We tested Jack Dempsey’s “How to Fight Tough” World War II Combatives

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  1. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    Most of this stuff still holds up. Didn't know Dempsy had a judo and catch wrestling background in addition to his boxing. Man was the original MMA fighter it seems.
     
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    I have always wondered how it’d look to have JD in the early iterations of the UFC.
     
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    MixedMartialLaw combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    I think he would have potentially destroyed Royce Gracie. Aside from his striking Jack was not unfamiliar with grappling as seen in the video, unlike a lot of the guys Gracie got matched up with in UFC 1.

    That first move with the jacket/Gi trap would have worked great in early UFC as kicks to the groin were allowed back then.
     
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