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Originally Posted by fodive
Awesome man. I am not ready to move to MMA just yet, I don't have the time to devote to training right now, and my situation is too good in Judo right now. We have a fledgling Judo club at USC, and right now I'm basically getting free, 1 on 1 instruction with my Sensei who has been doing judo for 50 years, learning from the first wave of Japanese immigrants who came over after WWII.
Next fall we're going to try and train for some competitions if we can get everyone showing up regularly and be dedicated (always a lot to ask).
Good luck on your fight. 170 has some big bangers, and least make sure your standup defense is ok or it could be :wave ;)
What rules do you fight under, Octagon or Ring? Elbows?
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Thats awesome man! Have fun with your ne wazas. Sounds like a good set up you have. 170 does have some big boys... I'm a pretty stocky 174 right now. Never done any strength training with the MMA, so I might start that and make myself SOLID at 170. I'd love to fight at 155, but I'm not sure I can get my body there in a healthy condition. I'm well aware of the knock out... If I fought tonight, it would go to the ground in about 3 seconds. My instructor said there are a few guys at our gym that are interested in fighting at 170. Be a good set up for a first fight since we're both going to be nervous as all hell. If its this one kid that I had a few other guys telling me I should fight, I am.... well... confident. To say the least.
Rules-wise, its essentially octagon, but no elbows allowed in amateur fights.
I'll be looking for a biiiig slam, think Rampage/Arona and knees. Its amazes me how little effort you can put into a knee and make the person hurt.