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Going to the ground
By Ted Sumner - 09-02-2010 03:19 PM
Originally Posted at: KenpoTalk
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This is an old topic but one that is always worth reexamining. There was an article contained in the September 2008 issue of Black Belt Magazine titled "Grounded in Reality" by Bakari Akil II, Ph.D. The article is the synopsis of, what I believe is, the first scientific study to test the widely professed postulate that "90 to 95% of all fights go to the ground".
The study examines 300 violent physical encounters involving 600 combatants. And while in no wise definitive, some of the interesting facts that the study revealed are:
1. Both fighters ended up on the ground only 42% of the time.
2. One fighter ended up on the ground 72% of the time.
3. The first person to hit the ground lost the encounter 59% of the time.
4. There is no discernable victor 33% of the time.
This was an exploratory study and more research is required to provide conclusive data, however, the initial findings are clearly indicative...stay on your feet.
Ted
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By Ted Sumner - 09-02-2010 03:19 PM
Originally Posted at: KenpoTalk
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This is an old topic but one that is always worth reexamining. There was an article contained in the September 2008 issue of Black Belt Magazine titled "Grounded in Reality" by Bakari Akil II, Ph.D. The article is the synopsis of, what I believe is, the first scientific study to test the widely professed postulate that "90 to 95% of all fights go to the ground".
The study examines 300 violent physical encounters involving 600 combatants. And while in no wise definitive, some of the interesting facts that the study revealed are:
1. Both fighters ended up on the ground only 42% of the time.
2. One fighter ended up on the ground 72% of the time.
3. The first person to hit the ground lost the encounter 59% of the time.
4. There is no discernable victor 33% of the time.
This was an exploratory study and more research is required to provide conclusive data, however, the initial findings are clearly indicative...stay on your feet.
Ted
Read More...
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