Good strikers with short reach?

[Bjjexpertise@be]

Sadly, not everyone is a walking face demolisher like Tyson . Would you guys say Wanderlei Silva and Shogun are inside fighters or what?

[Yu Law]

Originally Posted by bigred389

OK, but I think we can all agree that we don't really see any shorter guys doing much with technical striking. That seems to belong exclusively to the lanky Mirko Crocops and Anderon Silva types.

For the shorter guys, getting to the clinch or working GnP seems to be their striking game.
Fedor actually comes to mind...he's not tall for his weight class, although his arms seem pretty long. And he's pretty good on his feet as well.

Well you're right. While anyone with superior tech. will overcome the dreaded reach disadvantage, if u take 2 guys at the same level in boxing, karate etc...the taller guy or guy with the longer arms will most likely prevail.

This is y Wing Chun is a good striking art, since it relies on economy of motion. I've seen inadvertant use of some some Wign Chun tech. that have worked. As a matter of fact there is a picture of De La Hoya taking a punch in the face while his opponent performs a tan sao punch tec.

GnP is very good for short guys b/c height doesn't matter on the ground, we are all the same height when we're on the ground. a 2 foot man could beat the shit out of a reg. sized man if he applied the right tech. and a strong mount. This is y Hughes dominated Gracie on the mat. Instead of tryign to get inside a slug it out with a tall guy, y not take him to the ground where he can't use his reach?

[3mptin3ss]

Originally Posted by Yu Law

Well you're right. While anyone with superior tech. will overcome the dreaded reach disadvantage, if u take 2 guys at the same level in boxing, karate etc...the taller guy or guy with the longer arms will most likely prevail.

This is y Wing Chun is a good striking art, since it relies on economy of motion. I've seen inadvertant use of some some Wign Chun tech. that have worked. As a matter of fact there is a picture of De La Hoya taking a punch in the face while his opponent performs a tan sao punch tec.

GnP is very good for short guys b/c height doesn't matter on the ground, we are all the same height when we're on the ground. a 2 foot man could beat the shit out of a reg. sized man if he applied the right tech. and a strong mount. This is y Hughes dominated Gracie on the mat. Instead of tryign to get inside a slug it out with a tall guy, y not take him to the ground where he can't use his reach?

what are you talking about? wing chun is wack. i dont think there are any mma fighters who train wing chun. none that i know of anyway.

wing chun has too many fancy movements and unrealistic training methods. boxing is simpler, more efficient, and more powerful than wing chun and its training methods are better inmop.