tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post6659525101911551797..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: The sweet scienceSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-33849546362590109522011-08-11T10:10:52.405-04:002011-08-11T10:10:52.405-04:00Rashad looked real good against Tito, but I don...Rashad looked real good against Tito, but I don't suspect he'll last long with Jon Jones. That guy is a beast! To your "In a real fight Rashad would put Bernard to sleep." In the cage, baring great stupidity by Rashad, no question Rashad puts a hurting on Hopkins (Randy vs. Toney again.) However, in the squared circle, Rashad gets put to sleep (severely beaten up, at least,)Curtis Thomsonhttp://www.facebook.com/curtisdthomsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-63382675405410359142011-08-07T23:59:09.319-04:002011-08-07T23:59:09.319-04:00"I agree that fighting skill is related to g...."I agree that fighting skill is related to g..."<br /><br />Theoretically everything is related to g all esle being equal.<br /><br />"On the other hand I read that both Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson had IQ's in the borderline retarded range..."<br /><br />Mike Tyson is an example of someone who has a low IQ but is not stupid. <br /><br />Joe Lewis was considered "slow&MtMorunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-49829895043649924962011-08-07T20:38:46.991-04:002011-08-07T20:38:46.991-04:00Yes, I am talking about random street fight. You a...Yes, I am talking about random street fight. You are talking about all else being equal plus 150 hours of very good training. Apples and oranges. I'd bet the same as you but note that in those 10-30% when a non-trained guy wins, it will be mostly not out of luck but because he had more rage in him. It is something on a simple neurotransmitter level - in a high risk situation some people get Nano Nymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-48297167897689429502011-08-07T20:05:02.533-04:002011-08-07T20:05:02.533-04:00No disagreement from me.No disagreement from me.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-64403839857729218842011-08-07T20:03:01.275-04:002011-08-07T20:03:01.275-04:00Dana White was on the radio morning show that I li...Dana White was on the radio morning show that I listen to this week. In the course of conversation he said that if he had to pick a single stand-up style of fighting to teach his kid [does he have one?] it would be Muay Thai.David Coughlinhttp://twitter.com/dscoughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-55596760856377745802011-08-07T18:57:27.552-04:002011-08-07T18:57:27.552-04:00You're talking about McDojos here, not modern ...You're talking about McDojos here, not modern MMA.<br /><br />Take two athletes of roughly equal ability but no MMA training. Give one of them 6 months of training (say, 6 hours per week with a good instructor; the other guy does some basic fitness training 6 hours a week but no combatives). Lock them in a cage. I'd bet 3 to 1 on the guy with the MMA training.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-52205962694579526142011-08-07T18:25:31.518-04:002011-08-07T18:25:31.518-04:00I agree that fighting skill is related to g, not j...I agree that fighting skill is related to g, not just for the reasons you mention but also because of the split second decision making and reaction time required. On the other hand I read that both Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson had IQ's in the borderline retarded range and I've also heard of a special Olympics athlete claim she has a third degree black belt in Karate so I suspect the lovehorrorfilmsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-48644887966544750602011-08-07T17:03:05.656-04:002011-08-07T17:03:05.656-04:00As a teen, I had a misfortune of being involved in...As a teen, I had a misfortune of being involved in many street type fights, some with improvised weapons. My conclusion from those experiences is that beyond simple physical dimensions/size there are two threshold effects involved: 1) Intensity/ferociousness kicks in fairly early and can dominate the outcome of most fights. But it needs to be above certain degree. Basically, it's hard to Nano Nymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-82467110535325681432011-08-07T15:32:36.622-04:002011-08-07T15:32:36.622-04:00To be a pro fighter you have to be very conscienti...To be a pro fighter you have to be very conscientious and reasonably smart. The sport is very technical and you have to understand your weak points, plan and train accordingly. You also have to constantly watch how other fighters train and evaluate whether what they are doing will work for you.<br /><br />One good example is the "arm-in" guillotine, which was thought to be impossible 5 steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-83616657800798921352011-08-07T00:46:15.738-04:002011-08-07T00:46:15.738-04:00I wonder to what extent IQ is correlated with figh...I wonder to what extent IQ is correlated with fighting ability. Steve would be the perfect person to answer that and his blog focuses on most variables.lovehorrorfilmsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-13972747664573051652011-08-06T19:01:10.314-04:002011-08-06T19:01:10.314-04:00See "Gracies in Action" video.See "Gracies in Action" video.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-88949181400522636672011-08-06T17:49:59.342-04:002011-08-06T17:49:59.342-04:00I wonder to what extent MMA fighting correlates wi...I wonder to what extent MMA fighting correlates with street fighting ability. At the very least, craziness/viciousness is more valued in a street fight, because the guy who is willing to risk his life and fight tooth and nail can do that unlike in a non-controlled environment. <br /><br />Would brawlers do better in a street fight without the gloves, or would that advantage be cancelled out byben_gnoreply@blogger.com