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Borellus13 · 06-22-2007, 01:42 AM

first off this is probably the best post ive ever read on this site, so good that it promted me to become a member just so i could respond.Great research...anyways...

I think elbows to the head are necessary and should be legal. Along with headstomps, knees and soccer kicks. I have two reasons for this. One being the fact that I am a testosterone fuled 22 year old male, and I can get into that shit because it gives it that extra edge, that feeling that this is a street fight where anything goes, and you gotta love that kind of excitment and brutality. The latter, more professional reason is that if you can kick me in the face while you're on you back, you can sure as shit belive that i should be able to stomp your fucking brains in. Also, if MMA is supposed to be the purest form of handto hand combat, you should be ready for, and be able to defend against anything, all different kinds of strikes coming from all different directions and extremities. Someone earlier said that you can get scarred badly from a nastyelbow(ala Karo Parysians face), and while that sucks, it goes back to my original statement that you need to be ready for anything and you need to defend all aspects of the game, saying no to elbows and such to a striker, is like telling a BJJ blackbelt he can't put someone in an armbar because it could break his opponent's arm, and it could heal incorrectly, damaging his carrer, and leaving him with an ugly arm. Sorry, shit happens, so the next time you fight, be prepaired for anything, especially elbows on the ground!

06-22-2007, 01:42 AM	#327 (permalink)
Borellus13 Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Moshachusetts Posts: 126	first off this is probably the best post ive ever read on this site, so good that it promted me to become a member just so i could respond.Great research...anyways... I think elbows to the head are necessary and should be legal. Along with headstomps, knees and soccer kicks. I have two reasons for this. One being the fact that I am a testosterone fuled 22 year old male, and I can get into that shit because it gives it that extra edge, that feeling that this is a street fight where anything goes, and you gotta love that kind of excitment and brutality. The latter, more professional reason is that if you can kick me in the face while you're on you back, you can sure as shit belive that i should be able to stomp your fucking brains in. Also, if MMA is supposed to be the purest form of handto hand combat, you should be ready for, and be able to defend against anything, all different kinds of strikes coming from all different directions and extremities. Someone earlier said that you can get scarred badly from a nastyelbow(ala Karo Parysians face), and while that sucks, it goes back to my original statement that you need to be ready for anything and you need to defend all aspects of the game, saying no to elbows and such to a striker, is like telling a BJJ blackbelt he can't put someone in an armbar because it could break his opponent's arm, and it could heal incorrectly, damaging his carrer, and leaving him with an ugly arm. Sorry, shit happens, so the next time you fight, be prepaired for anything, especially elbows on the ground!