I did like the original concept of is my karate better than your kicboxing better then your sumo better than your jujitsu. I also liked watching guys that were great in there own TMA circles get destroyed against someone that didnt conform to their rules and expectations.
Yeah, that's what it was about. There was all kinds of speculation about what martial art was the best. No one thought it would be a grappling art. The strikers had all the glory. No one was interested in bjj. I remember Severn being announced as a wrestler. I laughed out loud. A wrestler, what's he going to do, hold his opponent down? Ooh, scary.
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Randy Couture: I’m more of a battle of attrition, take you down, beat you up till you really don’t want to fight anymore, type of fighter
BJ Penn: It's just the wrong time to fight BJ Penn.
good read guys, always nice to go back to the start of the UFC, and cannot wait till the UFC returns to DENVER.
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Quote dat den Tom op het web gevonden heeft, geweldig hey ...
"All the hours spent watching TV will be replaced by training. Instead of your good smelling girlfriend, you will be rolling around with bad smelling, sweaty men. Your ears will become deformed until they look like cauliflowers. Your fingers will become callous and your joints will hurt, your knees and ankles will never be the same again. Yet, you will be able to practice this sport brazilian jiu-jitsu and you WILL love it!"
Grapevine refers to the position of your legs, the mountee, in relation to the legs of the person you have mounted. Your legs are snaked, or "grapvined", around your opponents legs from the outside, starting high up near his hips, with your feet hooked on his legs, pulling them outward. It's difficult to explain, but it allows you greater control over your opponent, making it more difficult for him to elbow escape or "upa" (bridge and roll) out from under the mount. It naturally forces your hips down low, which is where you want them to keep your center of gravity heavy and low. Here's a video demo'ing the grapevine position, with a toe hold added on.
Excellent, thanks! I have learned something new today!
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Ye those old shool events are pretty funny to watch again. For me the UFC has evolved perfectly with me. When i saw my first UFC (UFC 2) event i was pretty young and i was all about the bloodsport and nothing about the technical aspect of the game, loved the big guys knocking eachother out... But as you grow up, becomes alittle wiser you start to appreciate the sport and the competition more and more.
back then i wouldnt wanna change a thing about the UFC and today i wouldnt wanna change a thing about the UFC... well somethings i would like to change
Yeah I remember 1 event in particular when the guy had tapped and it was not stopped but the guy was honest and admitted he tapped. Everytime after that Royce seemed to drive the point home on his subs so I think I understand to a certain extent b/c he seemed a little upset over that earlier incident.....
Yeah, you aren't kidding! And Royce would look so angry after each bout.
If anyone's interested in the early UFCs Id recommend reading "No Holds Barred" by Clyde Gentry. It tells the story of how the UFC started, all the early events, losing their PPV deal etc etc etc It had lots of cool stories in it.
ive only seen highlights of the early UFC days. earlier this week though i watched this cool 13 minute video on youtube about the start of the UFC told from the gracie's perspective. it also features people like ken shamrock and joe rogan
Ye those old shool events are pretty funny to watch again. For me the UFC has evolved perfectly with me. When i saw my first UFC (UFC 2) event i was pretty young and i was all about the bloodsport and nothing about the technical aspect of the game, loved the big guys knocking eachother out... But as you grow up, becomes alittle wiser you start to appreciate the sport and the competition more and more.
back then i wouldnt wanna change a thing about the UFC and today i wouldnt wanna change a thing about the UFC... well somethings i would like to change
i agree but UFC has evolved and turned MMA into a sport in its own right. I just would like to evry know and then see an old school experienced kick boxer against a karate guy or judo against BJJ, just because although in UFC today there are still fighters that favour striking over grappling and vice versa it would be good to see style against style rather than fighter against fighter. Just as exhibition bouts.
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