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Originally Posted by TKDaddict  Oh, so because you do BJJ, Kickboxing or some other "Martial Art" you have now put-off or even perhaps shunned weight lifting or strength training? What's that? Your Sensei/Professor/Sifu/Guro/Swami has you do ancient martial breathing and a few body weight exercises so you don't need to lift weights? Same "Amazing Kresskin" says, "Lifting weights will make you big and inflexible and less able to deflect chi attacks"? All of that is **** and when push comes to shove being bigger, stronger and faster always means something. Always.
I here so much talk about technique conquering all and to practically sacrifice athleticism for technique in sparring. While I can certainly agree that technique is a very crucial and vital aspect in martial arts, I always preach: "Technique within strength." This means that if you lack the strength or athletic ability to make said techniques work, then you are bound to fail. I have witnessed and been subject to countless times when the more skilled technically athlete is unable to execute simply because they were not strong enough or fast enough or both.
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I dont think you should lump all these arts together when you say they dont encourage lifting. BJJ, at least in my school, encourages us to lift. I think every guy in my class lifts or does other sports. And I know the MMA, boxing and MT at my school all encourages lifting as well.
I am not so sure about that second paragraph. I would assume a technically skilled athlete is strong and fast. A technically skilled fatso would not be and I dont consider a lot of martial artists athletic. Just because they have a blackbelt or can do a kata doesnt make them athletic. That is also why sparring is so important. You need to be able to use your techniques against people who are stronger and faster than you. In bjj you cant advance unless you can do that.