do you prefer to strike or grapple

[roninmaster]

this is by no means or any idea a which is better question. I want to know what most people prefer to do.

[Fish Of Doom]

*punches the poll*

[Southpaw535]

Saying "chokes the poll" sounds kinda wierd...

Voted grapple but I'm getting more and more interested in striking as time goes on. For now though grappling is far more instinctive to me

[belltoller]

I'm training in striking, but to be honest, I've a feeling I'm more natural at grappling.

[Zaad]

yeah i agree with bell toller.
i pick up grappling more easily but i think its just the intro to sparring happened straight away.

But the two are essential to each other.

you missed one category - weapons.

[PASmith]

These days I'm happy with whatever I manage to get.
And that applies to so many areas of my life it's not even funny.

[belltoller]

These days I'm happy with whatever I manage to get.
And that applies to so many areas of my life it's not even funny.

LOL...in the doghouse again, aye?

[belltoller]

... But the two are essential to each other.

...

As old_kyo is wont to say "quoted for truth"

[PASmith]

Don't get me started. :)

[belltoller]

Don't get me started. :)

Been in there so many times, I've fleas.

[PASmith]

*fist bump brother*

[belltoller]

Yea! *high-fives*

[roninmaster]

true both are essential thats not even up for discussion.

Its just if you could only train one and not the other which one would you enjoy the most?

[Zaad]

true both are essential thats not even up for discussion.

Its just if you could only train one and not the other which one would you enjoy the most?

grappling.

and weapons.

[february]

+1 for grappling from an enjoyment perspective, although I have more faith in my striking. Which is weird as my grappling is probably better than my striking (read: horribly average).

[19thlohan]

this is by no means or any idea a which is better question. I want to know what most people prefer to do.

I prefer to do the opposite of what my opponent is trying to do!

[Sketco]

Fun: Grappling. I think it's is more fun and a great resistance exercise.
Street: both... position before submission OR strike

[Jett]

Striking. Because it can be done from farther away.

[Seventh]

Striking. Because it can be done from farther away.

No offense intended, but I think if your close enough to make physical contact via striking, your close enough to make contact via grappling.

[Sketco]

No offense intended, but I think if your close enough to make physical contact via striking, your close enough to make contact via grappling.

I'd dispute that. I'm like 99.999999% sure I can kick someone's knee from farther than they can grab me unless they're like 7 feet tall.

[belltoller]

grappling.

and weapons.

Having been stabbed a couple of times, man, you'n have weapons. Someone pulls a blade on me I'm taking off like a bat outta hell!

[Jett]

No offense intended, but I think if your close enough to make physical contact via striking, your close enough to make contact via grappling.

I agree with sketco, although, truth be told, I know next to nothing about grappling.

[Microlamia]

Grappling per se, or can I divide between standing and groundwork here?

I'd go with groundwork>striking>standing grappling. I'm good at groundwork where I can throw my raw physical attributes around, but I SUCK SUCK SUCK at stand up grappling. Can't win a round to save my life.

[roninmaster]

So my next question would be why?

i'll go first.

I love to grapple for numerous reasons. I love how i can be fully reliant on my since of touch to tell me whats going on. I can literally know what your going for and where just by being that close.

I love the versatility of how you wish to handle the situation by grappling. Like how i can simply restrain you. or take you down and leave, or take you down apply a choke or arm lock, or take you down and ground and pound I completely control what goes on. I think this is why most places make a form of grappling the training of choice for military personal and police officials.

I love how its truly as dangerous or gentle as you want it to be i can sparr or roll in tournaments and be highly aggressive with my opponent and as longs we honor the tap nobody is serious injured.

though its nots it by know means what will see you out of every altercation, i love it for what it is even with its faults.

[Fish Of Doom]

so, the why of it...

well, for one, i don't really like grappling, per se, as i'm entirely unused to it and have crap balance when not moving, as well as not having any idea of how to attack with grappling techniques. teach me proper grappling and that might change.
secondly, i'm 5 feet tall and 55 kilograms. i'd much rather punch you, thank you very much.
third, punching people in the face is IMMENSELY satisfying :evil:

[Freeform]

Striking... with a weapon... from mount...

[Sketco]

punching people in the face is IMMENSELY satisfying :evil:

I love it too. Have you ever snapped an arm though? That's very satisfying on a whole different level :evil:

[Fish Of Doom]

I love it too. Have you ever snapped an arm though? That's very satisfying on a whole different level :evil:

the schadenfreude is stong in this one. nope, but i always wanted to see if i could break someone's sternum.

[Sketco]

Full on break probably not but I did see someone get a cracked sternum once and that was in sparring... with gloves on! Not pretty.

[Fish Of Doom]

nice! :D

that reminds me, i still need to make a small sand or rice bag to train fingertips and my second row of knuckles.

[querist]

I'm pretty decent at some aspects of grappling (qinna and a bit of Aikido and Judo), but I much prefer striking.

[Frodocious]

nice! :D

that reminds me, i still need to make a small sand or rice bag to train fingertips and my second row of knuckles.

Just get a cheap plastic bucket or waste paper bin and fill it with rice - that's what mine is. Mine has a lid so if I kick it over the rice doesn't go everywhere!

[Fish Of Doom]

Just get a cheap plastic bucket or waste paper bin and fill it with rice - that's what mine is. Mine has a lid so if I kick it over the rice doesn't go everywhere!

i mean a hanging one, actually. i need something that has a lot of give for this.

[Frodocious]

i mean a hanging one, actually. i need something that has a lot of give for this.

Aaah, fair enough!

[Zaad]

Grapple - standing and ground.
It's where I have the biggest advantage.
It feels like there are so many more things to do from grappling than strking - but that may be my in experience from striking talking.