GLP, who here can actually FIGHT?

What are you talking about a good striker always beating a good grappler? I'm assuming you've seen those Royce Grace UFCs?

I can fight.

I've knocked two guys out, I hardly ever fight.

Worst hit I took was when I was 20, 6'0 160 lbs. This dude was 6'6 240+ and I spit right in his face, he punched me and split open my left eyebrow and I walked away.

Lol

exactly those guys have NEVER faced a talented striker.

No "formal" training other than a couple years of TKD. However, grew up in a "frisky" neighborhood. Also, being smaller in stature (5'7", 160lbs) - if someone was going to get fucked with - it was going to be me. And one of my good personal friends fought pro MMA for a while (granted, his record was like 2-7-1) before a medical issue arose and we used to wrestle together. He is HUGE compared to me (6'1", 230ish), and I can say that nothing will make you better faster than sparring and wrestling with someone who is at that level.

For the most part, I let words settle where they started. Not worth it. But the instant someone puts their hands on me (grabs me, strikes at me, charges me, throws something at me, etc.) then it is on.

I have learned:

- Trash will use anything as a weapon and do whatever it takes
- Once someone is down, you better hit them enough times that they stay down - and are too scared to try to jump you with their boys later on
- If your not a big guy, get in close, grapple, and learn to strike with your elbows, knees, and headbutts (I have won MORE fights with elbows to the face with a hand on the back of the head for uhhh "target control" than any other thing)
- Once it is on, go from calm and cool to raging screaming because it scares 99% of people who are NOT trained to fight. It freaks them out. And 90%+ of a fight is mental.
- A LOT of big guys, are half as bad as they think. Sure they are strong. But they usually bully people around and never "have" to fight
- A Lot of smaller guys, that aren't afraid, usually have a reason not to be. A weapon or they can brawl.
- If you are out numbered - your ultimately going to lose. Accept this and try to take out as many as you can before you get clipped hard.
- If you fight someone with a knife, no matter who you are and how well trained you are - you are an idiot... Id rather run to fight another day than loose and let a psycho stab away ...


Also, I have found that anytime anyone grabs me by my chest (which idiots still do for some reason? This isn't Hollywood), if I split violently with my arms through the middle ~ I can reach past their face, grab their head, and headbutt someone with a pretty serious strike. Then it is onward with a baragge of elbows, knees, kicks, punches, etc. to bring it to the ground with me on top and in control.

Nothing with prepare you for your first fight and if there is one your most likely to loose, it will be the first. You wont be able to handle the adrenaline rush, will not think, and will feel like your legs are made a jelly. Learning to stay calm and collected is a learned skill for some and a natural skill for few. It is an impossibility for others (who ultimately, will never be good at self defense)

Also, on a side note - I have my CCW, and have NEVER pulled my weapon on anyone.

If you do carry a firearm, please make the distinction between someone trying to fight you (cause your a raging dick) and someone trying to kill you (cause your a raging dick).

A weapon should NEVER be used until you are literally in a life or death scenario and must defend your life or suffer fatal injuries.

In a lot of countries, guns are pulled when they are not needed. Don't be the guy that pulls your weapon cause your afraid to loose a fight. Loosing a fight and loosing your life are two entirely different things. Know that distinction.

I partied with Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, and Harley Race one night about 20 years ago, and survived.

Reckon that qualifies me as a badass.

Or a major Hoosier.

Naw, this was in Florida, man, back in the NWA and WCW heyday!

Dusty became a star right here in the Tampa Armory when I was a kid in the 70s and early 80s.

What about brass knuckles? Does anyone use them?

I head butt people's fists so fiercely that they surrender with an aching fist.

I've got a face like a mangled piece of beef...

It only hurts me when i wake up!

60 year old grandma. Brown belt, Tae Kwon Do. However in a real fight, I'd go for the throat, nose, eyeballs and other balls. I fight dirty.

As a female I've only been in one fight.

I wont go into details but.

I'm a lover not a fighter.

I can pick you off from 1500 yards....that's as tough as I need to be! How about that!

I'm sure you'll get roughly every gung ho dude who has seen a bruce willis movie to tell you how tough and bad-ass they are.

Hint: The talkers are the bullshitters.

No but I have picked a fully grown man up and slammed them down onto the floor.

Been hit once really hard. I lost my temper and was shaking with anger but just ended up walking away.

Did Wing Chun and Wado Ryu as a teen but tbh if tshtf I'm not wasting my time on h 2 h.

James Toney learned the hard way against Randy Couture.
Randy took him down and humiliated him

The stance to just box VS a MMA style it most definetely different. Even if the boxer is a better boxer the MMA guy should be smart enough to take them down and pound or twist limbs off.
In the real world the boxer only can get a good punch in or get embarrased.
Usually Boxer loses.

Not afraid, Not talking.

I have gotten in some fights, but now I avoid them.

It is a good way to lose your life, or end up in jail, and the karma is no good.

I choose to avoid physical altercations, up to the point of being in danger, or having family or friends in danger.

There are a lot of people with weapons, and you decide to fight some guy for some stupid reason, and you start to win, and he pulls a knife of gun, and boom you are dead, for some stupid reason.

I am definitely the wrong guy to fuck with.

How about that randy couture vs James tap out toney fight? Boxing is great if you don't have to worry about somebody taking you down, muay tai clinch and kicks, just to name a few!

A bad ass J E W. Since when? This is funny as hell. Bring it assclown!!

Hey faggot, log in.

you use James butterball toney as your example? a guy who NEVER had punching power? lol like I said NONE of these guys could hang with a TALENTED striker.

scooping somebody up and dunking them is probable one of the most painful and humiliating things you can do to someone.

Whatever bitch.

I am considered surprisingly good with a .357