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post #31 of 37
4/27/09 at 11:39pm
christ, how many bar fights do you guys get into??
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post #32 of 37
4/28/09 at 12:01am
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christ, how many bar fights do you guys get into??

On the internet, everyone is a BJJ black belt and has thrown more punches in REAL fight that Mike Tyson in fake (inside the ring) ones.
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post #33 of 37
4/28/09 at 12:05am
and no one on the internet has ever lost a bar fight.
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post #34 of 37
4/28/09 at 1:20am
You'll gain a little bit of muscle in the beginning...but really that's just muscles you haven't been using getting toned. You probably won't make any real noticeable gains as if you were weightlifting. I'd recommend joining a boxing gym...save you a lot more money per month over muay thai. Muay Thai & BJJ are pretty trendy right now, so they can charge whatever they want. The park district gym by me only charges $10 a month, and some of the guys training here are Golden Gloves amateurs. Boxers at the gym I'm at seem to do a lot of pull-ups, which does give you some muscle development.
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post #35 of 37
4/28/09 at 2:30am
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I know when I was competing in boxing I was in amazing shape.even with not much of a serious lifting regimen I was getting ripped. Hitting the bag etc really works and defines your upper body. Also when you're in a bar fight you're not thinking of ways to make sure the guy is ok, if you know you didn't start it and tried to avoid it then fuck them. Oh and btw good luck trying to choke someone out in a street fight. Clearly you've never been in one. I also don't get why you wouldn't want to be the guy throwing straights. When you get into a street fight you just go straight to the basics. I tuck my chin in and just start throwing straights.

Hitting the bag will get you into shape. Plus, you'll get good at hitting things. I know plenty of jacked guys, including guys who are really pretty decent grapplers, who can't throw a decent punch or kick. Someone who has actual knowledge of physiology, correct me, but you build up lots of fast twitch muscles practicing boxing or kickboxing that you will not get from lifting. You will probably not, however, get a lot of bulk. You need to lift for that.

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+1

BJJ is for MMA, it's too impractical for a street fight.

It really depends on the school. Most people equate BBJ with Gracie Barra, but other schools (Moreira, for example, or schools that trace back to Carlos rather than Helio Gracie) have less of an emphasis on the ground fighting aspect, and more on Vale Tudo techniques.

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and no one on the internet has ever lost a bar fight.

I'm probably the only one. It's pretty embarassing.
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post #36 of 37
5/5/09 at 12:43am
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Whats the pricing like for a typical Maga class (per month)?

I'm not sure what it costs these days, but it was pretty reasonable a few years back. They definitely offer a free trial class. Here's the contact info:

http://www.kravmagafederation.com/schools.php?school=1
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post #37 of 37
5/5/09 at 2:50am
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Even Bruce Lee lifted weights. The people I know that train in martial arts also lift weights.
Bruce Lee tried weights and then stopped / went back to body weight exercises. Topic related: This guy looks pretty muscular and seems quite strong just using exercises similar to those in martial arts.
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30 pushups elbows in 30 pushups elbows out 25 pushups hands by hips 15 scoop (dive bomber) pushups 10 fully extended pushups 20 hop switch pushups 5 hop fly pushups 10 deep press planche pushups (5 w/shoes) 50 lemon-squeezer/V-ups (cut some for video length) 10 planche pushups 10 burpee back tucks (i lost count) 90 second hollow hold (30 sec scissors in middle) 20 heel drivers 10 candlestick presses, 10 pike push candlesticks, 5 candlestick presses 3 planches (cut some for video length) 20 oblique bridges left and right
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