boxing and wrestling are the basic fighting methods #boxing #kravmaga

[eliphifer]

The punches, footwork and defense of boxing combined with the takedowns, slams, and throws of wrestling are extremely lethal. To make it crazier both styles take extreme strength and conditioning as well

[Xrider]

A dude has been wrestling and boxing -Bruce Lee 1959

[colined]

Bruce Lee was saying that whatever you do make sure it works for real and practice like it was real.

[vudusid]

"Be like water my dude" - Bruce Leroy.

[AveAtqueVale]

The fact that a guy so proud and a lifelong martial artist himself not only came to that conclusion but also had the guts to say it, shows how far ahead of his time and what a visionary he was. There's such humble wisdom and brutal honesty in that admission. Probably one of the reasons he's still remembered.

[letmethink]

I wish there was more adult wrestling gyms like there is boxing gyms.
Would be tight to go in and just wrestle with the bros, until your knee gives in anyways.

[purchasingofficerwkpp]

Almost broke his neck in that last one 😮

[alexanderpolski]

"You don't fuck with Judo on sidewalk" ~ Confucius

[trock]

Bruce did say that in his book. Probably why he incorporated boxing, Judo wrestling elements in the style he created. The man was preaching mixed martial arts decades ago. Keep in mind this was in a time where martial artists were very protective of individual styles. He demonstrated his philosophy in some of his films. The ones where you see him switch his techniques to defeat a difficult enemy. (Game of Death, Way of the Dragon).

[robertnickels]

I wrestled for 6 years in middle school and high school. I’ve been bouncing on and off since college and I can tell you my wrestling background has definitely helped me defend myself.

[jmonni]

I work on a inpatient psych unit. HS wrestling has stopped me from getting harmed when I’ve been attacked. It has also aloud me to subdue people, without any significant injuries to patients. I wrested over 20 years ago and it’s has stuck with me. It’s an amazing sport. The guys and girls today are on such a different level too. Scary fast and technical. It also doesn’t cost $100+ a month like a jujitsu studio, if your in school.

[Latimish]

The clinch used to be a much bigger part of boxing back in the days. Boxers would crosstrain a lot with wrestlers in order to improve in the clinch.

[daneking]

"Jamie, pull up that video of a bear boxing bruce lee in 1959"

[LegBreakMMA]

My wrestling coach in high school always preached Wrestling is so important in fighting. He always said 70% of the time a fight will end up on the ground and it's best you know how to wrestle and he was right.... every fight I been in except 1 where I got knocked, went to the ground.

[felonyfather]

Wrestling has saved my ass in the cage the streets and in many a cell fight. Ty ty ty

[air_fryer_crumbs]

Here’s why: if you can box and wrestle decently, you get to dictate where the fight takes place in your favor. If a guy is dangerous on the ground, use your wrestling to keep it standing and your boxing to win. If he’s a better striker than you, use your wrestling to get him down and win on the ground. If the opponent is better at both striking and grappling, then that brings us to the third most important martial art. The 100m dash.

[tavus]

This I agree completely. My older brother started to train in boxing at 5 years old and picked up judo/wrestling a few years later and he never stopped. I have never seen or heard of a guy who gave him a tough time in a fight, and he fights a lot.

[Eliace]

Conditioning levels combining both put you off the chart

[paulanderson]

I wrestled in high school and joined a boxing gym in college. Came in handy over the years when it came to defending myself.

[xavierschoen]

Helps that people who practice wrestling are also fit asf because of it.