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MMA wrestling is 70% timing, 20% technique. Limited technical skills can be highly effective when combined with superb timing.
MMA wrestling is 70% timing, 20% technique. Limited technical skills can be highly effective when combined with superb timing.
Funny, I've always thought timing was a big part of technique, I've never separated the two.
Also, that's only 90%. Is the other 10% running sprints until you puke? Because I recall that part of wrestling well.
MMA wrestling is 70% timing, 20% technique. Limited technical skills can be highly effective when combined with superb timing.
Isn't timing part of the technique?
Funny, I've always thought timing was a big part of technique, I've never separated the two.
Also, that's only 90%. Is the other 10% running sprints until you puke? Because I recall that part of wrestling well.
10% is basically chasing it down when the guy defends. Physical aggression after you have a leg attack.
Is timing part of technique? No, absolutely not. There is different timing to each attack, but that is not considered technique. Timing is one of those intangibles such as confidence, anticipation, mentality, etc.
I disagree. Timing = technique.
Not in a mood to argue, so I'm gonna leave it right there.
In before "SS is a tarded TMA guy and not a wrestler," which is true.
If you aren't awesome at the single leg, people of just regular skill will hop around on one foot punching you in the face. Your wrestling skill has to be way past their TD defense skill for it to work out for you.
Chael Sonnen did a great non-troll interview with Flowrestling.org where he explained how "the wrestling that works in MMA is only two or three moves," in his educated opinion.
Unfortunately, that video is now offline.
But then earlier this year Chael did an even better interview with Luke Thomas about successful MMA wrestling!
Some gems:
"There's only a couple of things in wrestling that really work. Wrestlers tend to do good in MMA because they tend to be just some tough guys ... Wrestlers don't do well because wrestling technique is superior to another discipline's technique."
"Georges St. Pierre has one wrestling technique, which is the double leg. Now off of that double leg he's got about three different setups, about six different finishes ... I would call him the best wrestler in MMA, but I would also go out and go 'Georges knows extremely little about wrestling.'"
"If I go to wrestling practice ... I'm going to hit a hundred different moves ... In MMA, there's only one or two that work. So from a defensive posture, you don't have to learn wrestling to stop wrestling. You only have to learn a quick sprawl to stop a double leg, and maybe something else."
"I don't believe the single leg exists in MMA ... I say 'Look again, does he have my leg, or do I have both of his hands?' You don't want a single leg. I'll gladly start a fight allowing a guy to have a single."
This is just odd to me, as I generally find the single way easier to finish against more skilled opponents, particularly running the pipe to finish.
Learn how to shoot for starters. Just drill shots 24/7, its the most basic wrestling move. A lot of people on here don't like to shoot for some reason, they like to use weird trips and stuff, shit that isn't very effective if the guy is a strong wrestler.
This is a good double leg
Don't do this kind of shit. This will not work on anyone that knows how to wrestle.