| Acquiring many fighting techniques is something | | | | combination fighters do little else but train to |
| that I can say I've been able to experience from | | | | FIGHT every day! Watching UFC has it's |
| prisons, clubs, and bars, working as a bouncer. | | | | advantages, but viewing a TV screen alone is |
| There are also some great advantages to | | | | pointless. Get out there, sign up for self-defense |
| studying mixed fighting events such as the | | | | or martial arts lessons, and get active. |
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| particular article, you will learn some very realistic | | | | physical combat training is crucial to your success. |
| and very effective methods for defending | | | | Get yourself a decent set of sparring equipment |
| yourself in an actual attack. | | | | (even go "halves" with a friend), or plug yourself |
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| greatest characteristics of the combination martial | | | | and practices regularly - hands-on fighting |
| artist is the power to maintain stamina for about | | | | techniques that include real-life defense situations. |
| a 20 minute period. Work on exercising with | | | | To truly be the best fighter you can be, you |
| weights as well as improving your cardio health - | | | | naturally need to fight! With regular practice and |
| whether at home, in the gym, or both - you | | | | increased experience in training to fight, anxiety |
| should do this every day to improve your skills. | | | | and fear will lessen and you will become much |
| Whether you're blasting out two hour exercise | | | | more confident if violent action should ever be |
| regimens three times a week at the gym, or | | | | required. |
| enduring daily push-ups and ab crunches, your | | | | These are 3 of the best mixed and street based |
| regular endurance training is essential for keeping | | | | martial arts techniques you can use. Believe it or |
| yourself in top shape in the event of a street | | | | not, the moves you see in the UFC can be used |
| fight. | | | | in street fights. Many of these methods are highly |
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| Sparring, training, readying yourself for an attack | | | | fighting style. |
| on a regular basis is vital in determining your | | | | Applying the three techniques I've outlined here, |
| victory in a fight. Unless you put the pads and | | | | as well as maintaining peak physical condition, will |
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| won't be prepared if the time should come to | | | | formidable adversary in the event you are |
| defend yourself from a real-life attack. The | | | | assaulted in real-life. |