STRATEGIES AGAINST MMA FIGHTERS
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Question
Which strategies would you recommend to apply in fighting MMA practitioners?
-- Sifu Anton Schmich, Shaolin Wahnam Germany
Answer
A good strategy is to avoid the opponent's strength and attack his weakness. MMA practitioners are all-rounders except chin-na and dim-mark. Hence applying chin-na or dim-mark on them is recommended.
When you can successful apply chin-na or dim-mark on them, irrespective of their size and physical strength, you can subdue them. The victory is also elegant and is reversible.
This strategy can be used if you are good at chin-na or dim-mark, and you are not wearing gloves. Of course, if these two conditions are not present, you would not be able to use this strategy.
Another useful strategy is to strike the form if there is form, strike the shadow if there is no form. The advantage is that you can apply this strategy regardless of whether you wear boxing gloves or not, but your arms need to be powerful.
When a MMA practitioner attacks you, irrespective of what attack he uses, you move a step slantingly back and strike your arms on his attacking arms or body.
If there is insufficient space for you to move back, you can move to his side or back, in which case you strike a leopard fist into his ribs, spine or back of his head. If you do not wish to maim him, instead of striking his vital spot, you can fell him on his back, simultaneously apply a tiger-claw on his throat.
If he moves back, you chase his shadow and strike your powerful arms on his body or head.
A third useful strategy is to strike him when he is not prepared for it. When he is taking you down, for example, dislocate his neck using "Naughty Monkey Plucks Coconut", or tear off his groin using "Monkey Steals Peaches".
This will kill or maim him, which of course we would not want to do. Instead you can grip hard at his throat, using "Golden Cockerel Locks Throat" or his groin using the same monkey technique. MMA practitioners are not used to the concept of control. Hence, you must hurt him enough for him to let go of his attack, but not serious enough to kill or maim him.
-- Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit
Naughty Monkey Pluck Coconut
The above discussion is reproduced from the thread 20 Questions for Grandmaster: Choy-Li-Fatt and Kungfu against Other Styles in the Shaolin Wahnam Discussion Forum.
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