"TO MASTER YOURSELF YOU HAVE TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ALL ARTS"
Myamoto Mussashi-THE BOOK OF FIVE RINGS.
If you take the time to navigate the net and read all forums you realize that people still to this day trapped by one particular style, when the first UFC was broadcast, millions of people around the country watched that skinny brazilian put people to sleep and send them home.
Americans had no idea about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or the Gracie family, now everybody knows about them and the amazing saga of one man: Master Helio Gracie he was ahead of his time and put his life,sweat and blood to prove that his style was superior and he paid the price in the ring fighting all kinds of people including the great Kimura.
And from night to day people was sure that the only style that worked was BJJ the art that even if you are small you can overcome any opponent is that true? Well if your opponent is big but don't know nothing about fighting that is OK, you may have a chance! So lets analyze some real fights between big stronger, skilled VS small, skilled fighter:
CASE STUDY NUMBER ONE:
HELIO GRACIE VS KIMURA
Now if you ask who Kimura was, few people will know about him.In 1955, Kimura, at 38 years old, participated in a match in which he defeated Hélio Gracie of the famous Gracie Jiu Jitsu family in a submission judo match held in Brazil. During the fight, Kimura threw Gracie repeatedly with Ippon Seoinage (one arm shoulder throw), Osoto Gari (major outer reap) *Kimura's signature throw. He threw Helio 3 times with Osoto Gari.*, Ouchi Gari (major inner reap), Uchimata (inner thigh throw), and Harai Goshi (sweeping hip throw).
Kimura reportedly threw Gracie repeatedly in an effort to knock him unconscious. However, the floor of the fighting area was apparently too soft to allow this to happen. Kimura also inflicted painful, suffocating grappling techniques on Gracie such as kuzure-kamishiho-gatame (modified upper four corner hold), kesa-gatame (scarf hold), and sankaku-jime (triangle choke). Finally, thirteen minutes into the bout, Kimura positioned himself to apply a reverse ude-garami (arm entanglement, a shoulderlock). Gracie refused to submit, even after his arm broke, forcing Kimura to continue the lock on Gracie's broken arm. At this point, Carlos Gracie, Helio's older brother, threw in the towel to end the match to protect his brother's health. In 1994, Helio admitted in an interview that he had in fact been choked unconscious earlier in the match, but had revived when Kimura released the choke.
As a tribute to Kimura's victory, the reverse ude-garami technique has since been commonly referred to as the Kimura lock, or simply the Kimura, in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and, more recently, mixed martial arts circles. Now for Helio Gracie this was not a defeat and I can not agree with him more because, Kimura was a bull, his physique was amazing, result of a 1000 push-ups per day, everyday! Masahiko Kimura back in the 30's realized how important was cross training and conditioning, that technique everybody can learn but to torture yourself with gruelling hours of exercise only few will be willing to pay the price. Helio lost the fight, and the conclusion is this size matters, no matter what they say!
As a tribute to Kimura's victory, the reverse ude-garami technique has since been commonly referred to as the Kimura lock, or simply the Kimura, in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and, more recently, mixed martial arts circles. Now for Helio Gracie this was not a defeat and I can not agree with him more because, Kimura was a bull, his physique was amazing, result of a 1000 push-ups per day, everyday! Masahiko Kimura back in the 30's realized how important was cross training and conditioning, that technique everybody can learn but to torture yourself with gruelling hours of exercise only few will be willing to pay the price. Helio lost the fight, and the conclusion is this size matters, no matter what they say!
I know in these days where everything is monetized you have to do a good marketing to showcase your business, Rorion created the UFC in the 90's to do exactly I said; to show the world his brand ;The Gracie System, Rorion Gracie is not only a master in Jiu-Jitsu but a great business man, well educated and smart he knew that the only way to reach America and the world was through a challenge, after Royces winnings the monster was created and the tapes was released and people flood the Torrance academy.
Rorion knew that winning streak will not last forever, because eventually Americans will discover the magic potion as you see today! Now if you don't cross train with different styles you will get your ass kicked in the octagon or other rings!
CASE STUDY NUMBER TWO:
Royce Gracie VS Ken Shamrock (Last fight)
Ken lost his first fight to Royce was devastating he could not believe what happened.
but the second and last last fight between them, the outcome was different, Royce took a nasty punch in the eye and the rest of the fight was boring to see; Royce only managed to keep Ken in his guard and did nothing else that was the last time they never fought again, what happened with the no matter the size is motto? Can you imagine if Ken had the skills he has today back them? Conclusion: Size,Conditioning,technique matters.
CASE STUDY NUMBER THREE:
Randy Couture vs Victor Belfort
Remember when Victor was called the mutant the Phenom, he was winning fights left and right
lighting hand speed and he was in the top of the world, in the shadows was a predator called the Natural just waiting the right time. Randy is a smart fighter not only technique, he has a unique ability to trap you and little by little suck the life out of you, this is exactly what he did to Belfort he dismantled his confidence and Randy made him look like a lame duck.
The conclusion of all these points is this guys: is not the style that matters is one's physical abilities, conditioning, skills and intelligence combined in the right way to make somebody a great fighter, sure BJJ is an amazing art, but that alone is not the answer for every situation, it is all about the human factor, it is all about the muscles and the brain....for those who find the so called the "Zone" is no longer about the styles, because styles only divide people, martial arts belongs to mankind it is out there to be explored and learned without the obligation to be loyal to a particular DOJO or master. Take what you think is going to work for you and discard the rest!
By JOSH BARBOSA
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