As we watch the latest no holds barred fighter pound his opponent into the mat and the referee jump in and stop the carnage, some can ‘t help but think the hero has the ultimate blue print for fighting. He may have had the blue print to face that individual, at that moment in time, and in a ring. The ring is a controlled environment. Referee, time limits, and the lack of the most brutal techniques to be used make the event far from a true street fight. Yes the fighters are great athletes and are incredible physical shape, but you fight how you train.
If we want to trade kick boxing strikes back an forth with with a 225.lbs thug high on Pcp , by all means we can. I Certainly would not advise it. We also dont want to use our grappling an shoot in an take this monster to the tar an roll around for 20 minutes as his buddies come an kick us in the face. We need to end this engagement in the fastest most efficient way possible. Running is the first and smartest option, but say you cant. Have family with you, theres no exit, or just caught off guard. We need to rapidly assault this person with the most brutal tools on the body and escape. Another option is to grab an equalizer. Knife, Stick, a bottle. Anything to grab the advantage and survive this altercation.
How you train is how you fight. So lets analyze are training and mind set and make sure we a developing the correct mentality. Myself, I train for the worse street experience I can think of. Survival is more important to me than a trophy.