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Originally posted by brucelee
I gotta question for you BJJers. If you were to forced to fight would you start with punches and kicks or would you feel better bringing a guy down and taking him out there.
Me, personally, i would not WANT to end up on the ground if i could end the fight with strikes. However, the reason i want to learn groundfighting is a "just in case" kind of thing.
Also, in the confronttaions that i have been in, i've always been very conservative to avoid getting clinched. This has hurt my technique and effectiveness i believe. I think that if i developed ground skill, id be a better "stand up" fighter. Make any sense? What do you guys think? If you're primarily a grappler, does that make you WANT to goto the ground immediatley?
Eddie
i prefer to stay on my feet. that way if he has any friends i have a good shot at them instead of leaving myself wideopen to get kicked. I like Ken Shamrocks motto "get off first", alot of street fights are ended with one good punch. If I know I'm going to get in a fight, I make sure to throw the first punch and put him down with it. Thai kicks and elbows have worked well for me in bars. probably be wise to throw a quick combo and put his ass out...