Or just try to imagine a situation where someone who doesn't constantly train sparring can kick a knee of a kickboxer who does spar a lot and gets kicked a lot.
Consensus? Has someone done an actual survey or a study?
If you train, you will probably fight as you train. The techniques that you learn and repeat are the patterns that your brain will follow under stress of combat.
BTW how does the typical MA fighter respond to someone who picks up a metal pipe (2x4, rock, knife, gun) and proceeds to attack the MA fighter? I would hope that (s)he would do the reasonable thing: get the hell out of the area!
Avoidance & evasion are the most useful "martial arts".
Oh god no, there are no studies as far as I know. But what I refer to consensus is the general feeling one gets by browsing martial arts forums. There used to be a great forum on this very subject - bullshido. For years and years folks have discussed these exact questions of effectiveness of deadly martial art techniques.
> Avoidance & evasion are the most useful "martial arts". Goes without saying!
- trying to break knee by kicking where it breaks.
Oblique kicks are allowed in MMA.
- attacking your throat and trying to cause injury there,
90's UFC had no rule about this. Currently, while no direct strikes allowed you can trachea crush if you want to force a submission (ezekiel).
Damn had no idea Ezekiel is possible in no-gi, something to practice now. Thanks!
MMA is not an actual combat situation. A lot of what makes fighting style effective in real combat is simply not allowed in MMA (for good reasons). Things like:
- attacking your penis and trying to cause injury there,
- attacking your throat and trying to cause injury there,
- sticking fingers into eyes,
- trying to break knee by kicking where it breaks.
Obviously it is not taught in any of those sports. Because they are sports.