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Originally posted by sccr06
I could use work on all areas but I think mostly I need to work on my conditioning. I am such a lazy bastard. Sometimes it kills me to get off the couch and do push-ups/situps. I'm sure you meant techniques or something but more and more I am coming to realize that conditioning is a HUGE part of a MMA arsenal.
Well, back to finish my Moonpie!
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Man it's like you grabbed that post right out of my head (except the moonpie part. I'm partial to Chips Ahoy). my "wind" isn't good enough to last a full five minute round, so I find myself on the defensive side a lot, debating whether I should give up a submission to end it early. I would like to say that determination, and heart keep me going, but I can't lie to myself. It's the fear of pain from whatever submission I would give up that keeps me going. It's not as bad when they take the submission, and you keep fighting to get out, but the second you let up a little, it seems to sink in deep and that's the part I'm trying to avoid
as far as skill sets, I need work on: passing the guard (open, closed, half, etc), escaping the mount, getting chokes, armbars, leg locks, shoulder locks, the list goes on here. My takedown skills reek, and my takedown defense is even worse. I got a mean armbar from the open guard, though. I'm also good at delaying the inevitable when someone attempts the armbar now. I don't just flop right into it. I can spin out, and stack 'em for a while. Then sometimes I get out, sometimes I flop right into it
At least there's a chance now.