Originally Posted by
sanjuro_ronin
Nothing brings you as close to the street as competitive full contact fighting.
To a certain degree competitive fighting can actually be more intense and stimulating than a street fight.
What are the chances of facing a trained fighter on the street, one of the same level as in a competition?
Still, it is important to train the "Street qualities" that sparring and competition don't develop:
Awareness, weapons, multiple attackers, environmental factors.
I agree... another thing to do is to simulate beat downs, multiple opponents beating you down and leaving no room for avoiding it... the only option is to fight back.
Tom
Integrated Kung Fu Academy
Kung Fu - Kickboxing - MMA -Self Defense
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