Hey guys,
This had gone on too long with the UFC not doing anything about it. Hope I can draw some attention to it.
Its always nice to do something a bit different. Hope this reminds you of all those awful books in the 70s and 80s!
Cheers,
Jack
The UFC's lightweight champion, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis returns to action this weekend after over a year on the sidelines due to injury. Some fans have gone so far as to give Pettis a new nickname, Shelf-time.
I have written extensively about Pettis in the past. We've discussed his solid boxing fundamentals, his excellent kicking game, and his beautiful offensive ringcraft. It was this latter factor which I previously asserted was the most important to his excellence in the cage. But I think #TheTimeIsNow to talk about what really makes Pettis so unique. The world might not be ready, but with the belt firmly in Pettis' hands the doubters have no choice but to accept the significance of Pettis' traditional martial arts skills.
You knew there was something fishy going on. Pettis comes from Duke Roufus' Muay Thai camp but looks nothing like a kickboxer on the feet. He's the protégé of a top quality combination striker and he rarely throws more than three strikes in succession? No, I don't buy that for a second. Just smoke and mirrors. But what else would expect... from a ninja?
The truth is that Anthony Pettis has been defeating opponent after opponent using the black arts of ninjutsu, and the sooner the lightweight division comes to realize that, or the UFC bans this filth, the better.
No ring craft or set ups today. Only the techniques of the old ninjutsu scrolls.
Ninjutsu is not so much a fighting art as it is an art of deception. A shinobi will spend his life perfecting not only his combative techniques, but also his evasive ones. Among the most important is the subset of techniques known as Dotonjutsu—earth techniques. These include the sneaking techniques—high stepping through long grass, submerging oneself in a lake and most importantly, climbing.
A vantage point can always be found two and a half feet off of the ground.
Pettis will often make as if to leave the cage as he runs up the fence. Feigning cowardice is shinobi 101. As soon as his opponent is thinking “Oh, he's given up”, Pettis will rebound off of the fence and nail them with a strike.
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Rebounding techniques, or Shoten-waza, are an invaluable tool to the ninja. But they are honed over years of practice. You will have seen the video of the amateur heavyweight in the tuxedo rash guard who attempted a Pettis-esque Shoten-waza and wound up on his back. There's simply so many ways they can go wrong—in the cage or in the real world.
Pettis will often show the cunning of a traditionally trained assassin. When the fight is going his way, he will often feign a stumble or drop to his hands and knees. Crouching stances seem like a position of considerable disadvantage, but a shinobi will use the moment of advantage he concedes to the opponent in order to attempt a big money strike.
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This is vintage ninjutsu. Oh no, I've fallen...
Back sweep!
I'll just crouch down here to get my wind back...
Pocket sand!
When you're working against world class fighters with hair trigger reactions, you needn't drop all the way to the floor. The cartwheel kick has become a trademark of Pettis' game.
Continues at: http://fightland.vice.com/blog/jack-slack-anthony-pettis-is-the-ufcs-ninja
