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Plan9 · 10-22-2007, 10:38 AM

I'm at the way bottom of the fighter food chain and train in MMA with world champion fighters four nights a week.

Observation:

Plenty of "boxing" involved in MMA. I've been punched in the skull by trained boxers plenty of times. Turns out it hurts! Boxing is just a type of martial art. It does not necessarily make a type of person (boxer). It gets blended in with everything else in a MMA fight. The boxer is limited in his tactics but is typically a master of the few things he does throw. I've head-kicked and choked out plenty of guys who were more experienced stand-up fighters than me... and I really suck at grappling. I try to keep myself 60/40 with stand up vs. ground training.

Nobody smart wants to go to the ground, but you should know how to deal with it when you're down there.

Gladiatorial games live on: MMA is the new boxing.

10-22-2007, 10:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	I'm at the way bottom of the fighter food chain and train in MMA with world champion fighters four nights a week. Observation: Plenty of "boxing" involved in MMA. I've been punched in the skull by trained boxers plenty of times. Turns out it hurts! Boxing is just a type of martial art. It does not necessarily make a type of person (boxer). It gets blended in with everything else in a MMA fight. The boxer is limited in his tactics but is typically a master of the few things he does throw. I've head-kicked and choked out plenty of guys who were more experienced stand-up fighters than me... and I really suck at grappling. I try to keep myself 60/40 with stand up vs. ground training. Nobody smart wants to go to the ground, but you should know how to deal with it when you're down there. Gladiatorial games live on: MMA is the new boxing. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake." Last edited by Plan9; 10-22-2007 at 10:40 AM..