chisauking,
Actually, you received a few good answers, one of them was "experience," another was "I've seen what a good groundfighter can do," another was "I think we should be well-rounded fighters."
You chose to ignore those answers and follow up with further questions. Not their fault.
"In the world of martial arts, respect is often a given. In the real world, it must be earned."
"A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand. "--Bertrand Russell
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