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Originally posted by punkworld
Actually, you are the dipshit. You said all martial arts except those three are useless. Well, a surprise for ya: most fights aren't UFC fights.
Saying things are useless because of one form of competition is stupid. The average karateka will beat the crap out of the average untrained fighter with ease, for instance. All martial arts are useful, some just more so than others.
And the three you named... well, if you have watched UFC, you should know some folks in there have done rather well with other styles, even things like greco-roman wrestling. And how about things such as krav maga?
Thinking in terms of styles used in competitions when it comes to fighting is pretty stupid, period.
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wrestling is a good base to start from, but nobody wins with wrestling, they add JJ to their game and become submission fighters.
I've never heard of a Krav Maga guy doing anything with it. As far as Karatekas doing ok in streetfighting, that's imho just because they're in shape. I have NEVER seen a TKD, Kempo, Kung Fu etc guy keep his form in a real fight, they're forced to become brawlers every time. No technique, just wild swinging and shitty grappling.
Regarding the difference between competition submission fighting and streetfighting, there isn't as much as you would think except for the mat. When the UFC started there was ball-punching, elbows to the head, you name it and it was legal. Rorion still believes it should be that way.