Judging by what YKW said, big spears is a separate thing. He showed one video where the hands weren't held together, but were used the same as big fists. I don't think that is big spears, big spears is something he's going to show next.
They weren't leaving their fists out that much, not like typical apps demos. Anything less than full speed, even in mma, means withdrawal is slower.Quote:
The opponent in your videos is too compliant, to tell how effective the Big Fist is or isn’t. I would like to see an opponent that moves (back, lateral, pivot) and doesn’t leave his arm out to be countered and kicks.
I always feel "...or in competition" is the last resort, "...or in sparring" is the second to last. Drilling ahead is what the best seem to do a lot of.Quote:
Here is a demonstration of getting head control and throw, against a non-compliant opponent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqBoyekp_ZY @ 3:40. At 4:45 opponent uses straight punches to stop bullrush. Ronda slips, parrys, & reaches to get head control and takes down.
I like this demonstration because it shows the techniques, timing, and distance Ronda has to use, against a resisting opponent, in order to get a successful take down. Sometimes, it’s not easy to get head control with a resisting opponent (moves, circles, punches, kicks). I think self-defense techniques should be pressure tested and drilled in sparring or performed in competition.
In fairness, YKW is working a very specific thing, and obviously open to input, so adding in variables, like in boxing and mma, is fine in increments.
I think one place that you and YKW may disagree is in the idea that only that which is already in mma and full contact venues is what works. MMA history suggests this is not true- things have consistently been added that are not new to martial arts, but newly refined for mma (a point I suspect you would agree with). I think one place you and YKW agree is that rational formats for training and testing any new thing is desirable, instead of being stuck assuming they work or don't.
In the ring is, if anything, a final lab, it is not the initial lab. One needs to entrain and refine before then, then test in drills, then test against increasingly realistic resistance.
The compliance I suspect you see has, I think, more to do with lack of gloves than aikido-like compliance. Even and especially pro fighters would really not look forward to just cold ****ing someone who is just training with bare knuckles, with a few sociopathic exceptions (not particular to mma- as martial artists, we're stuck dealing with more of them in general, I feel.) Without gloves, striking in training is even more lacking in depth.