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Originally Posted by Thai Bri
In all seriousness, force equals mass x acceleration (ok guys, I know it is more complicated than this, but there you go).
So, the more mass you have, the more potential power you have. Mass from muscle is preferable, because muscle helps move you around, whereas fat doesn't. But mass is mass.
If you look at the old style wrestlers many of them were a little generous around the belly. Now I am not talking about the fake stuff. I mean the real stuff from yesteryear. They had "extra" as it helped cushion them when they were thrown. It will also cushion blows too.
Another factor is knife defence. If you are stabbed with a three inch knife into a belly that had four inches of fat you will bleed - buut you won't die. Even if the knife was longer the fat will still limit the penetration towards your vital organs.
I do not recommend getting fat as an aid to self protection. You are hardly protecting yourself when you increase your chances of getting obesity related diseases! But you can hit harder and take harder hits with fat. Thats a fat fact!
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On a further note on mass, muscle provides you with alot more mass than fat but require less surface area, meaning your more mobile and more agile.
Force can be increased without increasing mass, although increasing mass is the easier option.
In the equation F=MxA, you can increase your acceleration to increase power. Most martial artists tend to favour this method of increasing force as it increases your chances of hitting your opponent first and harder as well as faster defences.
Older wrestlers dont really win due to flubber but because of their experience so they have a fair idea what you are doing next.