“What’s old is new”, so goes the saying. The great Bruce Lee was accused of not being able to fight his way out of a paper bag because he didn’t fight in tournaments. Competent martial arts instructors have since been maligned, Sports Bags
, if they don’t do tournaments. The “old wine in a new bottle” is “if this guy is so good, why doesn’t he step into the cage?” So nowadays, if your teacher doesn’t compete in mixed martial arts, he’s no good!

Success in tournament fighting requires an aggressive, fight-oriented attitude.

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