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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Storyteller01" data-source="post: 2101989" data-attributes="member: 20931">Agreed, but this is sport with rules that favor stronger contenders, not a combat situation. It's the same reason why grapplers tend to win in the UFC. The situation would be some what different if the grappler fought a knife weilder. As has been mentioned in many other threads, larger boxers lose to smaller opponents outside of the ring because the smaller person doesn't fiight by the 'rules'.Also, it had been overlooked that I mentioned training in speed as well as power (I prefer this to strength). If Strength was speed, all that would be needed is intensive weight lifting regimines. Instead, pro fighters use speed drills and sparring to improve reflexes and aim as well as strength trainging (ever try hitting a 6 inch ball that bounces around randomly every time you hit it? Not easy, and no strength is involved.). Even jumproping developes endurance, coordination, and power in the legs (for those that need to cover distance quickly). It doesn't develope strength per se.For a good read on small guys in true combat, check out Dan Dayle in Marine Corps history. "Chesty" Puller wasn't a large guy either. Both were VERY effective in ranged and hand-to hand combat. Dayle held off invaders of an American embassy during the Boxer Rebellion. Said Boxers blew a hole in the wall, so he single handedly defended it while others escaped. He eventually ran out of ammo, so it went to bayonets and hand to hand. He is one of the few (three I believe) to collect two medals of honor (this conflict being the reason for his first <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> )...Sorry, couldn't help myself.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":o" title="Eek!    :o"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" />   No more hi-jacking <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />My two cents on Str to improve to hit: Yessir! Improves control if not overused, and helps power through armor. Samurai with katana, even if they didn't cut through the armor, could crush a clavical (or most other bones) with a strong enough blow. If I'm correct (L. Pendragon, help me out here) clavical shots are illegal in kendo for this reason.</blockquote>

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