Va-Va-Voom wrote:Lol of course grappling is good for the streets.
90% of street fights will end up on the ground, if someone knows jiu jitsu or wrestling the chances are the person they are fighting will not.
Even rudimentary level understanding of grappling gives you a massive advantage over the average guy.
Btw no martial art form will help you in a 3 against 1, all you can really do is swing blindly.
Dude ..................
Please don't state things like that because I've seen it, done it and watched it time and again.
Street fights in my town especially in the 90's and early 2,000's were all the rage so to speak, we were doing it or seeing it every week for years.
I've had a 6 on 1 before and made it out with no injuries bar a small cut on my hand, if I was using JJ I'd of been in the hospital.
90% of street fights end up on the ground, well that's bollocks for starters.
Real world application means you need something you can use when and where it happens.
Most fights happen in bars on a night out or in the street mostly when there's numbers.
You go round trying to slap a triangle on a guy in a club and see what happens, you'd either get stomped by his mates or if it goes wrong you'll be in a bad position if he gets loose.
I have wrestled one guy before when I was heavier, but compared to when I use boxing it was a lot of effort throwing him around into shop windows when if I was in boxing shape it'd usually just take a few well placed shots and he'd of been floored.
By the way just so you know I've been training boxing since 1997 and did about 4-5 years doing MMA training as well especially when I was 2 stone heavier than I am now.
I used to hate getting into fights in town when I was big, yes I could of easily dominated a guy on a one on one using wrestling but it was never friggin one on one.
............ also if someone tried to grapple with me there is plenty of tricks to use which are not allowed in MMA.
Would you want to be on the floor rolling around with some nutter who tries to bite your ear or nose off? would you want to be in side mount with a guy who's trying to thumb you in the eyes?
As I said last guy that tried to get me in a rear naked choke failed and was clinging on to me out of position to the side because I spun him and went to the ground to get my defensive base sorted, he realised that as soon as he lets go he was in for it.
We got thrown out and I was so mad because I knew what he tried to do I Ko'ed him with one haymaker from hell and did something else which I won't mention, I was absolutely fuming.
No way was I letting some drunk c*nt choke me unconscious, I literally wanted to end him.