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  • kimzar
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    • Mar 2004
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    #1

    have you ever been in a fight before?

    I see people always talk tough but don't really start swinging at each other, last time I was in a fight it was 7th grade and I don't even remember why.
    have any of you been in a fight b4 and why
  • alexg
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    #2
    I didn't find myself in many situation when I was close to a fight since early school classes

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    • Manowar
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      #3
      Last time was when i was about 15, in a tube carriage coming back from a concert on a saturday night, group of kids just older got on and started giving it all the mouth. Then it all kicked off

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      • Gunni
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        • Apr 2003
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        #4
        Hehehe, going drinking in Iceland is a good way to get into a figh, specially if you are fairly big and too drunk and stupid to walk away from guys that get very strong when they drink

        Also got into a fight with some Skinheads over here in bcn, and once I got involved in a brawl in a English pub after Chelsea beat Leeds 3-2, scoring 2 goals in the last minutes, we couldn't help but taunt them a bit, they didn't like it

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        • WPProphet
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          #5
          yes, i grapple w/ some friends every wednesday night. it is basically simulated fighting. but a real fight w/ someone who really wanted to beat my ass....not in a very long time. (knock on wood).

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          • buddyjuf

            #6
            I fought with my little brother when I was a kid, does that count?

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            • angeleyes
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              #7
              When I was in HS.... some girl was making fun of me in front of a bunch of people because I had a weight problem my senior year so I threw a drink in her face and then used my "weight problem" to kick her ass. (She was a stick). I don't condone fights, that was about 15 years ago.
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              • sean416
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                #8
                I used to fight a lot before... but I was the opposite of the person described in the original post. I used to get in an argument with someone bigger then me, throw the hardest punch I could as soon as possible and give the guy a black eye and then just cover up and weave.. next day it looks like you killed him cause he's the one with the black eye and if anything you're shoulders/arms/skull are a little bruised.

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                • ZanyCash Larry
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                  #9
                  I use to when I had a hot head, and it is never worth it. It sucks.
                  Now, I am a lover not a fighter

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                  • InsaneMidget
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                    #10
                    Many hockey fights.


                    I'm scared to fight outside sports, mainly because I thnik I'd black out and kill someone, no use going to prison when you can simply walk away and have a cold shower.

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                    • Sosa
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                      • Oct 2002
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                      #11
                      no fights for me

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                      • DavieVegas
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by sean416
                        I used to fight a lot before... but I was the opposite of the person described in the original post. I used to get in an argument with someone bigger then me, throw the hardest punch I could as soon as possible and give the guy a black eye and then just cover up and weave.. next day it looks like you killed him cause he's the one with the black eye and if anything you're shoulders/arms/skull are a little bruised.
                        use to? You always gota be prepared..i use to brawl a shitload and to be honest i miss it...If u rub me the wrong way..adult biz related or not dont expect me to come up and try and talk it out(unless its something really petty)..But if your a shit talker on the boards or not and we got beef then you better be watching your back all day cuz if I see you im not saying 2 words to you..just gonna drop you..
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                        • Mr. Mojo Risin
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                          #13
                          not since 8th grade

                          I won pretty much all the fights I was in where it was just me against one guy

                          I kinda miss it, but I'm 5' 9" and a lot of people are taller than me which makes it not fair

                          maybe I should start a fight club?

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                          • kimzar
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by DavieVegas
                            use to? You always gota be prepared..i use to brawl a shitload and to be honest i miss it...If u rub me the wrong way..adult biz related or not dont expect me to come up and try and talk it out(unless its something really petty)..But if your a shit talker on the boards or not and we got beef then you better be watching your back all day cuz if I see you im not saying 2 words to you..just gonna drop you..
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                            • StarkReality
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                              #15
                              The first and last time I picked up a fight was when the brother of an ex-girlfriend freaked out, started insulting me in a really ugly way...it ended with a gun pointed at my head and I got beaten up really bad...I learned from that, don't start fighting with a russian freak who spends half his life in the gym.

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                              • DavieVegas
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                                #16
                                Originally posted by Mr. Mojo Risin
                                not since 8th grade

                                I won pretty much all the fights I was in where it was just me against one guy

                                I kinda miss it, but I'm 5' 9" and a lot of people are taller than me which makes it not fair

                                maybe I should start a fight club?
                                height and muscles have nothing to do with fighting...at all..Im alive right? Makes me a valid example. I use to fight all bigger guys..heres alittle secret for all of you..If your a big guy i feel bad for you when u pick on little guys cuz when u do pick on em you better be ready for a long scrap...Thats if most people can fight..Most are just shit talkers and dont do shit..My buddies who are big and can fight always go for the bigger person rather then the small..They know whats in store if they do find someone whos smaller who can throw blows . Plus they have seen me
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                                • Dagwolf
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                                  #17
                                  Yes, once I had to kick ass as an adult. It didn't take long. Hint: if you're in my house shooting off your mouth about my personal business and I ask you to leave, leave.
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                                  • DavieVegas
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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Dagwolf
                                    Yes, once I had to kick ass as an adult. It didn't take long. Hint: if you're in my house shooting off your mouth about my personal business and I ask you to leave, leave.
                                    good shit!
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                                    • Mr. Mojo Risin
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                                      #19
                                      this thread makes me want to get back into Judo

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                                      • DavieVegas
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Mr. Mojo Risin
                                        this thread makes me want to get back into Judo
                                        haha ya it makes me want to just find the biggest dude and go at it..I can afford some more scars and stitches! My face is still way to pretty
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                                        • EviLGuY
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                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by kimzar
                                          I see people always talk tough but don't really start swinging at each other, last time I was in a fight it was 7th grade and I don't even remember why.
                                          have any of you been in a fight b4 and why
                                          I used to get into fights with natives a lot.. haven't in the past 5 years or so though. Made me feel badass since natives can't take a punch.

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                                          • kimzar
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                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Mr. Mojo Risin
                                            this thread makes me want to get back into Judo
                                            how long did u take judo for?

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                                            • Mr. Mojo Risin
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                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by DavieVegas
                                              haha ya it makes me want to just find the biggest dude and go at it..I can afford some more scars and stitches! My face is still way to pretty
                                              I was in judo for 4 years and it was pretty fun.. I don't know why I quit

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                                              • dig420
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                                                #24
                                                Saturday, in a BJJ tournament. I got armbarred.

                                                Throwing punches, not since high school probably, but I've chased a few guys around bar parking lots in college.

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                                                • Mr. Mojo Risin
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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by kimzar
                                                  how long did u take judo for?
                                                  4 years... I don't remember it much though

                                                  I have a lifetime membership to the National Judo Association and a bunch of videotapes somewhere demonstrating all the moves

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                                                  • dig420
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                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by DavieVegas
                                                    height and muscles have nothing to do with fighting...at all..Im alive right? Makes me a valid example. I use to fight all bigger guys..heres alittle secret for all of you..If your a big guy i feel bad for you when u pick on little guys cuz when u do pick on em you better be ready for a long scrap...Thats if most people can fight..Most are just shit talkers and dont do shit..My buddies who are big and can fight always go for the bigger person rather then the small..They know whats in store if they do find someone whos smaller who can throw blows . Plus they have seen me
                                                    all other things being equal, the big guy wins every time. Size matters a LOT in a fight.

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                                                    • dig420
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Mr. Mojo Risin
                                                      4 years... I don't remember it much though

                                                      I have a lifetime membership to the National Judo Association and a bunch of videotapes somewhere demonstrating all the moves
                                                      the only problem with Judo is that you run out of things to do once you get the takedown

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                                                      • Mr. Mojo Risin
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                                                        #28
                                                        last memories of judo is being flipped on my ass by a huge black dude

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                                                        • kimzar
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                                                          #29
                                                          buddy of mine used to do tae kwon do and some form of brazilian grappling, we used to go to the gym and he'd practice on me, but it teaches you how to fight, everyone need to know how to defend themselves if the situation arises

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                                                          • TweetyBird
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                                                            #30
                                                            I've never fought all that much
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                                                            • DavieVegas
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by dig420
                                                              all other things being equal, the big guy wins every time. Size matters a LOT in a fight.
                                                              you must not of been in many fights...Only way u can say that is if the guy tries to bring u down to the ground to fight...But even then the little guy is quicker and gets out..This is on most cases of seen..Even little guys who cant fight and at least try still dont lose overwhelmingly..But iv never lost to anyone bigger then me..Iv had 1 good fight for 30 minutes that I could say was a draw..
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                                                              • Mr. Mojo Risin
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by dig420
                                                                the only problem with Judo is that you run out of things to do once you get the takedown
                                                                lol

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                                                                • kimzar
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by Mr. Mojo Risin
                                                                  last memories of judo is being flipped on my ass by a huge black dude

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                                                                  • dig420
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by DavieVegas
                                                                    you must not of been in many fights...Only way u can say that is if the guy tries to bring u down to the ground to fight...But even then the little guy is quicker and gets out..This is on most cases of seen..Even little guys who cant fight and at least try still dont lose overwhelmingly..But iv never lost to anyone bigger then me..Iv had 1 good fight for 30 minutes that I could say was a draw..
                                                                    I scrap just about every day, for the last two years. I follow MMA and boxing.

                                                                    You have a case of severe wishful thinking.

                                                                    Don't get me wrong, I'm only 5'9 and I wish you were right lol but facts is facts, and big guys will kick your little ass pretty quickly if their skill level is even close to yours.
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                                                                    • Fucksakes
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      fight with the girlfriend everyday.

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                                                                      • baddog
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        I am the oldest of 12 kids, 8 of them boys . . . . you tell me

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                                                                        • DavieVegas
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                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by dig420
                                                                          I scrap just about every day, for the last two years. I follow MMA and boxing.

                                                                          You have a case of severe wishful thinking.
                                                                          lol u are a boxer huh? Let me ask u soemthing then..You out of everyone should know size means nothing..Since u are a boxer that is..I got buddies who box also and your thought mentality as a boxer is completly ass backwards...You are honestly one of the only people iv have ever talked to that actually fights either for a living or for fun to say what u said..So sorry to say man but your alone on that. People who have not been in a nice range of fights always have opinions that dont make sense...Reason for this is inexperience...But ill respect your thought process since i have never come across anyone who does physical fighting in any way say what u said to me..Size matters and bigger guys wint he majority.
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                                                                          • dig420
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by DavieVegas
                                                                            lol u are a boxer huh? Let me ask u soemthing then..You out of everyone should know size means nothing..Since u are a boxer that is..I got buddies who box also and your thought mentality as a boxer is completly ass backwards...You are honestly one of the only people iv have ever talked to that actually fights either for a living or for fun to say what u said..So sorry to say man but your alone on that. People who have not been in a nice range of fights always have opinions that dont make sense...Reason for this is inexperience...But ill respect your thought process since i have never come across anyone who does physical fighting in any way say what u said to me..Size matters and bigger guys wint he majority.
                                                                            why do you think they have weight classes in any martial art? How long would Marco Antonio Barrera last against Roy Jones Jr or Bernard Hopkins? How well would Genki Sudo do against Ricco Rodriguez? I'm not sure what info you're using to draw your conclusions from. If I'm rolling with a guy twice my weight with half my skills I have a serious problem on my hands. If I roll with someone 25 lbs lighter with an equal level of skill I'll handle him like a child. I know this because I do this every day. Everybody I know who trains takes this as a given, because we know it for a fact.

                                                                            I'm not a boxer, I train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Gracie Academy. You should check into it, sounds like you might enjoy it.

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                                                                            • DirtyDanza
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by dig420
                                                                              all other things being equal, the big guy wins every time. Size matters a LOT in a fight.

                                                                              your wrong... I am 5'9 150 and I win all the time unless they get in a lucky punch and I do mean lucky... I am 2nd deg black belt in Ju Jitsu and the bigger guy usually looses in my sport...
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                                                                              • dig420
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by Dirty_DS
                                                                                your wrong... I am 5'9 150 and I win all the time unless they get in a lucky punch and I do mean lucky... I am 2nd deg black belt in Ju Jitsu and the bigger guy usually looses in my sport...
                                                                                who do you train under? where's your school?

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                                                                                • DavieVegas
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by dig420
                                                                                  why do you think they have weight classes in any martial art? How long would Marco Antonio Barrera last against Roy Jones Jr or Bernard Hopkins? How well would Genki Sudo do against Ricco Rodriguez? I'm not sure what info you're using to draw your conclusions from. If I'm rolling with a guy twice my weight with half my skills I have a serious problem on my hands. If I roll with someone 25 lbs lighter with an equal level of skill I'll handle him like a child. I know this because I do this every day. Everybody I know who trains takes this as a given, because we know it for a fact.



                                                                                  I'm not a boxer, I train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Gracie Academy. You should check into it, sounds like you might enjoy it.
                                                                                  ok but that still doesnt prove your point..First off roy jones vs say barrerra would still be a 5 round fight if not more..You are talking about big guys and there power..Of course if a little guy gets hit with a perfect punch or 2 they will be knocked out..But professional fighters compared to regular everyday people fighting is way different..Big guys normally can not get a clean blow on little guys..where as smaller guys can get 6 or 7 in that are just as affective as 1...It all depends on how your jaw is in terms of taking punches..also your in the gracie camp man..gracie wasnt big at all..i mean if ua re in the gracie camp and things im suprised they would say size matters...In boxing it doesnt..nice example is roy jones vs ruiz and roy one...He could of knocked him out if the fight kept going on more then 12 rounds..who knows..But as for UFC style of fighting and shit and wrestling of course weight more then size matters because your mainly fighting on the ground a ton and if a huge guy is on top of you theres no way out

                                                                                  btw i might look into it...I am that type of person..Love confrontation
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                                                                                  • dig420
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Royce won because nobody else knew how to fight on the ground. He couldn't beat those giants today, EVERY fighter is a grappler now.

                                                                                    There was a HUGE skills disparity between Ruiz and Jones, bigger than the size difference. A god-like 200 lb RJ is going to beat a plodding hugger like Ruiz even with the 20 lb difference. If they didn't let him jab and hold, Ruiz would never win a fight.
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                                                                                    • DavieVegas
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                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by dig420
                                                                                      Royce won because nobody else knew how to fight on the ground. He couldn't beat those giants today, EVERY fighter is a grappler now.
                                                                                      Thats true...i saw that fight between tito ortiz and shamrock and shamrock kept his old fighting style...Well he mainly fought standing up which in my opinion was not a good idea...tito ortiz has lost his last 2 or so since..
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                                                                                      • dig420
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by DavieVegas
                                                                                        Thats true...i saw that fight between tito ortiz and shamrock and shamrock kept his old fighting style...Well he mainly fought standing up which in my opinion was not a good idea...tito ortiz has lost his last 2 or so since..
                                                                                        yeah Tito was afraid to shoot against Liddell and tried to stand and punch with him. Big mistake.

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                                                                                        • DavieVegas
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by dig420
                                                                                          yeah Tito was afraid to shoot against Liddell and tried to stand and punch with him. Big mistake.
                                                                                          exactly..i mean i was so damn suprised tito stood up against him..It was mainly an ego thing/trying to impress the fans...Wrong move and he lost...peoples egos always kill em
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                                                                                          • dig420
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by DavieVegas
                                                                                            exactly..i mean i was so damn suprised tito stood up against him..It was mainly an ego thing/trying to impress the fans...Wrong move and he lost...peoples egos always kill em
                                                                                            I think he was just afraid of a knee in the face. Strikers are getting better and better at not being taken down to the ground, they're learning to sprawl, how to get the underhook etc and so on. It might have been a pride thing, can't be sure, definitely whatever Tito was thinking was WRONG lol

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                                                                                            • dig420
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by Dirty_DS
                                                                                              your wrong... I am 5'9 150 and I win all the time unless they get in a lucky punch and I do mean lucky... I am 2nd deg black belt in Ju Jitsu and the bigger guy usually looses in my sport...
                                                                                              I'd still like to know where you train, there are DAMN FEW black belts in BJJ. Maybe I know you.

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                                                                                              • Gunni
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                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Originally posted by dig420
                                                                                                the only problem with Judo is that you run out of things to do once you get the takedown
                                                                                                Not true, you can make throws that brake arms in Judo, actually brazilian Jujitsu is more related to Judo than real japanese jujitsu.

                                                                                                The guy who brought it to Brazil and tought it to the Gracies was a student of Kano, the man who established Kodokan Judo, so what he tought to Carlos Gracie was actually Judo (still considered Jujitsu at the time)

                                                                                                Judo can be very effective, specially when you get to higher levels and get a grasp of your weight center, I can for example stand my ground against a guy that is 40 kg. heavier than me, of course it is true though that fighting a guy that is bigger and has the same skill level is not a fair fight

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                                                                                                • dig420
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Gunni
                                                                                                  Not true, you can make throws that brake arms in Judo, actually brazilian Jujitsu is more related to Judo than real japanese jujitsu.

                                                                                                  The guy who brought it to Brazil and tought it to the Gracies was a student of Kano, the man who established Kodokan Judo, so what he tought to Carlos Gracie was actually Judo (still considered Jujitsu at the time)

                                                                                                  Judo can be very effective, specially when you get to higher levels and get a grasp of your weight center, I can for example stand my ground against a guy that is 40 kg. heavier than me, of course it is true though that fighting a guy that is bigger and has the same skill level is not a fair fight
                                                                                                  I was being facetious ;) Judo is a good art, but the fact that it emphasizes a pin rather than a submission is a serious handicap if you have to use it to protect yourself against a bigger guy. Best thing to do is learn some Judo takedowns and then add some BJJ submissions so you have a more complete package.

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                                                                                                    I have yet to see anyone on this board take this to the matt.

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