My experience in going to the ground in a real fight and some very common street fighter techniques

[reemul]

knowing how not to go to the ground is even better.

[chokeyouout2]

Are you at ITG?I am.These dudes are funny.

[ATENG]

thanks for your replies guys. i'll see if my financial situation allows me to check out bjj..heheh.

reality,

my bad...for some reason i alwoys thought "northsouth" was the poisition in which both guys have their heads in opposite directions. like the position you're in when applying the four-corners hold from judo.

abe

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Its all fun and games til someone loses an
eye. Then its just fun.

[LEGEND]

ATENG...actually I think you can learn to apply BJJ through video tapes or seminars...it's easier to grapple in my opinion than learning the striking arts...primarly cause in grappling you're right there feeling your opponent out...in striking you'll have to use your footwork to get to your opponent and hope that timing would work!

A

[T]

I have to ask, How Old are most of you who are responding here?

[T]

I have to ask, how old are most of you guys here?

[T]

I have to ask, how old are most of you guys?

[Knifefighter]

ATENG:
You are correct. The north/south (sometimes called the 69)is the position in which both fighters' bodies are parallel. Both fighters feet are directly opposite.

The side control position is with the fighers' bodies perpendicular to each other.

Some people also call the side control postition the side mount. However, others refer to the side mount as the full mount with the bottom person on his side and the top person with one knee raised (in front of/above the opponent's stomach) and sitting back over the other foot

[ATENG]

thanks KF,

haven't seen you post for awhile. 69 eh? hahahaa...i've also heard the guard referred to as the "*****'s" position by a friend of mine who trained with tony ceccine.

abe

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Its all fun and games til someone loses an
eye. Then its just fun.

[ATENG]

that was "w h o r e" btw...heheh

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Its all fun and games til someone loses an
eye. Then its just fun.

[INFINOO]

From my experience when one person in a fight has his mind on taking it to the ground there is a better than 50% chance it will happen. With all else being equal, gravity pulls us all down. By the way, when the kick boxer won the UFC it was because the ref stood them up from a deadlock postion on the ground.If not then they might still be there. Now a days, the best stand up fighters also have a solid foundation in there ground fighting skills. One thing I have always wondered is were are these stand up fighters fighting there fight.
Unless you live in a kung-fu movie you are on the ground. OO [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]