I had an additional dialogue with my JKD (Jeet Kune Do) classical co-worker and we talked about his experience sparring as part of his old school. He noted how they used to do a “round robin” sparring session where one person would remain in and other folks would come in fresh every minute (this is certainly extremely popular in Mixed Martial Arts or Mixed Martial Arts instruction these days by the way).

Here is what he wanted to say, “Yeah, just one style can’t fit all mainly because you’ll fight left handers, right handers, tiny folks, taller individuals, and in some cases if 2 different people are identical in terms of height and weight, they approach fighting literally different!” (To some extent paraphrased by the way.) This is a very true statement, no art, or style should accommodate every fighter you face, you possibly can modify your style but nonetheless you are going to have to make adaptations. This is exactly why Bruce Lee was such a big fan of being like water.

You will need to conform to every distinct scenario, since you never know what it’s going to like. Are you going to have to be a ground fighter to be successful, a stand up fighter, a stick fighter, a knife fighter, a gun expert? What is actually it gonna be? The experience to transfer between all the styles is what exactly is essential. That’s why MMA is so fascinating to plenty of people. Because it isn’t like boxing where, if you ever clinch, then you will need to separate. The combat keeps proceeding. Or kick boxing where it’s the same thing, you can kick and punch, but you have to separate if you tie up again. And even Jiu-Jitsu or grappling tournaments, you can not punch. When you meet somebody in the street it could be several of these things, plus that person’s associates.

Yesterday evening I was watching Paul Vunak’s Sierra Summit tape and he said this, “there’s only limited number of folks that can switch from range to range to range (kickboxing, punching, clinch, ground, and weapons for instance). If you can do that, you’ll likely possess a good chance of surviving a true fight.” (Paraphrased again).

Are you ready to roll through all possibilities ranges of the fight? If you are not then you should be getting ready to do that. It’s essential to seek out learning all ranges of a fight, such as the ground, stand up, tie ups, and weapons (if you are in a street fight). In this manner, you give yourself the best chance of making it through.

Scott Buendia teaches (http://www.realistictrainingworks.com/isjeetkunedoeffective) Jeet Kune Do and (http://www.realistictrainingworks.com/the-bourne-identity-martial-art-revealed-by-hillsboro-martial-art-school-owner) Filipino Martial Arts under Paul Vunak in Hillsboro, Portland, Beaverton, and Tigard, Oregon.