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 Interviewer: "Is cage fighting violent?"
"Firstly I think anyone with any knowledge of MMA would agree that violence and cage fighting is not an argument worth discussing within the MMA community."
Interviewer: oh ok. Well, it is rumoured that you used to do streetfighting back in the day..
Carlos: Ha...yeah...(long sigh).....[pause]
Interviewer (stumped for what to say)
Carlos: (senses hesitation) [cough] I will however say a few words in regards to women...........[long pause] Mmmm he says and especially for to wives of the men who read this boldadash...........what I would do firstly is get the hell off your arse [strong British accent], stop looking at your screens and go and sort your women out!!!......Hmmmm and so a woman wants to take up self-defense or one of you young wippa snappers want to learn to fight I have a few things to say. I have some fighters that I train and have a little knowledge on what it takes to become a great fighter.
Personally, I think the world would be a better place if everyone practised combat disciplines such as martial arts with ChiQong as well as meditation. Especially women and most definitely potentially dangerous people. Any form of martial arts is inherintely training the art of centerdness, but develop humilty as well as enabling a cultivating of inner strength. There is much to understand about oneself and about man. In properly supervised environments definition of self becomes the long term goal.
One of my favourites to suggest for women who don't like the idea of violence is the more spiritual art of Aikido. Even in the most martial and male dominated dojos there is a very strong sense of family. As well as that, even in the most competetive stuations, egotism is unaccepted.
On the other hand if you are looking for a style that is effective and won't take years to become somewhat proficient then I'd start with with Muay Thai or Kickboxing with a grappling style in mind. This way you become pretty baddass quicktime
and developing a strong base to build on while, finding your way to the style that really suits you.
As far as really learning how to fight for man or woman I'd suggest MMA~Mixed Martial Arts. Time and time again it is now evident that unless you want to train on a mountain for 35 years, finding a local MMA camp near you is the ticket. MMA has evolved so much as a sport and the kinks have become so refined that the definition of what is the ultimate fighter have transformed at an astonishingly enormous rate. It is plain and clear that to become a great fighter, you must have a balance of different styles one one HAS to include wrestling or grappling. It's ok being good at striking, but if you can't control and dictate the direction of the fight then there's no way to ensure bringing you opponent into your domain or adequately defending ie. preventing your opponent from taking you to the ground and/or submitting you or doing whatever he/she wants to do (which is most likely to use their best weapons to get u TKO'd). Basically, you MUST HAVE grappling.
And of course, finally we come down to the big daddy of all questions. "What is the best formula for the ultimate fighter~ie what combination of techniques is the best to train in to become the best?"
Look man this is Elite level we're talking about here and am by no means an expert, even on the subject, but there is predominantly a pretty sure-fire combo and I would be confident enough to say that "generally speaking", the best ones I'd say are:
To my knowledge, the most effective fighters are Muay Thai combined with the legendary and undisputed chief of techniques, the king of styles, BJJ or Brazilian Jui- Jitsu. As I said the sport is turning over on itself so quickly that it has turned full circle and now even Elite BJJ guys are choosing to stay standing and go for a comparatively easier finish. Submissions are the only weapon for BJJ guys as chokes and holds become ever increasingly difficult to execute, the longer the fight goes on....hmmm or rather the sweatier things get. So it has turned full circle and, (to me it seems) it has come back to who has the best striking and wrestling as well as having as much BJJ as possible to fall back on (pardon the pull-guard punn).
Anyway "what the hell do I know?" even after looking bear in the face of the facts and suporting evidence I still think the notion of Dr. Hatsumi coming down der and outboying the rude boy and ninja their asse.. zing zang sclaff.. as a far out and off-the wall argument because this, yet again, an entirely different domain.
I really couldn't tell you which way it will turn and what style will be the next best thing, but
my mentor, great friend and strategical advisor, Laz Staz said a long time ago that the next turning point will be Judo as it is the ultimate transitioning tool. It seemed like the most logical evolutionary step and more and more it is becoming imminent that that is the best link between ground and stand up. I know Anderson Silva does all kinds of deep abdominal shit. Ahh..dunno some kind Spetsnaz style or Systema? .......or something Russian is gonna emerge at some point, I'm sure (I know Anderson Silva does all kinds of deep abdominal shit)....or anyway I'm rambling now!! Women's MMA is the new lick as far as I'm concerned. I'm a Rhonda Rousey fan and of course Rory Macdonald, my man....Lets's do this!!
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