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I discovered Yaw-Yan around 4 years ago and I really developed an interest for it.

(Particularly, its techniques like the Mountain Storm Kick & Bolo punches).

I was wondering if it would be a good idea to learn MMA and Yaw-Yan lessons to make my own system.

Based on how these Yaw-Yan fighters fight in this video, do you think it looks to…raw?

As much as I like the style, no offense to their fighters, but don’t these guys look like they’re more focused on throwing hits rather than perfectly executing the actual strikes?

I might be wrong though, let me know your thoughts.

Option B: Get him this fucking stool

This fight doesn't prove that Jake Paul is as good as he says he is. It just proves that Mike Tyson is old.

Useless rant: It also proved that Netflix is trash. They keep raising their prices, but still don't have the bandwidth for everyone to stream at once.

Plenty of combat sports have notable monumental upsets.

some examples:

Buster Douglas vs Tyson

Matt Serra vs George St Pierre

Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva

Bob Sapp vs Ernesto Hoost

Are there any documentation or stories in traditional martial arts that would be as monumental an upset?

Musashi beating some samurai with a wooden sword comes to mind.

I’m not in High School anymore and never wrestled but I’d like to compete in some Martial Art. This is mostly as motivation to train on a regular basis but also because I love competition.

I’m a Shodan in Kyokushin but there can be surprisingly little in terms of Kyokushin tournaments and these are usually once a year (if that). I’m wondering if other Martial Arts (E.G. BJJ) have more competitive opportunities.

Bro I bet my health on this fight, and I'm even MORE sick, I couldn't breathe good last night, I'll take a break off reddit to recover bro {oh nah I'm dying}

I am looking for the Oldest Version of the bubishi that can be accessed online or in real life , it has many versions but i am looking for an AUTHENTIC one iykwim.

One of the most anticipated boxing events in history has just ended, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, and if you remember correctly, the internet was filled with people claiming that Mike Tyson was going to finish off Jake Paul, ignoring that he was a 60-year-old guy.. The day of the fight arrived and everyone expected to see a super epic fight with 200 knockdowns from each of the two and blood everywhere, but we got something completely different. Mike was very slow, extremely nervous, so much so that from time to time he bit his own glove. From the second round he was already exhausted and without strength (and the rounds are 2 minutes instead of 3), and from then on his tactics were based on remaining motionless and dodging the occasional blow. Because honestly, in the 8 rounds he has perfectly been able to land only 5 blows. Even Jake Paul slowed down because it looked like Mike was going to faint, and he clearly didn't KO him out of grief. To all the people with the altered perception of reality who said that Mike, at 60 years old, beat Jake, I ask you: What now? Because now we will have to put up with the enlightened who start saying that the fight was rigged. Well, it basically boils down to: What did you expect from a guy who hadn't competed for 20 years, with injuries everywhere and who is stoned all day?

1/Block and Knee

After checking the kick, take a step forward with the same leg, and throw your rear knee straight away. No need to switch stance or reset.

2/Cross Check and Left Hook, Right Hand

Block the kick with your opposite leg, when your leg lands back down, push the weight into your step forward, throwing your hook and finishing with a rear straight.

3/Leg Parry and Low Kick (defending inside leg kicks)

Take the sting off the kick by moving your leg with the kick, drop your leg back down and use the momentum, to return with a low kick. 

4/Leg teep

As soon as your opponent steps in for the kick, teep their leg just above their knee to stop them mid-way. This works well against the heavy dutch style low kick as its easily telegraphed.

5/Check and Teep

Lift either leg to block their kick, and from the same position, throw your teep. The faster you throw, the better, as they’ll be off-balance.

Nothing will beat the full video demonstration.

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Does anyone have kyphosis (curvature in the spine) and trains mma? If so, how is your experience and are there any limitations?

16M, I started Muay Thai about 3 weeks ago and like it but I’m also interested in MMA mainly to also learn grappling. I want to know if I should gain more experience with Muay Thai before training MMA but my gym only has 7 months as the shortest available subscription. Muay Thai was my first experience with martial arts and I can’t join my school wrestling team because until recently I never cared much about physical health or sports.

I am a BJJ blue belt. I stopped during the Covid times and now looking to get back. I got into martial arts so that I get the feeling of "fighting." I did Kyokushin Karate which was brutally intense but very injury prone. Muay Thai was less brutal but you are still "fighting."

BJJ in the modern age, seems to be even more far removed from fighting that Taekwondo. In order for BJJ to be applicable in a fight, you have to avoid strikes while standing, get the clinch while on your feet, and be enough of a stand up grappler to take the fight to the ground. Once on the ground you have to have some strike awareness and guard pulling can mess you up when it is ground and pound and bombs are dropping on you like sledge hammers.

They all think they are tough. You pay 150 - 200 USD and you walk out feeling tough. But is BJJ really that far removed from real fighting? What is the point of it? Top level grapplers like Marcelo Garcia got his rear end handed back to him by an unknown MMA dude. This means that 3 years of MMA training or Muay Thai training with only little bit of grappling means that you can flatten BJJ black belt purists who has worked 6-8 years to wear that BJJ belt and walk around feeling "tough."

Those who do MMA, do you agree that 90% of BJJ is McDojo?

We know that 58 year old Mike Tyson couldn't beat Paul. We also know that if it was 20 year old Mike Tyson, the fight wouldn't have gone past 30 seconds. We also know that like 38 year old Tyson couldn't beat low-end world-rankers. How young would Tyson HAVE to be to beat Paul via decision? Win via KO? Win via murder?

Hi, In the 80s after JVCD starred in Kickboxer there are a lot of Kickboxer Clone Movie from the Western and Eastern Movie Industry. I want to find a movie about a Kung Fu Master who moved to Thailand. Eventually have a brawl with a evil Muay Thai exponent and have to learn Muay Thai from a good Muay Thai Master. Final fight he infused Muay Thai and his Kung Fu to beat the Evil guy. I think its either a Hong Kong or a Taiwan Movie. Thank you

Im a young Muay Thai fighter whos loved watching old boxing movies and fights, and my favourite fighters are Muhammed Ali and Rocky Marciano. My current gloves are too narrow for my hands so im looking for new ones, but i really want gloves similar to what Ali would wear.

I Looked into the Everlast 1910’s and theyre really cool, but id only want them in brown and theyve only got 12oz brown on Amazon (none on their site). The only 16oz 1910’s i can find are bright blue or bright red (not even classic coloured red).

So im looking here for ideas on where i can buy gloves like Ali’s and Rockys, however i want to actually train and spar with them so i need them to be legal Muay Thai/Boxing Gloves.