Let me start this post with
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
What in the f*ck are u guys talkin about. I looked at my calander cuz i wasn't sure if 1993 waz back again or not.
I agree that "mma" events are less brutal then training "street" grappling because of the respectr shown to the opponent/training partner. BUT if i where to put on an armbar on the street (standing or on the ground) wouldn't it take me simply lifting an inch harder to "break" the opponents arm.
The only advantage a "fighter" has is his body becomes more conditioned to a "figth". Yes there is a referee but that's not what i'm talkin about. The fighter becomes more awarew of his own bodies limits and what he can can and can't do when the sh*t hits the fan.
How does one drop an knee on an opponents limb in a real fight if the other person is resisting? Easily right he controls the opponent. Well take that single though and imagine being able to control the opponent threw the whole conflict not just physical but mental. That's what "ring" fighting lets u gain. How to control the tempo of combat with a safe place to do so.
I'm not sayin some 90 year old crippled man from China couldn't take out Rickson Gracie, sh*t if a five year old runs into his dad's crouch more an likely he just whooped his as*. But what i am saying is why look at mma as the "evil" and "non realistic" event to so called full contact sparring because in the end what u do is the exact same thing as i do when i train. So buckle up my friend if you fight in more then one range YOU ARE A MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST. Welcome to your ego becoming bigger.
Later, Brad