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Originally posted by GunnedDownAtrocity
im glad i dont like fast food. i dont know if my kid will ever eat mcdonalds again though.
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Good!Quote:
Originally posted by GunnedDownAtrocity
im glad i dont like fast food. i dont know if my kid will ever eat mcdonalds again though.
If you believe Red 5s girl it does....Quote:
Does opponent size matter?
oh, wait you said opponent...
the answer is still yes.
But with all that extra mass, they'd be quite stiff and slow. A real CMA player would easily beat them.Quote:
Originally posted by IronFist
Hell yes it matters. Would you rather fight someone exactly like you, or someone exactly like you except with 50 extra pounds of muscle?
Of course, I'm kidding. I agree with IF here 100%. Between two opponents of equal skill, the bigger/stronger will most likely win.
Hey, would a bigger person have more chi? Cuz if not, that means their chi would be distributed thinner (if a big and small person had the same amount of chi).
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Originally posted by Ghostface
Do you really think Bruce Lee could beat Bob Sapp.
No.
unless, of course, you study internal styles (or have strong focus on internal energy in your hard style), then size and strength do not matter much.Quote:
Originally posted by joedoe
Size, strength, speed. They all matter. That is why people train in martial arts - to try and negate the advantages those attributes give an opponent.
i may be mistaken, but i remember reading the Bruce Lee never got around to internal training and died before he could (which is somewhat sad).
of course, identifying weaknesses as soon as possible also helps a great deal :)
"unless, of course, you study internal styles (or have strong focus on internal energy in your hard style), then size and strength do not matter much."
Ahh.. you just strike a fancy kung fu pose and your chi does the rest, right?
that depends, do you study wingchun ;):p
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Originally posted by unixfudotnet
unless, of course, you study internal styles (or have strong focus on internal energy in your hard style), then size and strength do not matter much.
That's true, because part of that training is learning to avoid anything that might put your BS to the test.
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Originally posted by red5angel
that depends, do you study wingchun ;):p
Yeah, 'cause then you've got no chance no matter how small the other guy is.
Didn't we just have a thread on this exact same topic?
"Didn't we just have a thread on this exact same topic?"
Who knows?
Do a search and there are probably 15 or so on this topic.
:o
If you read what I said very carefully, you almost repeated what I said except that you added a bias in favour of internal arts. Size, speed, and strength matter. That is a given. People train in martial arts in order to overcome those advantages in their opponent. Regardless of internal or external, the idea is to develop skill, timing, and efficient use of your strength to overcome your opponent.Quote:
Originally posted by unixfudotnet
unless, of course, you study internal styles (or have strong focus on internal energy in your hard style), then size and strength do not matter much.
i may be mistaken, but i remember reading the Bruce Lee never got around to internal training and died before he could (which is somewhat sad).
of course, identifying weaknesses as soon as possible also helps a great deal :)
There is a new guy in my school who is about 6'2 and 400lbs.
let's put it this way.. There is not such thing as an closed guard with him and he's deceptively fast and Very strong..
Can I beat him? yes. I am physically and mentally more experienced and in much better condition.
Is it easy? hell no. His mass means that every successful attack has to be done with great leverage, timing, and strength.
I've heard girth matter's more than length. Any of you judo guys care to clear that up?