He probably wouldn't do too well. Rules tend to put limitations on people who have trained outside of those said rules. Anyway, I think we've already had discussions similar too this. The result was, pizza is good, but don't burn yourself on the cheese, or something like that...
I got NO idea, but it's really improbable that they would enter it. They're buddhists, and are therefore peaceful and would refuse to fight for money.
I have no idea what would happen, but we had a discussion like this in the Kenpo forum. It started me thinking about how I could apply kenpo techniques in a NHB ring. I think it would go something like this: I see an opening.....I think I'll jab his eyes and then kick him in the groin. No wait...that's illegal. I think I'll kick his knee and then drop down with an elbow to the spine. No wait....that's illegal. I think I'll punch the front of his throat. No wait...that's illegal.
Thanks for that. Some wristlocks i know involve kneeling on the grounded opponent's head to subdue him as they are applied. Would this be forbidden, or does "kneeing" only refer to strikes (where actual damage would be caused by the act of kneeling)?
FLASHING DAGGER - Look for any Chuck Liddell fights he is a KENPO stylist. He has a big fight coming up in UFC against Tito Ortiz. He recently went to pride and one first fight and lost second againt Rampage Jackson.
Unless he trained Stand Up, Clinch and Ground with knowledgeable training partners to a high level, had good conditioning and the right mental attitude he'd get tooled (same goes for everyone, monk or no monk). On the basis of the little I've seen in documentaries/books/demos etc a Shaolin monk would get taken apart by a fighter of UFC caliber. Nathan
Both. The street and sport ARE different, but if one side has better striking and grappling skills and is used to applying them against a resisting opponent then they have the advantage, where ever the fight. Regards Nathan
Well I'm certainly surprised with the responses. I'm not that familiar with UFC, but surely a Shaolin monk that has been conditioned / trained daily for 15, 20 years would be a reasonable challenge?
The UFC is "The Ultimate Fighting Challenge", a full contact combat sports event allowing striking and grappling techniques. Early events had very few rules and essentially pitted style vs style but it has evolved in to a sport with extremely well rounded competitors. A Shaolin monk wouldn't be a push over, anyone in good condition with some training is a threat, but I just don't think they could handle an equally well conditioned fighter who trains day in day out in funtional techniques with the aim of defeating a quality opponent. It's not about styles, that's not really important, it's about training methods. Nathan
I had seen a documentary on shaolin, they said they hold competitions between themselves, the sparring was pretty similar to MT, they did'nt show much of that so I can't say for sure wether wether grappling was included something to go on I dunno, if he's a groundfighter I would'nt bet my shoelace on him, minus gravity remember? |Cain|