Ronda Rousey Knocked Out

Not sure if it's sound or vibration. The lady I know who had it done is not very articulate. I
don't think she knows for sure. She is not going to have it again though. Now that I think about it,
it must be vibrational because she talked about pulsing and exterior bruising from the padding
they wrapped around her torso.

Thank goodness I'm not prone to kidney stones.

I learned the hard and painful way not to make that challenge to a
karateka of Shitoryu!

Most MMA sport fighters practice strikes that are something of a watered-down version of Muay Thai,
mixed with a boxer's mindset. When they attack, especially with their kicks, they tend to try to get
a "hit confirm" before following-up. This self-doubt means that they are always too slow to take
advantage of the far easier wins that can be had through temporary imbalances like the ones you
find in Wadoryu and various Chinese martial arts. For those kinds of attacks to work consistently,
you have to start your second attack-- the one that takes advantage of the opening you have created--
without waiting to see if the first one succeeds. It's rare to see this from most MMA fighters.

Instead when they do kick the lead outside leg, it is an attempt to punish the thigh muscles,
and/or the sciatic nerve. This fits their mindset rather well-- Most MMA fighters will always be
the spear-wielders, the AK-47 fighters. Tough, reliable, always really good, but never truly great.

By the way, Wadoryu also has a very aggressive defense, kicking the inside of the leg in a similar
fashion when an opponent is closing the distance. You might see this in many places, even in MMA
where it is a great tool against a grappler or wrestler who you suspect is only striking to help close
the distance for a takedown. Wadoryu however, tends to have a near-psychic ability to do this just
as the person has mentally committed to the charge forward, so that their own balance is recovered
and their hips are turning the other direction for a counterattack before their own attacker even knows
they have failed.

Of course, as I mentioned, don't do this to a strong fighter of Shitoryu, who doesn't "pivot"
or even twist much during his or her punch-- Instead, it is an insanely powerful forward thrust
of the hips, akin to what many Japanese swordsmen of the Edo period where known for.
(And Japanese pirates of the day, who were said to have an attack range of what equals about
15 to 18 feet on their initial attack!)

If you attack the lead leg of a Shitoryu fighter, you will probably be searching for your floating ribs
somewhere in your lungs.

^^All generalizations and sterotypes, of course.



Toughen-up, "callous"-up, definitely.
But stop short of "herbs" and drugs which kill nerves. (Cowardly shortcuts)
Nevermind the tough-talking "pain is weakness leaving the body" BS.
People need to know when they have broken bones or torn ligaments!


Again, my answer is a stereotype of most sportfighters, they just don't have the balance, agility,
timing, and self-confidence to immediately take advantage of the opening this creates.
It's just not in their mindset. Too much of the "jab" mentality, trying to see if they hit,
and how the opponent reacts, before they follow-up. An eternity of possibilities destroyed
by hesitation and fear of failure.

As someone who studied a very different martial art and for a very different purpose,
you may not have ever had to face that internal struggle the way sportfighters do?


MMA rules tend to not be consistent, which is a real problem for the sport,
but linear kicks were allowed in most events until a couple of years ago.
Knee attacks can definitely be career-enders, and if you get that kind of
reputation, then you can bet everyone who fights you is going to try to
do it to you, first!

It's another example of how MMA is far more tame than people like to think.



Nerve clusters, what wonderful fun. I learned about that particular type of attack (similar, no doubt)
from an aikijutsu instructor. (Not to be confused with the softer, gentler, "aikido").
Of course in that class, we weren't allowed to ask questions, but yeah, now that you mention it...!

"Wonderful!"

I don't know where she had the procedure.
I assumed a mainstream hospital, but I could be wrong.
That does sound like what she had, though.

I do know that when I was sixteen a guy I looked up to
because he was in his thirties, and because he was about 6'6",
was knocked flat by kidney stones and taken away by ambulance.

The woman who had the procedure is about 70 and barely 5', 95 lbs.