Hell yea, I was hoping there would be at least two out there. Very solid points, always fight dirty and never meet a man on his terms. I really just started this thread to see who was out there and who knew what was out there vrs. who was told what was out there. I couldn't have responded better myself. Ill knock more questions up there as time goes by.  

Ive never met anyone that "knows" but hasnt experienced; no matter how much you "know" you will still get your a-- handed to you unless you are incredibly lucky or have experienced more than you realize. The first fight is always ugly, like a kid learning to eat that leaves the table covered in food and I could make a reference to s*x but I'm sure you made that connection first (who can help it). Of course there is always room for luck and preperation but they may be cumbersome tools in the hands of someone that never had to use them before. Blood on the grip, heavy resistence, nose biting, crotch shots and to the very unconditioned; shots to the solar plexus all represent the things that undo you in the first encounter. Hard training helps a lot, good tactics nearly seal the deal but theres nothing quite like having a point of reference for survival.

 

Question about boxer vrs. martial artist: there is no argument that their lack of farmiliarity with kicks is a major weak point but if they close distance and you keep kicking wouldnt your base be at incredible risk because he is on two legs and you are on one? The only way to keep your base from being at serious risk is to use straight kicks but with his knee bent they will have little to no effect on the patella itself. Shin kicks dont do much against adrenaline unfortunatly. The logical step would be to apply wrestling technique but I'm wondering if I missed something.