[QUOTE="Optical_Order"]
[QUOTE="spiritwave"]
Okay, since when do most street fights go to the ground?
In a real, quick paced fight, it is usually the person who gets the first good combo and follow up that wins. This is espcecially true for those who are less experienced at fighting and cannot regain their composure.
2. Most traditional martial arts I know of train in stances that properly defend against being hit directly in the groin. Not that a real martial artist should be attacking you on the street...if so, then they learned nothing I suppose.
Shots to the groin don't always work. Not only have I been hit there a few times in a fight and continued fighting, but I know people who wear cups to bars just waiting for a fight...
spiritwave
Seriously?
A random street fight usually ends up with some guy on the ground getting his ass pounded by the guy laying on his chest. Talk to anyone or do a simple google search if you don't believe me.
Yes, they obviously start standing, but that usually doesn't last long.
Groin shots work. No one cares about your stupid buddies who live to fight at bars.
Yea, and guesss what happens to the guy laying down getting pounded...he loses. In fact, he already lost just because he's on the pavement. Of course groin shots work. I stated they don't all the time because people with the intent to do something to you may come prepared. Maybe you shouldn't assume they are my "stupid buddies," but rather what I've seen from experience. I don't see how "no one cares" can even fit into this convo if you cannot even mention a real life experience other than watching youtube. So please, stop trying to belittle my opinion, thank you. I've been stabbed by random accessories in real fights. If I went down, I'm sure ground game wouldn't have helped me.And the whole point of my original post is that martial arts knowledge helps. I can't see how anyone with actual knowledge and experience could think otherwise.
I can assure you a ground game helps in a street fight. If they take you down (and somebody being taken down isn't as unlikely as you seem to think) and you know how to control their head and work out of the guard, then you can win a fight from the ground. Seriously, try punching somebody out of their guard when they're controlling your head and see how effective your blows are. Once they have head control, anybody with BJJ training should be able to transition to the Omoplata, a Kimura lock, an arm-bar, a Triangle Choke, etc. Me and the guys at my gym have done this to many a "MMA fighter" who thought they could tackle us and ground-and-pound, just to realize that they have no answer to a BJJ practitioner's ground game.
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