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Originally Posted by Dom Shakal
Polecat, what CMA do you study?
And could you briefly describe one or two of your streetfights here?
I'm curious about the how the encounter played out and how you were able to utilize your CMA training. Did the guys you fought have any MA training?
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I study Xing Yi. Honestly, the first two fights were before I started Xing Yi. I had studied BJJ, wrestling ( the collegiate type) and JKD. The peeps I fought all claimed to have martial arts training, and two had competed at some level, although nothing professional I'm sure. The first two were encounters that occurred while a doorman at an afterhours club. Although I had many such encounters while working this job, there were only two that the guys not only 'claimed' to have martial training, but it also appeared that they actually had trained.
Both got embarrassed in front of their friends because they could not enter the club, as it was private. They got all pumped up and threatening at which point they proclaimed there training and expertise (both claimed Karate). They actually kept me busy and at bay for a few minutes with some long range kicks, but once they got cocky and steped in I took over. The first I traped in an arm bar and took him down. Once I convinced him I would actually break his arm he gave up and left.
The second guy must have had some push hands training (either tai chi or maybe wing chun) I couldn't trap his arm for anything (the owners frowned upon us causing bloodshed). It wasn't until I started Xing Yi that I found out why. As a last resort I started thowing elbows to try and end it quickly. I caught him in the sternum and the back of the head. That calmed him down.
The first CMA street fight I had was after my sons Karate tournament. The father of one of the boys thought my son was a little rough with his son. He didn't yell at and threaten me, but my eleven year old son. That kinda rubbed me the wrong way. I told him to back off at which point he told me he "took" karate and would "whoop" my a double s if I didn't shut up. I told him to step off and got between him and my son. He got in a self defense stance and siad "come on". I told him I didn't want to hurt him and started to back away. He attacked so I hit him with about four or five palm strikes in the chest to back him up. He manged to kick me in the hip (which may have hurt him more than me) and clipped me right below the eye. He was pretty good, but he was angry and wild. He came at me again so I used fists this time, getting lower and drilling into his stomach and chest. He was going for my face which lead me to think he was used to using pads. He got me twice, one I deflected the other caught my cheek hurt like hell, he was done though. He may have broken his hand on my head.
Someone said they had called the cops so we split.
The last time was when I was working the door for a friend. This guy was good. Better than me, much better. He was fast and strong, not as big as me, but pretty close. I stood my ground though and took more than a few lumps. The circular blocking I learned in both Xing Yi and Tai Chi kept me from serious injury I'm sure. I stayed close to him to keep him from kicking me, another Xing Yi strategy. It also allowed me to keep him off me until the other doormen arrived to help. They're both purple belts in BJJ and took him down quickly. I guess that one was a draw, but only 'cause I had help.