UFC 127

[poopoo333]

Does anybody here think Condit/Lytle won't go the distance? -145 for the fight going the distance looks good to me. I don't see any of them finishing

[Svino]

Oh, and as for the Army Combatives manual, I really have to wonder what genius thought it was a good idea to use black-and-white photos of guys wearing camouflage to illustrate grappling positions.

[SPX]

I've actually looked into the Army Combatives stuff before and I think it's pretty cool.

Is it going to make you a master MMA fighter? Obviously not. But as what it is--a basic system of combat that you can learn in a matter of months--it's solid and for damn sure better than nothing.

Tim Kennedy sends his regards, BTW.

[zY|]

Fitch was stabbing the shit out of that dude.

He's also got a career ahead of him doing voice-over narratives. He's like a white Morgan Freeman.

[Mr. IWS]

It's right in the beginning of the video. The knife is electrified so when it touches you it burns which simulates a real knife.

Cool vid. Fitch had the fuckin death grip on him for a minute.

[MMA_scientist]

Yeah, that was a cool video. Unsurprisingly, it looked to me like they all got "cut" several times, and the knife-users were playing it fairly passively, not going all-out for murder.

Do you remember that (army?) close-combat instructor in "Joes vs. Pros" who Couture tapped out like 5 times in a few minutes "Bully Beatdown" style?

yes, and I think that guy was an actual instructor.

As for teh knife fight, at first I was wondering why the guy didn't just start wailing on him, but it looks like Fitch would probably have disarmed him quickly if he let go with one hand.

[MMA_scientist]

It's right in the beginning of the video. The knife is electrified so when it touches you it burns which simulates a real knife.

I see it now . That looks like a good time.

[Svino]

Yeah, that was a cool video. Unsurprisingly, it looked to me like they all got "cut" several times, and the knife-users were playing it fairly passively, not going all-out for murder.

Do you remember that (army?) close-combat instructor in "Joes vs. Pros" who Couture tapped out like 5 times in a few minutes "Bully Beatdown" style?

[MMA_scientist]

I kinda figured that. They only get a short overview of BJJ. Do they usually come in thinking they will kick everyones ass?

No, not really. I mean, probably 80% of guys that show up to train think they are going to beat everyone's ass. I know I thought I was going to whup some ass. The combatives guys just tend to think they know more than they do. Like they tend to think they know how to do an armbar from mount, which is the first thing you do at my school. But they don't know how, they never know how. But they have also usually rolled with someone that can beat them, so they sort of know it is not as easy as it looks and respect it. As opposed to most guys who think beacuse they can beat thier buddies at grab ass, and watch some UFC, that they know what is up. I am not making fun, because I thought I knew what was up too. I just thought because I had wrestled and done some judo I was going to whup ass. I got submitted a lot when I first started (and still do), including the standard ego busting submission by the guys that weigh 130. No one is immune, that is what I love about it. I don't care if you are the biggest baddest dude on the planet, you WILL tap and be humbled when you first start training. Some really big guys can get their defense up really fast though, like in months. That is why I like wrestling more than bjj at HW.

[edman5555]

It's right in the beginning of the video. The knife is electrified so when it touches you it burns which simulates a real knife.

[MMA_scientist]

Yeah but that knife was cool. Did you see that it had 75k volts in it.

No i missed that. Like it was shocking him the whole time? Shocking people seems like good fun. I die laughing everytime I see someone get tazed and go down.

[edman5555]

army combatives is teh suck.

I guess you can only teach so much in a limited time frame, but I have rolled with a lot of guys that wen't through the combatives program. To the man, they are always suprised to find out that they cannot grapple at all.

I kinda figured that. They only get a short overview of BJJ. Do they usually come in thinking they will kick everyones ass?

[edman5555]

Yeah but that knife was cool. Did you see that it had 75k volts in it.

[MMA_scientist]

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/1/17/19...fe-fight-video

A cool video you will all like.

army combatives is teh suck.

I guess you can only teach so much in a limited time frame, but I have rolled with a lot of guys that wen't through the combatives program. To the man, they are always suprised to find out that they cannot grapple at all.

[edman5555]

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/1/17/1941199/watch-jon-fitch-get-into-a-knife-fight-video

A cool video you will all like.