Anyone can take out 2 guys if they are ruthless enough. If you go for the eyes, you can take out more than 2 guys ... Grappling becomes difficult with any kind of strikes or small joint techniques. Even Judo has a lot of ground techniques with Ne waza... To be effective at an "advanced age" against younger and stronger opponents; techniques like Judo and joint-manipulation works very well. This was also the focus of female self-defence classes I have taught.
I also trained in Bruce Lee's style and we used to train to out strike an opponent with speed, one of the techniques was that we would wait out for an opponent's move then counter with a straight move, punch or kick that is faster and deadlier due to the on coming force; the technique requires keen observation and quick responses. In mma, for the exception of Anderson Sylvia (very similar with the straight punch) I haven't seen much use of this so efficient technique.
There was a Jeet Kune Do fighter in UFC88 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Boetsch . He has been doing quite well. Speed is important - for every striking technique. Anderson Silva has Muay Thai, TKD and BJJ as his repertoire. Those knees made a permanent imprint on the soul of Rich Franklin...
If you think you have the market by the throat and it does this to you, it's time to learn a better technique. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6mMtHqXyYc
Does anyone have experience with Krav Maga? I have practised Muay Thai but I'm not interested in competing. I have looked into fighting styles that focus on defending against multiple opponents, knife and firearm attacks. There's a school close by that's run by an ex-marine who's studied under Eyal Yanilov. I plan on taking a few lessons there to check it out. Is there anything I should know beforehand?
It supposedly is one of those schools that is so deadly they can't use the techniques in real competition. A friend of mine who does MMA and BJJ called it out as total bullshit, just another esoteric martial art designed to get your money (please see the videos on this thread if you need a refresher). So tread carefully.
This one is all time! This clip speaks volumes, enjoy! BRRRAAAAAAAHAHAHA! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7157QMW9abM
What I understood reading about Krav Maga online is that it's not an esoteric martial art at all. It's a combat style that's taught in the IDF and Israeli Intelligence and security agencies. According to the wikipedia article it's also taught in branches of US Law Enforcement.
Did you see the upkick that abruptly ended the Dream 6 middleweight grand prix, Mousasi vs Jacare? Ouch! :eek: Then you have Overeem's more direct approach...