| Whether size matters in a fight is a common | | | | help even the odds. |
| question asked by many. This is an extremely | | | | It is for this matter that you will find martial |
| controversial topic amongst martial artists. There | | | | artists being trained to fight people of all sizes and |
| are many martial artists who believe that size | | | | the best ways to deal with them. Always |
| does matter and cannot be ignored while others | | | | remember that larger people have the same |
| believe that victory is provided with a good | | | | weaknesses and everyone else. Striking to the |
| technique and is not dependent on the size of | | | | eye, throat, and groin will be just as effective to |
| fighter. | | | | everyone. |
| Although difference of opinion exists, in reality size | | | | Top priority is to acquire good techniques in order |
| does offer some advantage during a martial art | | | | to defeat its opponent but strength training is of |
| competition. This is true considering the fact that | | | | equal importance as well. A good Martial artist |
| the bigger the size of a fighter, the more power | | | | receives training in both techniques and strength |
| he can apply. Consider being hit by a bigger | | | | so that they can strike with more power and |
| person. You will obviously feel more pain. There is | | | | apply various techniques in order to overpower |
| a reason why the UFC, boxing, and Chinese | | | | his opponent regardless of his size or strength. |
| Kickboxers are separated by weight classes. If | | | | Remember, the stronger you are, the better you |
| two people are equally trained and one is 40 | | | | will be able to fight and will be able to win. |
| pounds larger, he will have the edge. | | | | Size does matter, but it is not the only thing that |
| Similarly, if opponent is smaller in size and well | | | | matters in Martial Arts. A fight is about using your |
| trained, he can use specific strengths to his | | | | strengths against your opponent's weaknesses. |
| advantage. Size, speed, and agility can be used to | | | | |