From:	acjpenn@******.com acjpenn@******.com
Subject:	CC Martial Arts
Date:	Tue, 6 Jun 2000 00:13:43 -0500

Smilin Jack sez:
>In fact strength and size play very
> strongly in boxing, which is why they break it up in ranks (welter
weight,
> heavy weight, etc.). In fact 20 pounds difference can really make a
> difference.
Me sez:

First off, you're talking about people with very, very, very good
technique.

Second, they don't just break up it for strength reasons. Boxing is meant
to be entertainment. They break it up on the basis of speed, as well. De
la Hoya is much faster than Lewis. You want to pay premium money to see
Hoya dance around Lewis, smacking him, while Lewis throws out jab after
jab? Sure, Lewis hits Hoya once, it's really gonna hurt (earlier post
about the way rules work) but Hoya has a better chance of hitting Lewis
(who has very high body, and shrugs off those blows, generaly). {for that
fiasco, smaller guy running around bigger guy, watch some of the earlier
Ultimate fight things..} No, you want to see guys slugging it out. Making
them the same general weight allows that environment, that atmosphere.

Generaly, the more weight = better body, better strength, the ability to
dish out damage and take it better than the little guy. You've still gotta
him 'em though..


> I also rank in at the same size as Ahrain does. I'm 6'0" and 265lbs. I
train
> in Isshinryu and have sparred with several black and brown belt ranked
> people. I once sparred with a brown 1 stripe (my rank) who was about 85
lbs
> lighter than I was). His technique was as good as mine. We both did a
lunge
> punch and he wound up bouncing across the floor (no harm, but I did lift
him
> off the ground with the hit).
>

Technique got him there, your strength pushed him away. It's what I'm
saying.. technique lets you hit, strength plays into the damage. Since he
hit you, did you feel it? If so, he got success on his "damage roll". If
not, he made the roll, and went bust on the damage. You obviously didn't.
;)
*imagining brown belt bouncing and bounding off the floor*

> Technique can compensate for size and strength, but as someone said
earlier
> if the level of skill is the same then bet on the big guy. And don't even
> get me started on reach advantage (trolls).

Gonna stick with my statement here. Strength is useless if it can't be
applied. Techinique is the application of strength.

> ;)
>
> Smilin' Jack
>
> "The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but
> that's the way to bet", unknown.

Tig Da Pig

Optimistic Apathy: It'll all turn out in the end, but if it doesn't, who
cares?