Comments on: 10 Quick Tips for White Belts

By: fusionmma

fusionmma — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:16:48 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I will be posting in on my website

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http://www.fusionmma.com

By: mastersdivision

mastersdivision — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:01:07 +0000

Very good post! All very true points that I’ve had some pretty recent experience with.

By: jagcorps_esq

jagcorps_esq — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:34:35 +0000

Great post and great advice.

I love how none of it is about “The Ten Most Important Moves to Learn.”

It’s all about attitude. If your attitude is right, the moves will most likely follow.

By: thetrollsmasher

thetrollsmasher — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:52:50 +0000

Really good list and I think these principles are worth being reminded of regardless of what belt you are.

By: codemonkey76

codemonkey76 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:27:08 +0000

Nice post aesopian,

Where were articles like this when I started?
:-P

By: OldDog53

OldDog53 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:19:45 +0000

“Boxers don’t ask “How do I get unpunched?””

I think you just cured me of 90% of my habitual tendency to count on fighting out of a bad position instead of fighting (albeit extra hard, at much cost to my “gas”) to stay out of it to begin with.

You didn’t mention “unnecessary roughness.” My first instructor was more of a tough-guy, my current instructor more of a sportsman. My first instructor wanted us to experience and learn to tough-out uncomfortable positions like cross-faces. My current instructor tells me not to be unnecessarily rough, that if there are two ways to slide my arm into position, take the route that is less wear and tear on my training partners. Don’t be rougher than necessary under the circumstances.

Oh wait maybe you did say it. “Being aggressive doesn’t mean being a meathead.” But what I said above is how that translates to my personal experience.