love this webm, great example of why blocking close to your head is better than reaching out.  looking at it, all parts of martial arts make sense. kicks are riskier than punches, they compromise your posture far more, but a kick to the head is very likely to score a ko where a punch won't. punches are much safer but not as rewarding. and every fight is just counting down to closed distance grappling when someone messes up their strikes. grappling is in a sense even safer than striking, there's much more deliberate control in grappling, but it also has its natural counter in being less effective against multiple opponents. all of it has a place. even butt-scooting!
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