Originally Posted by
sihing
I think the reason why Helio would lose (I really don't know this for a fact) against a Purple Belt is the fact that at a certain skill level the resistence becomes undeniable. For e.g. in my school once a person reaches level 9 and they know their stuff, their skill is undeniable and regardless of who is senior to them with whatever many more years of experience than them, they will give the senior problems because the level 9 skill is like a forced barrier, it is there and it has to be taken out of the way before anything can be done the the person. This is where strength and speed, physical attributes will come into play more, because the skills are similar or almost equal. I can't pak sao punch and senior lv. 9 student the same as a junior and expect the same result.
James
No. it's not the same. matter of factly, my bjj coach just recently talked about this. He's a brown belt and in the arnold classic this year placed third - he lost his third place match to a guy who has been a black belt for years. He commented that this guy was on a completely different level than the bjj black belt we are affiliated with, who hasn't had his black belt as long. There is a constant improvement, provided you keep training.
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