Drunkenj, your right. I wish TMA's would tell you to do a lot more physical conditoning. I don't play with nunchucks though, I bust out my weights 6 nights a week.
I do believe that you have to be strong to win a fight and a skinny little punk who kicks and yells KIA is dead meat.

Now I never said that I could use pressure points and brute strength to stop a takedown.

I did say I can punch someone who is attempting to take me down, and use my strength to use his momentum to take him down. I don't know enough wrestling to secure a hold beside a choke hold. I would like to learn a couple of wrestling/grappling moves for that situation.

I have said do bodybuilding to make you stronger to get out of a hold. That was advice to anyone who knows how to get out of the hold and who could be more successful at it if he was stronger. That was advice for TMA students.

That has to make sense to someone. I hope so.
If not then correct me, please.

Much of the reason grappling beats traditional striking in a ring is that the entire format of the contest gives an advantage to the grappler,


No way, I just got done watching 'Cradle 2 the Grave' and Jet Li beat something like 8 MMA guys all by himself using TMA in a UFC style bout. One of his victims was UFC champ, Tito Ortiz.

Sarcasm, from KFss ?

Never!

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"I have the power!" - He-man. The most powerful man in the Universe.
(Short, sharp and to the point. Redefining the quotations of heros.)

blue-dragon : Peace, man. And welcome to Bullshido.

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I remain, Hapko3

A bunch of Kenpo people on martial talk are having the same discussion.
http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=147255#post147255