Tyler’s legit

My Brazilian jujitsu instructor was also a MCMAP instructor so that’s probably feeding this ....

I have the crooked nose to prove I can take a punch, lol 😉

Hopefully most of us in this forum do…

^^

I'm conflicted on MCMAP

I liked it a ton, but then got into MMA after leaving the .mil,,, SO much of the basic self-defense stuff doesn't work well against other skilled dudes.

We are then left at that eternal crossroads,

-Do we train to defeat skilled opponents, because those techniques are 'tried and true'.
or...
-Do we train to win as quickly as possible against the most likely(unskilled) opponent.

@Rogue The issue with Krav is it's is unspar-able

I don't know of a way to train groin kicks and eye gouges with a sparring partner, lol.

I remember eye gouges in MCMAP

haha

Good point on the crossroads, tho.

@Punisher @Tyler0317 Okay, so having had some time to think about it, my first suggestion is defense on your feet. Literal defense. Fighting withdrawal, defending while back-pedaling, defending haymakers; basically, the art of getting out of there while being attacked (sometimes by multiple opponents) without turning your back

Yes Will. Agreed. Have you ever looked into the idea of “stacking” opponents?
I’m a about to teach a class... I’ll be back in about 2 hours and we can chop it up if you want.. or we could VC if peeps want in?

Would be nice to schedule a VC with all the brains on this

For real right!??

most nights at 9 my time (6 your time) work for me

I PM’d @Tyler0317 I was gonna try to connect with him as well tonight... 6 works for me tonight ... hopefully he can make it..

rgr that lemme know

I'm free at 9pm central tonight

Don't let me hold back progress though

Can we do a different night? Would be good if all of us could get together at once

@Punisher @Tyler0317

Sure.

I'm generally free after 6 central

@Deleted User

Sounds good @Deleted User I’m smoking some salmon....

How about tomorrow night? I’m free all evening on Wednesday

Fellas, how can I bully my local friends into sparring regularly?

I talk about training like it's the most awesome thing in the world, until they ask a question

To which my response is "Dude let's go spar at the park right now, I'll teach you!"

Dont ask, tell

@Deleted User Easy. Attack them when they walk out of their houses.

true...

also, I'm mainly trying to get my buddy with the octagon in his backyard to hop in lol

it's too perfect

He has an octagon and doesn’t train? That’s like having a beer and not drinking it.

That's like owning a motorcycle but you don't ride

Dude, who puts an octagon in their yard... That is both awesome and incredibly impractical 🤣

it was for some like middleschool dodgeball kind of sport a long time ago

but it's just a decent sized wooden octagon with dry dirt ground

@Deleted User gagaball... no relation to "Lady" Gaga.