Maestro Abel, reread the article.
Yes it does come from the BJJ point of view. But he does bring up street reality, and the reason he says striking is less important in the street is that both are clothed. I find that makes a large difference, not only in what you can grab but also how much sweat the clothes absorb. It's hard to joint lock a sweaty, slippery body.
Also, in the second to last paragraph he states that the advantage goes to the one who strikes first, and hard. So I don't think you can say he's just discounting striking. And neither am I.
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I can read fine, thank you
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Standup striking skills are of least importance if a BJJ fighter has the takedown and stamina of a world class wrestler. Vitor Belfort's astonishing boxing skills are an anomaly, not the norm. Of course it doesn't hurt to know how to strike well, but according to the 20:80 rule which states 20% of the effort accounts for 80% of the result, takedown and ground grappling skills reign supreme to standup striking skills. [/quote]m
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Maybe I need to learn to read... what's your point?
I didn't understand what you were trying to say maestroabel.
In the article he discussed lower body submissions as well. For those who are interested in leg locks I haven't found them to be all that great. Legs are so much stronger than the arms that it's hard to apply. Can anyone confirm or deny this? At the same time pls. tell me your style and years of experience.
Thanks.
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