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Originally Posted by mrt21984
Whos to say street fighting isnt as much as a skill as wrestling or jujitsu. Kimbo comes in knowing how to take a hit and keep going that is just as important as knowing how to shoot a double leg. I would rather watch a Kimbo fight then a Machida fight.
Remember that old saying everyone has a game plan until they get hit. Kimbo already knows what its really like to get hit so that gives him a skill allot of other people don't have.
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I never said it wasn't a skill, I said it's not a discipline, not like other martial arts that emphasis technique over brute strength...
That's not to decredit things like strength or toughness, but knowning many different ways to engage in a fight, and by studying the mechanics of the human body you develop more efficient and powerful ways of dealing with an opponent...
Kimbo will be a more dangerous force for having studyed in the discipline of boxing than just relying on swinging... learning how to use your weight and strike with the momentum of your hips and body rather than your shoulder will make hit that much harder...