A non-mantis perspective...
Originally Posted by
Emeraldphoenix
It is a good topic
I have come across alot of "brawlers". It is one way to fight. Not sure if Mantis creates brawlers though. I personally think people brawl out of frustration or a lack of being able to stay calm and focused in the midst of the fight.
When you brawl or go to the ground, I personally think your odds just went 50/50.Myself i would rather not be there when the punch/tech comes. All it takes is one lucky planted shot and you are done. Personally i dont like to get hit if i dont have to.
What happened to feint, avoid, retreat,parry, intercept all those other tactics besides crash which is different than brawl
I don't think a style creates any one type of fighter. I use myself as an example all the time in class, because students are always asking about their personal styles of fighting. Myself and another coach have known eachother for almost 10 years and spent much of that time training under the same teachers, learning the same techniques. We are similar weight and only an inch different in height. Yet, despite all of our similarities, our fighting styles are COMPLETELY different - you wouldn't know we trained under the same people.
How you fight is determined by your personality and preferences, not by the style you train. typical fight styles are hard puncher (slugger / brawler ), counter fighter, outside fighter (classic boxer)
Another thing is that I think you guys are making the assumption that a brawler will just stand there and slug it out, nothing more. That's not the case. A trained hard puncher has a strategy just like any one else. A classic version is the early mike tyson.
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