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You keep thinkin' that then. . .
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True mastery trancends styles, but you keep thinkin' that then...
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Look, when a football player screws up you don't hear people claiming that he couldn't be expected to keep his head in the heat of being tackled. They go over the video tape and work on what they can do better next time. There is absolutely no reason that you can't do that with fights, whether they're real or sparring. No, of course you don't see every opening or advantage, but maybe if you get those openings drilled into your head after missing them enough, you won't miss them so much.
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I can agree with that. Fighting, of any kind, is a great teacher. I took your last post as meaning that "he should have known better." But it looks like it wasn't, my mistake.
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It's impossible to simulate a street fight accurately and still guarantee that your students won't get maimed or killed.
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They don't know its not real, and that's what's important.
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And then came out of it saying he'd take on someone if it was just one person. I understand that Jason was mugged, but he needs to understand that there aren't any guarantees when you get yourself into a real fight, and having the attitude that you'll take someone on for ANY reason is a good way to get yourself hurt. He needs to get rid of that attitude immediately.
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I took his saying he tried to take-down the guy as an insinctual response to fight back. I agree that he needs to rid himself of that attitude, but it takes time to learn how to do that. Like I said, its not easy for inexperienced, even experienced, people to keep a level head after getting jumped like that.
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I agree 100%. But it also taught me to avoid real fights like the plague. You will NEVER catch me saying I'd take someone on if there are any other options available at all.
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Well said.