can mma and boxing be used and effective on the street?

Question

can mma and boxing be used and effective on the street?

Answer 1

They can and have been.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8_zWBQXZj4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewpFmi9_n2A



Yes, you train and compete with rules. But the skills you're learning- punching (boxing), kicking, clinch fighting, ground fighting, locks and chokes- are designed to be used against another human being in combat.



More than once, I've seen people make the claim that someone who trains for the ring will be unprepared for "the street", and time and again it's been proven wrong. Changing the venue doesn't change the fact that an educated punch will put someone to sleep.



I like to use the analogy of a swimmer: does anyone really think that a swimmer who trains "for sport" like the Olympics is going to suddenly forget how to swim if he falls off a boat in the middle of the ocean? The venue has changed, but the skill is still there.

Answer 2

As a former police officer I can tell you from first hand accounts that my so called sport fighting of Muay Thai and Wrestling has saved my butt on numerous occasions.

Answer 3

Yup.

Answer 4

Of course.



Yes.

Answer 5

obviusly, if you stay patient with training, i assure u it will pay of

Answer 6

MMA and boxing are very effective on the street. I'm training for MMA and I have no problem handling street thugs.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

Both MMA and boxing are sports. When you go to train boxing or MMA you go and train to fight another boxer or fighter. When you fight on the street it's SO unpredictable. And people have a misguided belief on how much of a beating they can take. Trust me getting hit in your face hurts. A LOT.



Do they help you in those situations? Absolutely. Both those sports use a lot of sparing and they utilize high intensity work outs. But don't expect a real fight to go down like a sparing match.

Answer 9

Refer to callsignfuzzy's post. You can EASILY find more videos than that, too. MMA fighters and Boxers are flat out better off in a fight than ANYBODY that isn't trained by FAR. They have better defensive skills, they have better strikes, they are more used to taking a hit and to the adrenaline that comes with actually fighting, and ALL of these advantages still exist without the gloves. Being able to protect yourself from punches and wrestling doesn't just disappear because you aren't fighting against another person that does the same thing you do. It GREATLY helps.



Another common misconception is that one doesn't learn to defend themselves without using the rules as a crutch. The goal of any MMA fighter or Boxer is to win by being better, not to win because the rules saved them. If you can protect your face from a punch to the nose or chin, you can protect it from an attack to the eyes. A jab to the eyes follows the same path as a punch to the nose. Your defense won't just fail because the intent of a strike is different. If you can defend against an inner thigh kick, you can defend against a groin kick. If you can keep your distance and stay away from your opponent, you're not going to get bit. I can go on and on. AND to top this off, just because one trains with rules in mind doesn't mean that when they fight on the street they won't win by fighting as if the rules were still in place. I don't know about you, but I'd rather win a fight on the street WITHOUT having to resort to cheap bullcrap techniques to do so. I would feel better about myself as a person as well as as a fighter plus I'd be able to tell the police "I fought back to defend myself and I did so fairly - I didn't try to gauge their eyes out or rip off their reproductive organs."