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Originally Posted by Doctor Dre
Dumbass
Grapling is grapling, no matter what you call it.
Submission wrestling, BJJ, Sambo and others kind of grapling arts all have something called an Armbar... guess what, it's sill a fucking arm bar no matter what you practice !
In St-Pierre's last fight he used a judo trip... Guess what ? He learned it from the canadian national wrestling team, not a judoka.
Arts are crossing over, and 'the best thing' dosen't existed. What is more suited for your style does.
If you look at credentials has an edge over Sambo, by a long stretch. Other then Fedor, Aleks and 2 other russian dudes, no one were succesfull in MMA from a sambo background.
MMA as a whole evolves so rapidly, that it's separated itself from specific matial arts and become the ultimate form of martial arts in itself.
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I attempted to use this logic on him before, grappling has become so intertwined, it's hard to say where came what. As an example before the mid 90's, leg locks were considered cheap and not trained in BJJ. Nowadays, whites and blues and up are now learning heel hooks. Something even in 2003, most ppl wouldn't teach. Sambo has enriched BJJ with it's leg locks, and Sambo has taken from BJJ it's positional hierachy and dominance which was lacking before what we now call "Submission Wrestling".
It's wasted on him Bro, but anyways, looking forward to rolling with you soon.
