Submissions: the real way to end a fight.



I love submissions in mixed-martial art matches. Although it is not permitted in Olympic and other amateur wrestling competitions, submissions is a goal in real fighting. Sure you can knock your opponent down, but he can have a chance to fight back to kick your ass after you defeat him. A pain on the arm or a loss of breath causes your opponent to stop fighting. If your opponent cannot use his arm to fight, he would have to stop and submit. He can still fight, but he will deal with the pain more than a comback. Otherwise, a 10-count knockout and concussions would declare victor.

This is what makes the Ultimate Fighting Championships and the Pride Fighting Championships more interesting than any other combat sports. People love to see pain the real way. No, I am not saying that I hate pins. Those are reserved to scholastic wrestling where takedowns and pinning combinations are taught and devoloped. Those are the first things a fighter needs to learn before he can learn submissions. Pinning is an application for submissions.

Being a black belt in ju-jutsu is not a requirement to learn to make submission combinations. It can be taught straight from wrestling. There are submission wrestling organizations and competitions. If you want to learn to do submissions, you need to be in shape, and you need to be very athletic and prepared to be a fighter. You can watch UFC videos, but you need anyone in martial arts or wrestling experience to learn submissions.