Believe it or not, there's only 3 reasons why people lose fights: 1.) Wind 2.) Range 3.) The inability to "transition" from one area of combat to another Let's break this down: Number one speaks for itself. If you're gasping for air because you're out of shape, you're probably not going to last long in a fight. And you'd better know how to take someone down fast. Number two is also pretty simple. A guy who only knows kick boxing will get his butt whipped if he ends up on the ground fighting with a grappler, and vice versa. What about number three? Well, think of it this way: Imagine two boxers punching it out. Then the instructor yells, "Okay, stop boxing and grab a weapon!" Boxer A looks around and sees a bat on the floor and quickly grabs it. Boxer B, on the other hand, stops for a second, takes another few seconds to process this change in fighting, then identifies a nearby knife and picks it up. Who would win? Unless he trips or something, Boxer A wins all day long. He'd be on Boxer B like white on rice, and probably beat the tar out of him before he even picks the knife up. The same holds true for any change in a fight. If you don't know how to go from one situation to another -- fluidly, without missing a beat -- and your opponent does, you're cooked. What's the bottom line? This: Practice fighting in such a way where you have to quickly -- without warning -- go from one area of combat to another, and you'll be all but invincible in a fight against someone who doesn't know how to do the same. |
