell don't do something dumbass like trying to do a "takedown" when there's a second guy waiting to kick you in the head when you get distracted.
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I hear stuff like this alot durring our sparring classes. "You shouldn't have tried to kick", "Why didn't you jab him when he dropped his hand?", ect.. When you are in a fight, or sparring, you don't always see every opening or take every advantage, and you especially aren't immune to making mistakes. Hind sight is 20:20. People inexperienced with these kind of situations cannot possibly be expected to keep their cool and stay level headed. Even experienced one's don't.
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Once you get your black belt THEN you might *start* learning how to fight
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Belts don't really mean much, but I agree that it takes alot longer to learn how to fight than people realize.
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there is absolutely NO way to simulate a real street fight...
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We stimulate street fights at my dojo all the time. We have a guy or two in plain clothes, with a chest pad and a mouth peice, sneak up on one of our advanced students and try to mug them. We make sure the muggers/mugged never talk about it to anyone who hasn't done it yet to maintain authenticity.
You need to lay off shakran. Jason was mugged. He was casually coming home from a long day of work, and got mugged. If your 20 years of mma experience tought you anything it should be that sometimes you get caught off guard, plain and simple. This was one of those times.