Mixed Martial arts is a fantastic sport and I can not say enough good stuff about it. They are by far some of the best

conditioned athletes in the world. However, the techniques they use as well as the mindset they teach focuses on ‘SPORT

FIGHTING’  and the focus is on giving the audience a good show.

When they fight, MMA fighters focus only on one fighter.  Their ears are focusing on what their corner guys are telling them. 

They are not worried about multiple attackers or weapons being used against them.  They are not concerned about getting

injured or killed because there is a medic right there next to the cage and there are rules in place to reduce and eliminate

severe injuries.  They know that there is a referee right there watching the fight making sure that each fighter plays by the

same rules and that no one gets hurt.  They know that they can quit anytime they want by simply tapping out.

  There are no rules on the streets

  There are weapons used on the streets

  There are multiple attackers on the streets 

On the streets there is always more than one attacker and weapons are used in over half of all fights.  There are no judges

making sure the fight stays fair and if you get knocked out there is a real good chance that your attackers will keep attacking

you until they are satisfied that they beat the sh,t out of you.  If you get seriously injured or killed,  IT IS NOT a concern of

theirs.  These are the realities of the street.

Here at Street Combatives, we stress from day #1 that there are no fair fights and you must do what it takes to win, even if

that means gouging eyes, ripping groins and bitting.  Much of our training involves multiple attackers so students ingrain

the fact that you must keep moving and to never focus on just one attacker.

MMA fighters love to go to the ground and stay there as they attempt to submit their opponent.  However, do that on the

streets and bad guy #2 is going to join the fight.  That is why we have a four second rule.  If you are taken to the ground in a

fight, you have FOUR seconds to get to your feet before attacker #2 joins the fight.  It only takes one time for students to

realize that it is better to face two attackers on their feet than on their back.

MMA fighters train on nice soft and forgiving mats so dropping to the ground on their knees and elbows isn’t a concern of

theirs.  Sorry but the streets are hard and made from CONCRETE and PAVEMENT.  Dropping to your knees and elbows is

only going to get you busted up before the fight even starts.   Some guys have told us that they wouldn’t do that on the

streets but statistics tells us that we will fight how we train.

Also. on the streets there are broken bottles, rocks, needles, urine, rusty nails and all kinds of other items that you really

don’t want to be rolling around on top of. 

We train students that often hits are a distraction which allows us to get in and break something. We don't train too much in

the traditional arts of hitting and kicking.  Our hits are mostly to the throat and to the eyes and our kicks are mostly to the

ankles, knees and to the groin.  We also train in body manipulation, head cranking, eye gouging, throat crushing and we are

not afraid to bite the attacker if it helps stop the attack so we can go home.  

We teach that it is better to break an attackers eye/bone/joint and go after attacker #2 than to attempt to submit attacker

#1.  On the streets if you try to submit attacker #1, attacker #2, 3 and 4 comes over and start kicking, punching and stabbing

you in the back.

Because the use of weapons (knifes, sticks, hammers, screw drivers, etc. ) is so common in street fights today, about half of

our training involves learning how to avoid and not get killed by an attacker with a weapon.   Weapon defense is not taught

in any MMA gym that I know of.

Street fights can happen anytime and anywhere.  That is why we train in the dark, with strobe light flashing, loud music

blaring, in extreme close quarters and with simulated injuries like with busted legs and cut hands.

Much like MMA, we focus a lot on endurance and strength.  We don't train ourselves for three to five, 5 minute rounds, but

we do train for 2 to 3 one minute fights and we do this through 4 to 5 two minute high intensity workouts at the end of each

training session.

Here are the rules of MMA:   There is NO

• Butting with the head.

• Eye gouging of any kind.

• Small joint manipulation.

• Striking to the spine or the back of the head. (see Rabbit punch)

• Striking downward using the point of the elbow. (see Elbow (strike))

• Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.

• Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.

• Grabbing the clavicle.

• Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.

• Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.

• Stomping a grounded opponent.

• Kicking to the kidney with the heel.

• Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or

neck. (see pile driver)

• Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced

area.

• Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.

• Spitting at an opponent.

• Engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct that causes

an injury to an opponent.

• Holding the ropes or the fence.

• Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area.

• Attacking an opponent on or during the break.

• Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.

• Attacking an opponent after the bell (horn) has sounded the end of a round.

• Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.

• Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the

mouthpiece or faking an injury.

• Interference by the corner.

• Throwing in the towel during competition.

What are our rules? 

WE DON’T HAVE ANY RULES!