I try to find good in everything but I'm tested to see it in Dick's post.
Grip strength = GOOD. Dropping folks on their heads also good. Choking and strangling is up there on the list but we're talking about INCREASING the arsenal.
Lifting weights and BJJ by the ton gets old fast. Relatively speaking that is.
IF JKD is about decrease then the most basic THINGS we can do in MMA is control the distance and by distance I mean time.
Time breaks down from "rounds" to engagements to moments. Taking advantage of each moment with a TOOL your opponent is not expecting is really an art.
Inturrupting his rhythm with a good combination or halting his efforts to close the gap with a kick is fundamental stuff.
I'd like to see the grappling increased. Lots of guys can choke or lock an arm or a leg but few can flow from one to another as the opportunities present themselves...
I see too many missed opportunities in grappling. BJJ is good judo but lets see some more sombo or dumog...Catch wrestling. Something unique and unusual, traditional or not. OLD and MEAN...
San shou is good stuff but lets see the real thing. All that Kata holds more than footwork and patterns.
I want to see more broken bones/ choking and less blood/ fewer knock outs...
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James Paterson
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