Fedor fighting sambo

[Aikijiujitsu]

Disagreed. Virginia doesnt prepare you to be a pro. Virginia, lines a promoters pockets with money because you fight under full pro rules (other than slightly larger gloves and shorter rounds) yet you dont get paid. And last time I knew of, doesnt cover stitches either, which you will get with elbows, sooner or later.

Well if you want to be a fighter i think its better to get in there and fight under those rules how u gonna be prepared for elbows its not like u can really train for them in practice might as well get a few amatuer fights and experience it to get a better feeling of what ur gonna be dealing with as a pro. but thats just my opinion

[Aikijiujitsu]

combat Sambo is a variation of systema/krav maga. Perhaps you meant sport Sambo?

My sensei is russian so ive got to spare and roll with some combat sambo guys nobody ever tried to put me in a wristlock if anything the krav magra aspect would be for war or street self defense.

[stlnl]

Well if you want to be a fighter i think its better to get in there and fight under those rules how u gonna be prepared for elbows its not like u can really train for them in practice might as well get a few amatuer fights and experience it to get a better feeling of what ur gonna be dealing with as a pro. but thats just my opinion

You wont prepare for them simply by getting in and fighting under those rules, I guarantee you 1000% on that.

As for preparing in training, yes, you can absolutely prepare for it. Doing it as an ammy, can get you a very large, very permanant, easy to open, scar that haunts you as a pro. Also, the GCA doesnt ensure amatuer fighters hurt in fights. Couple that with the matchmaking......and its a recipe for disaster. This of course is my opinion as well, but I think my perspective is a bit different than some.

[Aikijiujitsu]

Personally i rather see knees to the head in a 3 point stance than elbows on the ground standing it doesnt matter not to many mma guys land elbows in stand up exchanges anyway.

[stlnl]

Personally i rather see knees to the head in a 3 point stance than elbows on the ground standing it doesnt matter not to many mma guys land elbows in stand up exchanges anyway.

Virginia, allows elbows standing and on the ground. For amatuers. Which to me is nuts.

I dont disagree about the 3 pts stance knees (for pros) way too many guys try to game the system these days. For pros, knees to the head on the ground IMO, make more sense than elbows (I dont mind having both) as if you get caught with a knee, its usually fight over, take a med suspension and come back. If you get elbowed badly, you can eat alot of em, not get KO'd and the deep cuts and scars are going to hamper your career for sure. I would just not allot knees to the back of the head, and maybe not north/south (since they land on the top of the skull and could impact the neck in a more damaging way than other angles, and I mean when the guy getting kneed is on his back, not on his knees, on his knees he can defend)