Hi, Spanky.
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People who say that fights always end up on the ground don't know how to hit and don't know how to stand so they have to rely on grappling.
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What I meant by the quote above is as follows:
Some fighters believe that
all fights end up on the ground.
From the point of view of traditional Chinese martial arts, you should train your stance so that you have a firm grip on the ground with the feet. This is referred to as "rooting".
However, rooting alone is not sufficient to make you solid in your position. If you have a rigid waist, you will not have to suppleness to be able to deflect an opponent's force. So you could still be "bowled over" by a strong opponent.
In addition to a strong stance and a flexible waist, you should have good posture so that your centre of gravity is stable.
If you have trained these things consistently over time, as well as training the sensitivity of the arms to be able to sense the direction of an opponent's force and deflect it, it should be very difficult indeed for an opponent to take you to the ground.
Thus, someone who is easily taken to the ground does not know how to stand.
With regard to hitting, if you land one or two blows on your opponent and find he does not fall and you have to rely on throwing to put him down, the problem is either:[list=a][*]You lack power[*]You are poor at targeting[*]Both of the above[/list=a]
Traditional Chinese martial arts would say that you should improve your hitting AND your throwing and not rely exclusively on throwing or other take-downs.
This is what I mean when I say:
"People who say that fights
always end up on the ground don't know how to hit and don't know how to stand so they have to rely on grappling."
Kind regards,
Declan