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Originally Posted by TKDaddict 
you have to remember all schools are not like yours. many schools tell people not to lift as are afraid they might loose students.
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I doubt any bjj or mma schools tell people not to lift.
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Originally Posted by drallig9399
To use BJJ in your example really doesnt make sense. Its whole premise is technique over muscle so of course its a requirement.
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It is technique over muscle but its also muscle and weight when technique is fairly even. Thats why lifting is encourage, to make us stronger.
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Originally Posted by drallig9399
In TKD on avg its hard for a fighter to face an opponent of equal technique but more speed/strength and win. And in lots of cases technique can just be overpowered. Hence low color belts beating much higer color belts or even black belts in sparring, which by most accounts of the board is unheard of in BJJ and the like.
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Let me get this right, are you saying that TKD technique isnt very valuable because strength and power will overcome it? So why practice the technique then? Wouldnt just plain weightlifting be a better fighting technique?
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Originally Posted by TKDaddict Just to clear i did not write this article eventhough i agree with it.
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I do agree with a lot of the article as well. He brings up a lot of good points. I am not so sure I agree with the clean and jerk presses though, even if done correctly, you can get hurt doing them and I wouldnt recommend those to anyone without a trainer. +1 on the squat and deadlift though. They are the best two exercises a person can do. Same goes with pull ups. I am not a fan of dips though, they put too much stress on the AC joint and I have a bad one.