I've heard that or something like it said about judo. How valid is it?
2006-10-14 10:48:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
While strength is important, it only adds force, where as leverage MULTIPLIES it.
A fighter knows how to use strength and leverage together. They also know when they are or are not in danger from a technique. For instance, if I shoot for a takedown, many people try to secure a front headlock, this is usually a bad defense. I take them down and use the fact that they are trying to hold a headlock to mount them. Once mounted, they have NO leverage, and I have all the leverage and I pop my head out easy, trap their arm, and boom, armbar.
2006-10-14 11:02:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, you maybe good at one thing and not good at another. While someone else may be excellent at the thing you fail at, and maybe they can't do what you excel at. If you take a group of people all with different strengths and weaknesses and put them together, you will be able to do so much more, than if you have only your strengths to work with.
2016-05-22 02:05:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's in almost all grappling arts. it's very valid. With right leverage, you can easily throw a 300 lbs man.
2006-10-14 10:52:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the best martial arts masters are very small men. Leverage is everything!
2006-10-14 10:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Versatile 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The correct technique will overcome a strength disadvantage but for equal technique strength will often be the deciding factor so its always about both. Thats why there are weight classes.
2006-10-14 10:57:28 · answer #5 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its veryyyy valid.
when i was training for my (first) black belt in karate i was 12, and not very strong, and at first when my technique was wrong ((flipping people)), i couldnt do it at all, but once i practiced and was shown the exact leverage/body positions i could flip my intructor who deffinetly had 2:1 body weight advantage.
2006-10-14 14:46:09 · answer #6 · answered by drpepper4343 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leverage is more important in any form of grappling.
2006-10-14 10:59:58 · answer #7 · answered by Mike M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Martial arts are about biology, form and physics.
Form will always prevail over strength.
2006-10-15 05:41:15 · answer #8 · answered by spidertiger440 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a Valid statement.
Smallness means nothing. It is all about strategy.
2006-10-17 17:19:27 · answer #9 · answered by nalaredneb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leverage is everything.
2006-10-14 10:50:56 · answer #10 · answered by bigwilly1997 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋