In a fight, which would you rather have?

Question

more strength
more speed
greater endurance
more experience
greater training and/or skill
toughness (can take more hits without injury)
natural coordination/dexterity
an extra week to prepare for the fight

you can only pick one

Answer 1

I choose "greater training".

Of course, with that comes:

Skill (I split "greater training" and "skill")
Strength
Speed
Endurance
Experience
Toughness
Coordination/dexterity
Practice time (preparation)

All of the above are a natural result of training.

Answer 2

I appreciate you asking this. I would definitely agree with my friend Rikzar that greater training would definitely result in all of the other qualities. I would also like to add that all the technique from years of training doesn't mean squat if you don't have the conditions to not gas out. Some people think because they know more than someone else they can defeat another in a matter of seconds. When facing another martial artist it is a ridiculous thought that you will be able to knock them out or defeat them in a matter of seconds if your conditions are not as high as your opponent. That is one reason you won't find me spending so much time here in the future as I have a fight to train for starting tommorow and for the next few months. So with greater training, in my opinion comes more skill, greater endurance, and all the fine qualities that you have listed here. Aloha

Answer 3

more experience,you can never have enough experience no matter how much you know or think you know.and that goes for the street,the dojo and the ring.
the real answer though would be you don't have a chance to prepare or get more of anything you just have to deal with whatever pops up.and either adapt or compensate for the situation.thats what makes us martial artists.
PS.none of the other things including more training will give you experience.

Answer 4

Experience any day. Ive trained for 8 yrs in TKD, hapkido and combat hapkido and even the young hot shots who are faster and may have more skill still get knocked down. I really comes down to what would you rather have knowedge or wisdom. Ill take wisdom.

Answer 5

Experience.

Answer 6

It's a difficult question, because what good would speed do if you could'nt hit people hard enough to hurt them? What would strength do if you we're too slow to make contact? What would training do if you we're not strong enough to finish? What does endurance do if you are not that athletic? I like experience in all things, whether it be playing basketball, poker, or fighting, you need to know what you are doing.

Answer 7

As a fight is a willing, physical clash of egos I would never choose to fight.

Of all these things you listed I feel experience is the most valuable.

Answer 8

As a chick who grew up getting the s**t beat out of me by my brothers, I learned to hit REAL hard. Currently the only fights I get in r still with my bros and therefore I WOULD LIKE TO BE FASTER. Dahm it if I could only hit them ONCE, they'd be laid out! Thankfully it has become play fighting and no one ends up in the hospital anymore :)

Answer 9

more experience
It would not only tell me how to best fight in the situation, but also how to best avoid it. Experience is the one thing that can't be quick fixed, and it is related to our greatest strength, our ability to reason and think.

Answer 10

more speed. so i could perform the elvis technique. yell HEY LOOK ITS ELVIS. then run like roadrunner. beep beep. sorry always been a beleiver in split and live cause no one really wins in a fight