Can a short person be good at MA?

[Sean Dempsey]

maybe you suck

haha.

if someone is a higher rank than me, odds are I am gonna be the one tapping, doesn't matter their gender or height.

[Tom Yum]

Re: Some advice

Originally posted by GuardMaster
Thanks for the advice guys.

I do need a good kick in the shin to get me going again.

As far as my advantage goes at 5'7", I've been told than if i'm short i gotta work on my speed. Well i'm not fast. I weigh 185. I'm a fatty right now. I'm 34. I used to weigh 115 when i was a 17 year old kid. Well that was ages ago.

Even if I did lose tons of weight I'd lose lots of strength, then I would not be able to dominate top positions, and would have to be forced to use guard which would be a big mistake.

IMHO, You CAN work on your speed. You CAN loose weight and maintain strength. The speed and stamina you gain from the weightloss will outweigh (no pun intended) your marginal strength loss.

I don't know how often you grapple or spar, but if you're snapping punches after the fourth round of hard sparring or rolling for 30 minutes non-stop, you will be proud of your conditioning work.

Lift weights to maintain your strength (lifting no more than 2x per week). Build a cardio/stamina base with long runs. Then bump up the intensity by doing sprint work and rope work.

Then work on footwork. moving across the floor, shooting, sprawling, slipping punches, rolling with kicks etc..

[Nick]

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Jubaji... I'm not sure what you mean. I didn't lose any of my flexibility ... ?

Later...

[smith&wesson]

What you need is a feeling for your body. Tyson is a small boxer but he is fast and has a fantastic technique (or had it This made him the master of masters.
I have not much knowledge about bjj. I think the triangle is the last option of bjj fighters (when you are lying on your back and there is no way to go out of it). The first choice are always bars (arms, knees, feet). If I were you I would work for submissions, mainly armbars. This is effective.

[jaykay]

Triangle the last option? I haven't heard that before. There are more ways to put on a triangle than from the guard. I've managed to get some quite dynamic triangles that I was rather proud of before... and I've managed to pathetically screw them up a lot too

I think the "first choice" is always the closest lock. What is easiest right now? What is your opponent vulnerable for? And if that one fails, either try another move in a combination or work for it. I haven't heard of any preferred moves before.

Oh, and as for short guys - my instructor is pretty damn good and he must be around 5'5" or so. A good fighter will eventually find their own style, and fight according to their own attributes.

[MrPoopy]

What about guard? My guard arsenal is going to suck pretty bad at 5'7" no?

I wouldn't worry about using the guard. It's just a defensive and transitional position. You might win from it once in a while but against other skilled grapplers it'll get you nowhere.

[smith&wesson]

Originally posted by jaykay
Triangle the last option? I haven't heard that before.

I guess for the triangle you need one arm of your opponent

[Katiekat]

Hey im 5'4, much shorter than you, dont worry you'll find advantages to your shortness! i have

[JaredExtreme]

Originally posted by Katiekat
Hey im 5'4, much shorter than you, dont worry you'll find advantages to your shortness! i have

Oh REEEEEEALLY?

[Bjjexpertise@be]

If you feel insecure about yoru height, just get stilts.

[spiderchoke]

Yes!

That was an easy one, next question.


"Everyday spent training is one day closer to learning something."
.....Spiderchoke

[Katiekat]

Originally posted by JaredExtreme


Oh REEEEEEALLY?

Reeeeeeaaally!!!

[JaredExtreme]

I guess you'll just have to show me sometime.

[adacas]

Is this a martial arts forum or a singles dating program lol.