Knifefighter question

[Yum Cha]

I agree with Knife and Phil on the outstretched arm thing, however reluctantly, because it took me a long time to discover and bring into play.

There's a lot more to it than just putting your arms out, you need good sense of center of gravity, short power to arm the weapons and mobility.

[Wayfaring]

Arms out with lateral/back movement is precisely the thing that made it hard for me to get into clinch/takedown range. I don't know if it is a WC concept (are WC guys not allowed to use non-WC concepts?), but it is a great way to keep a grappler from getting close... in wrestling we used to call it stalling, but I tend to think of it as "anti-grappling" at its finest.

In the clip where I got the takedown, he attacked with forward energy, which is what set up the takedown for me.

2 questions:

1) Did you work towards any arm drag to taking the back techniques? Set up by jabs or whatever but working off the outstretched arm?

2) Did he sprawl ever? Or was he unfamiliar with that?

[Knifefighter]

1) Did you work towards any arm drag to taking the back techniques?

I use arm drags in a majority of my grappling takedowns. Arm drags generally require the opponents arm to be at the same level or lower than yours. Since he was taller and kept his arms high, arm drags weren't much of an option. Arms drags also generally don't lend themselves to striking situations unless you can get some kind of tie up.

Set up by jabs or whatever but working off the outstretched arm?

Yes, but the backwards/lateral defensive mobility generally negates this, especially if the opponent is bigger.

2) Did he sprawl ever? Or was he unfamiliar with that?

I believe he had no grappling experience. He didn't sprawl, but he did have a pretty good instinctive defense to the low single.

[Faruq]

No wonder you never posted a clip of yourself! LOL 11 pages of any and everyone tearing into you, your fashion sense and your technique!

I use arm drags in a majority of my grappling takedowns. Arm drags generally require the opponents arm to be at the same level or lower than yours. Since he was taller and kept his arms high, arm drags weren't much of an option. Arms drags also generally don't lend themselves to striking situations unless you can get some kind of tie up.



Yes, but the backwards/lateral defensive mobility generally negates this, especially if the opponent is bigger.


I believe he had no grappling experience. He didn't sprawl, but he did have a pretty good instinctive defense to the low single.

[Knifefighter]

Set up by jabs or whatever but working off the outstretched arm?

Yes, but the backwards/lateral defensive mobility generally negates this, especially if the opponent is bigger.

That being said, if I remember correctly, that is pretty much what I used to get the other takedowns that were not shown.

[WinterPalm]

From a grown man to boot!

I cannot come and spar you for several reasons.

1.) My hands are registered lethal weapons in California...look it up if you doubt me.

2.) My strikes are likened to human rights violations when they land (and they never miss, just watch Hiroshima).

3.) My techniques are considered WMD's. So if I came to LA the mere use of my techniques would be considered a use of WMD's which is illegal. Also, because I am a Canadian citizen it would be considered an act of war to use said WMD's in America...and it would be sad to see our military decimate America for the upteenth time.

In all fairness, I was only interested in poking at your ignorant comments. You say you didn't post that video claiming it was the legit MMA you actually do. Well when you ragged on the clips on my Sifu's site, which weren't claiming anything but illustrations of techniques, you freaked out. I knew immediately from watching the video that they weren't a good sparring session but a practice...but hey, most people practice and have full out hard sparring not a daily thing lest they cover themselves in layers upon layers of padding!

Your double standards know no boundaries. Arguments and conversation are one thing, but outright ignorance and maliciousness are something completely different.
But you have your agenda...

[SifuAbel]

In all fairness, I was only interested in poking at your ignorant comments. You say you didn't post that video claiming it was the legit MMA you actually do. Well when you ragged on the clips on my Sifu's site, which weren't claiming anything but illustrations of techniques, you freaked out. I knew immediately from watching the video that they weren't a good sparring session but a practice...but hey, most people practice and have full out hard sparring not a daily thing lest they cover themselves in layers upon layers of padding!

Your double standards know no boundaries. Arguments and conversation are one thing, but outright ignorance and maliciousness are something completely different.
But you have your agenda...

...............................

[SifuAbel]

So is it safe to say that I would be the first kung fu teacher you've fought? yes? no?

well?...............

[Shaolinlueb]

From a grown man to boot!

I cannot come and spar you for several reasons.

1.) My hands are registered lethal weapons in California...look it up if you doubt me.

2.) My strikes are likened to human rights violations when they land (and they never miss, just watch Hiroshima).

3.) My techniques are considered WMD's. So if I came to LA the mere use of my techniques would be considered a use of WMD's which is illegal. Also, because I am a Canadian citizen it would be considered an act of war to use said WMD's in America...and it would be sad to see our military decimate America for the upteenth time.

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