Part 1- http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/3/1...nique-forcing-fight-pressure-body-gif-gadelha
Part 2- http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/3/1...technique-fighting-dirty-analysis-gadelha-gif
PArt 1- "Joanna Jedrzejczyk is unique among female fighters. This Saturday, she will become the first fighter to challenge strawweight champion Carla Esparza for her belt. Should she win, she will also become the first fighter of Polish descent to attain UFC gold. And, unless she takes a completely uncharacteristic approach to this historic effort, she will do so in uniquely aggressive fashion--an approach that separates her from the vast majority of female mixed martial artists.
Let's be clear: aggression is not lacking in women's MMA. In fact, plenty of female fighters tend toward an overabundance of aggression. What these fighters lack is training, combat experience, and the genuine ill will that comes along with those things. They lack effective aggression. When Jedrzejczyk throws a punch, she throws to hurt. Everything she does in the cage, she does with the intent to harm her opponent. The same competitive indifference that enabled Ronda Rousey to make a pretzel of Miesha Tate's arm allows Jedrzejczyk to bring the fight to her opponents, methodically pick away at their defenses and, ultimately, break them.
Sound scary? That's because it is. But for the fight fan there is a beauty to it as well. Jedrzejczyk's style is one of artful aggression--violence as carried out by a master craftsman. Today, in part one of this technical breakdown, we will explore the tactics that Jedrzejczyk uses to bait, trap, and tear her prey to shreds.
BAIT & SWITCH
Jedrzejczyk doesn't just stand out among the ranks of women's MMA, but MMA in general: according to FightMetric, Jedrzejczyk landed 47% of her total strikes to the body of Claudia Gadelha; against Juliana Lima, 45%. Jedrzejczyk's commitment to body strikes is, sadly, far from the MMA norm, and sets her apart as one of the most consistently dangerous strikers in the sport.
Coming forward, Jedrzejczyk throws decisive punches to the body, not relying on her power alone to hurt the opponent, but rather using each punch to set up the next and confuse the opponent. In this way, striking high and low, she keeps a tight grip on the initiative of the fight......"
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Part 2- "Every sport has its special competitors--those athletes who go the extra mile to win, no matter the cost. In most sports, that means a willingness to push oneself to the limit and even, at times, skirt the rules. In combat sports things are a little different. Skirting the rules is still a key aspect of the most winningest fighters' careers, but the trait that sets the best apart from the rest isn't so much the willingness to hurt oneself in pursuit of victory, but the willingness to hurt others.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk has this quality. Yesterday, we broke down the methodical, almost cruel way that she forces her game on her opponents, using a combination of feints and a varied boxing attack to get through their defenses and break their wills.
FIGHTING BACK
Jedrzejczyk is more than a pressure fighter, however. Stylistically, she would be most accurately termed a boxer-puncher, a jack of all trades with enough confidence to lead, trade, and counter as needed. It is the latter that we will be looking at today--as an archetypal sprawl & brawler, Jedrzejczyk often needs to dial back her aggression and fight off of the back foot to keep from being taken down. When it comes to counter punching, she is no slouch.
Part 2- http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/3/1...technique-fighting-dirty-analysis-gadelha-gif
PArt 1- "Joanna Jedrzejczyk is unique among female fighters. This Saturday, she will become the first fighter to challenge strawweight champion Carla Esparza for her belt. Should she win, she will also become the first fighter of Polish descent to attain UFC gold. And, unless she takes a completely uncharacteristic approach to this historic effort, she will do so in uniquely aggressive fashion--an approach that separates her from the vast majority of female mixed martial artists.
Let's be clear: aggression is not lacking in women's MMA. In fact, plenty of female fighters tend toward an overabundance of aggression. What these fighters lack is training, combat experience, and the genuine ill will that comes along with those things. They lack effective aggression. When Jedrzejczyk throws a punch, she throws to hurt. Everything she does in the cage, she does with the intent to harm her opponent. The same competitive indifference that enabled Ronda Rousey to make a pretzel of Miesha Tate's arm allows Jedrzejczyk to bring the fight to her opponents, methodically pick away at their defenses and, ultimately, break them.
Sound scary? That's because it is. But for the fight fan there is a beauty to it as well. Jedrzejczyk's style is one of artful aggression--violence as carried out by a master craftsman. Today, in part one of this technical breakdown, we will explore the tactics that Jedrzejczyk uses to bait, trap, and tear her prey to shreds.
BAIT & SWITCH
Jedrzejczyk doesn't just stand out among the ranks of women's MMA, but MMA in general: according to FightMetric, Jedrzejczyk landed 47% of her total strikes to the body of Claudia Gadelha; against Juliana Lima, 45%. Jedrzejczyk's commitment to body strikes is, sadly, far from the MMA norm, and sets her apart as one of the most consistently dangerous strikers in the sport.
Coming forward, Jedrzejczyk throws decisive punches to the body, not relying on her power alone to hurt the opponent, but rather using each punch to set up the next and confuse the opponent. In this way, striking high and low, she keeps a tight grip on the initiative of the fight......"
Part 2- "Every sport has its special competitors--those athletes who go the extra mile to win, no matter the cost. In most sports, that means a willingness to push oneself to the limit and even, at times, skirt the rules. In combat sports things are a little different. Skirting the rules is still a key aspect of the most winningest fighters' careers, but the trait that sets the best apart from the rest isn't so much the willingness to hurt oneself in pursuit of victory, but the willingness to hurt others.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk has this quality. Yesterday, we broke down the methodical, almost cruel way that she forces her game on her opponents, using a combination of feints and a varied boxing attack to get through their defenses and break their wills.
FIGHTING BACK
Jedrzejczyk is more than a pressure fighter, however. Stylistically, she would be most accurately termed a boxer-puncher, a jack of all trades with enough confidence to lead, trade, and counter as needed. It is the latter that we will be looking at today--as an archetypal sprawl & brawler, Jedrzejczyk often needs to dial back her aggression and fight off of the back foot to keep from being taken down. When it comes to counter punching, she is no slouch.
