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Q: Do you teach MMA 'Mixed Martial Arts’ ?
A: No.
Mixed Martial arts is a fantastic sport and I can not
say enough good stuff about it. They are by far some
of the best conditioned athletes in the world.
However, the techniques they use as well as the
mindset they teach focuses on ‘SPORT FIGHTING’
and the focus is on giving the audience a good show.
When they fight, MMA fighters focus only on one
fighter. Their ears are focusing on what their corner
guys are telling them. They are not worried about
multiple attackers or weapons being used against
them. They are not concerned about getting injured
or killed because there is a medic right there next to
the cage and there are rules in place to reduce and
eliminate severe injuries. They know that there is a
referee right there watching the fight making sure that
each fighter plays by the same rules and that no one
gets hurt. They know that they can quit anytime they
want by simply tapping out.
There are no rules on the streets
Weapons are used on the streets
There are multiple attackers on the streets
On the streets there is always more than one attacker
and weapons are used in over half of all fights. There
are no judges making sure the fight stays fair and if
you get knocked out there is a real good chance that
your attackers will keep attacking you until they are
satisfied that they beat the sh,t out of you. If you get
seriously injured or killed, IT IS NOT a concern of
theirs. These are the realities of the street.
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Here at Street Combatives, we stress from day #1 that
there are no fair fights and you must do what it takes
to win, even if that means gouging eyes, ripping
groins and bitting. Much of our training involves
multiple attackers so students ingrain the fact that
you must keep moving and to never focus on just one
attacker.
MMA fighters love to go to the ground and stay there
as they attempt to submit their opponent. However,
do that on the streets and bad guy #2 is going to join
the fight. That is why we have a four second rule. If
you are taken to the ground in a fight, you have FOUR
seconds to get to your feet before attacker #2 joins the
fight. It only takes one time for students to realize
that it is better to face two attackers on their feet than
on their back.
MMA fighters train on nice soft and forgiving mats so
dropping to the ground on their knees and elbows
isn’t a concern of theirs. Sorry but the streets are hard
and made from CONCRETE and PAVEMENT.
Dropping to your knees and elbows is only going to
get you busted up before the fight even starts. Some
guys have told us that they wouldn’t do that on the
streets but statistics tells us that we will fight how we
train.
Also. on the streets there are broken bottles, rocks,
needles, urine, rusty nails and all kinds of other items
that you really don’t want to be rolling around on top
of.
We train students that often hits are a distraction
which allows us to get in and break something. We
don't train too much in the traditional arts of hitting
and kicking. Our hits are mostly to the throat and to
the eyes and our kicks are mostly to the ankles, knees
and to the groin. We also train in body manipulation,
head cranking, eye gouging, throat crushing and we
are not afraid to bite the attacker if it helps stop the
attack so we can go home.
We teach that it is better to break an attackers
eye/bone/joint and go after attacker #2 than to
attempt to submit attacker #1. On the streets if you
try to submit attacker #1, attacker #2, 3 and 4 comes
over and start kicking, punching and stabbing you in
the back.
Because the use of weapons (knifes, sticks, hammers,
screw drivers, etc. ) is so common in street fights
today, about half of our training involves learning how
to avoid and not get killed by an attacker with a
weapon. Weapon defense is not taught in any MMA
gym that I know of.
Street fights can happen anytime and anywhere. That
is why we train in the dark, with strobe light flashing,
loud music blaring, in extreme close quarters and
with simulated injuries like with busted legs and cut
hands.
Much like MMA, we focus a lot on endurance and
strength. We don't train ourselves for three to five, 5
minute rounds, but we do train for 2 to 3 one minute
fights and we do this through 4 to 5 two minute high
intensity workouts at the end of each training session.
Here are the rules of MMA: There is
NO
• Butting with the head.
• Eye gouging of any kind.
• Small joint manipulation.
• Striking to the spine or the back of the head. (see
Rabbit punch)
• Striking downward using the point of the elbow. (see
Elbow (strike))
• Throat strikes of any kind, including, without
limitation, grabbing the trachea.
• Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
• Grabbing the clavicle.
• Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
• Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
• Stomping a grounded opponent.
• Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
• Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or
neck. (see pile driver)
• Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced
area.
• Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
• Spitting at an opponent.
• Engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct that causes
an injury to an opponent.
• Holding the ropes or the fence.
• Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area.
• Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
• Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the
referee.
• Attacking an opponent after the bell (horn) has
sounded the end of a round.
• Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the
referee.
• Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding
contact with an opponent, intentionally or
consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an
injury.
• Interference by the corner.
• Throwing in the towel during competition.
What are our rules?
WE DON’T HAVE ANY RULES!
WE DO WHAT EVER IT TAKES
TO WIN, AND GO HOME.
Street Combatives
Specializing in Close Quarter and Knife Combatives