Yeah. I'm less-than-thrilled by said person's appearance, but.
I've seen the second and commented on it...that first vid...MAGIC FIGHTING!Ask, and you shall receive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRTpaWPOmIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzPxDCwTz6Y
Also, as you noted, guard is AWFUL and one side of the body is 100% forward. Rather predictable how they will attack.
I'm guessing the blond is a complete tyro, so it's not surprising her attacks are garbage and she gets whaled on, but the other 'fighter' doesn't exactly look great either. And talk about short cuts.
Ugh. Worse than the second one.
Always good to have a look and see what they do and, more importantly, how they train. ^_^
Sambo has a very basic striking game as I understand, mostly to set up their grappling. Having been to a couple of Combat SAMBO classes in my own back yard, my feeling is, one gets enough strike training to allow one to survive against a striker until one can enter the grappling phase. It's not surprising they learn something like haymakers; that's common in places/venues where they combine grappling and strikes. Close-up boxing with combos of jabs and crosses pretty much INVITES a grapple, which is also why MMA striking can look something like big, looping attacks - the idea is getting in the hits outside of easy grappling ranges, or presenting a pretty big enough threat that the other guy doesn't want to try walk through the strikes to get a grapple started. Weight on the heels...not sure why. Stable base, maybe (though it's not, really); I went to a SAMBO place once, and they did the same thing. Felt flat-footed. There has to be a reason, or they wouldn't DO it, especially in a club that's actually practicing hard. The danger would be that it's a habit that has developed due to them practicing solely against their own 'style' of fighting.The Sambo club looks good, especially the grappling, which is what I am looking for, though the kickboxing part is nothing special (some weight on the heels, some haymakers), and the city area the gymnasium is in looks a bit dodgy. Also, they might be going a little too hard (slight bleeding here, I also got afraid that someone broke their clavicle at one point, like me a few years ago, even if it ended up being nowhere near that bad), though I guess that comes with the territory.
You have likely already developed better habits with regards to your footwork, so that wouldn't be a problem, other than getting yelled at in class.
Anyway, the injuries thing is both concerning and heartening. It means they're going at it hard enough that you'd get some real training in 'fight-y' stuff. The danger, of course, would be picking up injuries, especially long-term ones. The club before my current teacher, which I did for 12 years, was responsible for most of my long term injuries. At the same time, I learned a hell of a lot about actually getting in there and scuffling. So...depends if it's worth it. I wouldn't continue that kind of thing NOW, due to being close to 50 and injuries being both more possible and more debilitating. But if I had to go back and do it again? I might do the same, only a little more 'smart'. ^_^
Cool.I wouldn't say "good at Savate", just capable enough to enter minor competitions and do well enough, and definitely far from bored. I guess the Judo/Savate combination is a better idea, voicing out (or writing out) concerns does help, thanks .
One of the Judo clubs is in the same gymnasium as the one I practice Savate. The other is not far from the train station before mine. Which one I choose will depend on the weapon classes .
Hey, if you're going into competitions, it means you have a solid base. That's good. We all tend to downgrade (or, in the case of people with big fat egos, upgrade) our capabilities. Because this takes place over years and years, it's hard to see the difference from when we first started - if you went back and tested yourself now against yourself then, I'm 100% sure you'd be amazed at how much you have improved. ^_^