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Originally Posted by mynameisjim
I don't know anything about these disciplines but from what I've seen and been involved in. Most street fights are just wild boxing matches for about 20 seconds or so.
I bet if you got some boxing training/sparring experience you could beat 95% of the average Joe's in a street fight.
Of course, those other disciplines are very useful. But I think the quickest and most profound results would just come from learning how to punch/dodge/block etc., like in boxing if you just want to be able to handle yourself in a street fight.
But that's just a guess. I don't train to fight or anything like that.
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That's actually pretty true.
Pretty much any disicipline that you've taken any time to train seriously in will give you the skills to put down an average untrained joe. Boxing is excellent because it's simple, it's trained live, and it trains you to take a punch as well as give one.
It's not until you end up in a problem with another trained fighter that the discipline its self becomes important.
In reality though, most of us who train don't get in to a lot of street fights. Most of that kind of energy gets left on the mats. Not to mention, I have more in common with guys that actually train than I do pretty much anyone else, so chances are I'm going to get along with another fighter, not fight him on the streets.
