Quote Originally Posted by Yoshiyahu View Post
I think its simpler than that?

Take someone who trains as a street fighter an place in the ring against a skilled Kickboxer or western boxer. He may be the best street fighter but a medicore ring fighter. One reason is because he use to fighting with out gloves. So alot of his common habits will be hendered there...

Take an average MMA guy who trains boxing,Muay Thai and BJJ and put in the Tae Kwon Do tournment or have him fight on a boxing circuit. He will not fair well. Most of his weapons he can not use. If his strongest weapon is the Jitjisu or Kicking fighting a boxer with boxing gloves and rules will hinder his fighting ability.


Parallel Scenarios:
Take a boxer and have him fight in the Tae Kwon Do Olympics.

Have an MMA guy Fight in TKD Olympics.

Have a Kick boxer enter a push hands or chi competition.

Have a Muay Thai figher fight in a Boxing Circuit.

Put a boxer in full contact Karate tournment.

The problem is they do not train for so sort of competition so all of them will be at a disadvantage. The same with a WC guy who trains for street combat.


All these scenarios have limitations yes. But the main point is how do you train? How do you defend against attacks. What type of attacks do you defend against.


Sad to say the only way to truly test true skill would be a kumite where there are no rules. A No rule Letai fighting match would be the only way to even out the playing field.


this sounds like a guy that trained with us back in the day, he didnt want to take the time to understand the system as a whole totally ignored the fact that in a fight you CAN be taken to the ground, someone CAN clinch to grapple you people CAN throw you This isnt a personal attack but he tried his luck in the cage, being a defensive only fighter and lost. Make your game as a circle, well rounded

2 things i keep inmind when im sparring:

1.come foreword
2. sh*t happens