Submitted by Six-milliondollarman t3_y7jny0 in jerseycity
DirectorBeneficial48 t1_isvw5mc wrote
That's the fun thing about the past 30 years of MMA existing - we've learned that nearly all of this mcdojo stuff is useless.
cliffemu t1_isw02lj wrote
Just let people have fun and get exercise however they want?š¤·š»āāļø
DirectorBeneficial48 t1_isw57kr wrote
Do whatever you like, but anytime I see some of this ineffectual nonsense marketed as "life protection skills", I'm gonna remind people that they're full of shit and you're being sold snake oil. Hell, someone posted about Muay Thai gyms just the other day - now there's a martial art that's shown to have solid merit. Go take some MT classes instead if you want to learn part of how to defend yourself via a martial art.
SyndicalistCPA t1_isxvu61 wrote
Pretty sure someone doing shit like this vs someone who doesn't, the person who doesn't will probably still get their ass kicked.
DirectorBeneficial48 t1_isy4hj3 wrote
This is a couple steps up from the DUST guy on social media, depending on how kooky the instructor actually is.
Six-milliondollarman OP t1_isxgncs wrote
This is karate not wing chun. You may want to familiarize yourself with with Machida, St Pierre, Lyddell if your going to be a keyboard warrior and not make uneducated comments. āLife protectionā because the focus is not sport. Emphasis is stopping a surprise attack not dueling. Covering, evading, striking, standing grappling.
DirectorBeneficial48 t1_isy5jgz wrote
I'm well aware of who those folks are - I cover the sport for a living and know a lot more than you do. Chuck Lidell never used karate in his bouts. He was a wrestleboxer who took a punch to give one until his chin gave out and then he just took a punch and went night night. GSP spent his entire career primarily using wrestling, boxing and positional grappling. Both Machida brothers are some of the closest we ever had to working the old TMAs into the mixed portion of the modern sport. Lyoto at least had great success with his footwork and using a few principles to go along with the massive amounts of grappling training (everything from bjj to sumo) he went through.
Stopping a surprise attack lmfao, thats how I know you're full of shit.
Six-milliondollarman OP t1_isya46j wrote
I wrestled, trained bjj and sambo and kickboxing in the 90ās. As great as all that is itās not for everyone. Not everyone wants or can do high level thai or wrestling. They might be old or have other issues. You canāt hold onto conditioning. How many 50 year olds do you see in mma? If you donāt understand surprise attack then youāve never been jumped. And surprise goes both ways. Life protection is just that. Saving your life. If you can engage someone in a duel that also means you can run away. Thatās not self defense. I was clear that this is not for engaging in a duel with someone. I can overlook youāre rudeness but if you donāt think you can stop a sucker punch or tackle and create an opportunity to get away then thereās no point in continuing this conversation.
DirectorBeneficial48 t1_isyaqd6 wrote
lol
wojafe t1_it37ato wrote
Lol the guy really into PokĆ©mon go is also covering āthe sportā (apparently different boxing orgs, mma, Muay Thai, are all covered by the same people) as a living. Sure buddy.
DirectorBeneficial48 t1_it3cejl wrote
One, "the sport" refers to MMA, which is simply one sport. Two, I write for a website (and newspapers and other sites in the past) and have been credentialed press for dozens of MMA events and handfuls of kickboxing, wrestling and boxing events. Combat sports falls under one generic umbrella as far as most coverage sites go. So regardless of how I meant it, it actually covers your incorrect guess, too.
wojafe t1_it6y84g wrote
Link your shitty websites
DirectorBeneficial48 t1_it7zooh wrote
I would prefer not to link my real name and dox myself, but here's a pic of some of the creds from various events, strategically placed to hide the ones with my name showing https://ibb.co/PcCZxMN don't worry for us, though. We're currently the 5th or 6th largest MMA site on Al Gore's internet.
wojafe t1_itf1oyg wrote
The manās got receipts. Iāll eat my words
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