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Subject: Re: This is the norm now???? everyone is teaching MMA?? Author: Wayne Hurse [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 15:11:07 04/10/08 Thu In reply to: Just Wondering 's message, "This is the norm now???? everyone is teaching MMA??" on 22:23:35 02/19/08 Tue "I want to see a bunch of tape trained, never competed, never trained for a fight themselves weeners training fighters. That's my whole point if its not clear by now." I am not understanding you at all. first you say that no one is able to do this and now you are for it. My point is that we should all get along to train with each other and be done with it. Nobudy wants fighters to get hurt, but adults are able to make up their own minds if they want to fight or not. The coaches should never push anyone into fighting, but if they have a competitive atmosphere then thye should do it. "You mentioning college wrestlers in the same post is ridiculous. Wrestling is a proven combat sport and anyone who wrestled in college is alot more seasoned than a year." I dont see how it is ridiculous. i know that these wrestlers are able to compete. You act like the wrestlers are not qualified due to their limited ability for mma. But what I don't understand is that if you have a college wrestlers with 10 years of experience in wrestling, wouldn't they be good? They are almost guaranteed the takedown but Ground n pund would be there for them. I apolgize but I am just not understanding what you mean. I think that MMA is a great sport and we should all offer to cross train with as many people as necesary, be it wrestlers, judo, karate, or what have you. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: This is the norm now???? everyone is teaching MMA?? Author: Neal Weaver [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:35:56 04/10/08 Thu Obviously I am not typist, put the word DONT in front of want and it makes alot more sense. What do you not understand about wrestlers? I am not in any way comparing them to a blue belt, a good college wrestler is more than able to teach what he does and apply it in a fight. I dont want new blues trying to start up MMA programs and getting people hurt. You can say all you want about adults making decisions for themselves, but people have to trust a coach. If they do that and said coach says they are ready to fight, they are going to fight. If the coach is a douche, then they get hurt. People who dont know anything dont have too many ways of telling who is legitimately able to train people and who is not. I am not for too many Johnny come latelys is the big point. If you dont have a few years in this DONT TRY TO TRAIN PEOPLE TO DO IT. If thats not clear enough I dont know what is. Programs will spring up based on the ability to generate money rather than coherent, competent instruction. How does my problem with that preclude anyone cross training? If I seem abrasive, maybe its because I have seen one too many "grappling training here" signs in TKD schools. Did you know they even have their very own "levels" of grappling prowess, that guys who cooked it up regulate? Some BS right there. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]