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Originally Posted by Sun_Tzu
Im only refering to the UFC itself not to street fighting. It sounds like you may have trained in JKD before so I dont want you to misunderstand me.
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I know you were talking about the UFC, so was I. I've never trained in JKD, but I do train in the philosophy of JKD.
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Originally Posted by Sun_Tzu
If your refering to heightening the sport fighting they are doing could you please explain, knowledge like that is worth allot and my ears are open.
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About the UFC: The reason the UFC, in my humble opinion, has distilled is because of uncertainty. Most people do not feel comfortable in the unknown; the same goes with many fighters in the UFC. For the sake of security, they construct chosen patterns to justify, and accept that the one way, as the only way. These are a few of the things I avoid as a fighter, and a martial artist, and I can say with certainty that uncertainty is my strength.
Watch any UFC fight, you'll notice two things. The first: Reading the opponent, and reacting to them. Many UFC fighters have a determined plan of attack. When they see an oppening they plan to exploit it. While this concentration is not necissarily a bad thing, it removes focus from the overrall fight; their focus on a target removes focus from another target which is usually more open. They focus on specifics rather than the relationship to their opponent as a whole.
The second: Relationship to their opponent. When fighting, your thoughts are on nothing, and you move in response to your opponent. A distance is created wherein you are close enough to strike quickly, while staying just outside your opponent's reach. Many UFC fighters have too much concentration, especially on themselves.
The set way of doing things in the UFC has forced many fighters to do things that are unatural to their personal style, and ability. Everyone has their own style, whether they know it or not. Instead of developing smooth, expressive speed and movement in which they are comfortable, they seem to believe that it boils down to who trains the hardest via weights, and exercise. While exercise and weight training are important, it is equally important for them to develop that comfort with balance and motion. Proper balance and motion can be far more effective in delivering a strike than any amount of exercise. I find these things to be, for the most part, neglected in the UFC. The fastest method of training, in this case, has shunned areas of martial arts that are extremely important.
Practicing these areas, which I find missing, is an important part of my daily training. If you have more questions I thoroughly enjoy answering them Sun_Tzu. Specific is preffered; I could go on for hours about this stuff.
Kali is a great martial art.