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Originally posted by WarChild
In short I basically agree with you with the caveat that a really good striker with basic knowledge of ground defense is a better street fighter in my books than a pure ground fighter. Most fights I've been in over my lifetime have been over in seconds. It's not like you can lay around in the guard for 20 minutes outside of a club waiting for that big choke.
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yes there's something to this no doubt, being a good striker is a good way to get it over with quickly BUT it leaves you open to getting hit yourself. It's easier for someone to get lucky throwing punches than grappling. A really good grappler (someone better than me) won't take 20 minutes to exploit something on an untrained guy though, more like 20 seconds. They don't wait for you to fall into something, they PULL you into something.