Friday, August 26, 2016

Tactical Analysis: Machida vs Shogun

For most you familiar with Lyoto Machida, his style tends to be to back away from the opponent and then reset once safely away. Mauricio Shogun Rua did something that Machida was not prepared for. Shogun attacked Machida and bullrushed him while making sure that Machida ate a leg kick after every flurry. The issue was that Machida was so used to backing away that he would eat leg kick after leg kick.

Point: In a street fight, I advise you to not move away from your opponent. In fact, when you attack, move right into him. You may be wondering why. You see, when you attack, you do so with the element of surprise. You might say "Hey man, I don't want any -" and then strike his face a couple of times and run. Self-defence should not be thought of as countering an opponent's attacks, but rather preemptively disarming him or her before they can initiate their attack.

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