My pal Kyle Bruce noticed something weird when we discussed a common friend's competition. "I witnessed a handful of his fights, when he gets stressed; he shoots each and every time."
It made me ponder something. If you get in trouble, you cannot help but constantly return to your key martial art (which that means a wrestler will try for a double leg takedown, a Thai kick boxer will kick, and also a Jiu-jitsu chap will draw guard.
Our associate in question was in reality winning the struggle up until he attempted a double leg takedown. He was unbeatable on his feet, and had just grabbed the Plumb position and was kneeing the other fighter to submission. He out of the blue got concerned and slipped for his takedown and got caught in submission.
So what is your main art? You will likely turn to it in times of need (i.e. your scared or you have been distressed). That is why you see such large numbers of MMA fighters keep wishing to pull a takedown from thin air while getting punched to submission. It is behavioral instinct, and it's not always undesirable, it just is dependent upon the instant.
So prior to deciding to enter any competition, you'll want to be aware what your primary art is, and what you may perhaps go back to in case of emergency. You must keep in mind all of the possibilities in a fight and mostly make sure you understand yourself to help you keep yourself out of problems, if you try for the double while you're getting beat up and the other fighter has jammed your takedown all night... That is probably not the ideal opportunity, but at least you are able to train another back up approach rather than, "oh geez, I'm getting pummeled, I better try the single leg takedown."
So, understand your identity, what your main martial art is, and make a great back up plan of action to help preserve you inside the bad instances. That way, you are not trapped using a bad strategy. - 31497
It made me ponder something. If you get in trouble, you cannot help but constantly return to your key martial art (which that means a wrestler will try for a double leg takedown, a Thai kick boxer will kick, and also a Jiu-jitsu chap will draw guard.
Our associate in question was in reality winning the struggle up until he attempted a double leg takedown. He was unbeatable on his feet, and had just grabbed the Plumb position and was kneeing the other fighter to submission. He out of the blue got concerned and slipped for his takedown and got caught in submission.
So what is your main art? You will likely turn to it in times of need (i.e. your scared or you have been distressed). That is why you see such large numbers of MMA fighters keep wishing to pull a takedown from thin air while getting punched to submission. It is behavioral instinct, and it's not always undesirable, it just is dependent upon the instant.
So prior to deciding to enter any competition, you'll want to be aware what your primary art is, and what you may perhaps go back to in case of emergency. You must keep in mind all of the possibilities in a fight and mostly make sure you understand yourself to help you keep yourself out of problems, if you try for the double while you're getting beat up and the other fighter has jammed your takedown all night... That is probably not the ideal opportunity, but at least you are able to train another back up approach rather than, "oh geez, I'm getting pummeled, I better try the single leg takedown."
So, understand your identity, what your main martial art is, and make a great back up plan of action to help preserve you inside the bad instances. That way, you are not trapped using a bad strategy. - 31497
About the Author:
Scott Buendia is a professional trainer of Jeet Kune do, Filipino martial arts, and MMA under Paul Vunak, and Frank Shamrock.
