Why is it, in this day and age, people still dont' train for the ground?

**Mr. Jones** · Posted On: 4/10/2006 11:31pm

Because people still think it's gay. Even before BJJ came out they said wrestling was gay.

**Torakaka** · Posted On: 4/10/2006 11:34pm

Originally Posted by Arahoushi

Hm. I can't decide if that was a make-out session gone horribly wrong or a fight.

I mean, you get the guy with the double leg, he goes down, you slip his pathetic guard, and you don't even get a bloody nose out of the ground and pound? What kind of weak, pussified punches was he throwing?

Oh, and all the haymakers were hilarious.

But what I did not see on "teh street" was 1) the guy who went for the double-leg shattering his knees on teh concrete and teh gravel 2) the guy in pants' friends coming in to beat the "grappler," or anyone using the much vaunted nut shots, eye pokes, bites, or the like.

I think we can safely conclude from this evidence that 1) people with no training cannot fight and 2) all arguments about street versus ring are bullshit.

At least if I were the dude, I'd be kind of afraid of loading up for a big power shot and missing/grazing the dude's face and busting it on the concrete. The guy's face did appear to be bloodied up at the end at least.

**Meager** · Posted On: 4/10/2006 11:41pm

Originally Posted by Phrost

Guy in the board shorts needs to keep his hands up.

Needs to keep his chin down, too.

***Cassius*** · Posted On: 4/10/2006 11:45pm

Originally Posted by Kidspatula

At least if I were the dude, I'd be kind of afraid of loading up for a big power shot and missing/grazing the dude's face and busting it on the concrete. The guy's face did appear to be bloodied up at the end at least.

That's what I was thinking as well. Are submissions not allowed in the street fights these days? Because I think there were conservatively about 3.6 X 10^42 armbar opportunities in that fight.

**Torakaka** · Posted On: 4/10/2006 11:47pm

submissions are for fags. The people want to see strikes! Give the people what they want!

(I have to admit to being just a little shocked at the dude not armbarring his opponent into bolivian)

**Blooming lotus** · Posted On: 4/10/2006 11:58pm

BS.. looks like the guy on the bottom culda done with a few in his belt amongst some other things ..

the only fucked up thing Iii can see about it, is that the idiot didn't train ground and them let someone take him down leaving himself defencless as a little baby..

least they played nicely and he got a chance to stand back up though ..

**Lane** · Posted On: 4/11/2006 12:01am

Originally Posted by Kidspatula

At least if I were the dude, I'd be kind of afraid of loading up for a big power shot and missing/grazing the dude's face and busting it on the concrete. The guy's face did appear to be bloodied up at the end at least.

If he'd taken a day of boxing he'd know that jabs are more effective than haymakers any day.

Plus, were those wannabe Thai kicks he tried to throw in there?

**Mr. Jones** · Posted On: 4/11/2006 12:01am

I hope Blooming lotus stays here for a long long time.

***Cassius*** · Posted On: 4/11/2006 12:03am

Originally Posted by Blooming lotus

BS.. looks like the guy on the bottom culda done with a few in his belt amongst some other things ..

the only fucked up thing Iii can see about it, is that the idiot didn't train ground and them let someone take him down leaving himself defencless as a little baby..

least they played nicely and he got a chance to stand back up though ..

Are you drunk?