or a fat, not-so-agile one who can break a ten-inch thick wall with one blow?
2006-09-05 04:41:40 · 7 answers · asked by Vijay_Srini 3 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Your question then truly is: speed or power? Both are necessary. If you can break bricks by blinking, but are slow as it gets, your strikes are worthless, because no one will be hit by them. If you are faster than greased lightning, but your punches make bugs laugh, your strikes are again wasted. Also, you need to take skill, training, and type of situation into account. They are perhaps more important than natural ability. Different situations form different fight outcomes, and different styles adapt to the environment, as well as the opponent. It's more than simply a body style. If that's that the martial arts were, than I have wasted quite a few years.
2006-09-05 16:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by Sam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the variables. Area, available time, and who's who.
I know that I'm a 215lb wrestler for a high school with a black belt in three styles, military training, and self defens training, with weapons and more. I would have no problem fighting someone faster than me, or bigger.
2006-09-05 21:56:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
several good answers here,
again the more adept fighter is the one who trained to perfect his technique.
maintaining a proper body weight helps with flexibility and speed, but I know several people who are at 200+ lbs and have good flexibility and speed as well as power because they trained to better their techniques than someone who is smaller than them weight wise and didn't train like they should've.
so the two key interests are practice and technique.
2006-09-05 19:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on the training. if they are training to take each other out i bet the skinny person would win do to his agility and mobility, but to the bigger mans strength he gets on punch in he wins it all depends on how the fight plays out and there stamina, and mainly the duration of the match.
2006-09-05 15:13:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The one who can make the better use of their strengths and compensate better for their weaknesses is the better fighter, no matter what size or what martial art style.
2006-09-05 15:01:47 · answer #5 · answered by Jerry L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the person and the opponent. Bruce Lee can **** up any one he fought, and he was a small guy. If matt hughes could pin and submit him, then i would not be surprised, but if bruce could hit him while they were standing, then bruce would win.
2006-09-05 13:18:03 · answer #6 · answered by greencaddyman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quality and frequency of training are more important than size.
2006-09-05 12:49:34 · answer #7 · answered by spidertiger440 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋