Often we see someone outstrike another opponent by sometimes as much as double or even more. And yet they lose. So I'm curious to know what the judges consider an actual strike and how they determine its value. Do wild swings and flurries count? Do love-taps to keep a fight from getting stood up count? Does damage mean anything? Does a kick simply have to be attempted to be counted or does it actually have to land? And if a strike lands, does it have to be effective on any level or is throwing it and connecting enough?
More pertinently, what constitutes a blocked strike? For example, blocking a kick with your arms is still going to hurt like hell (Ask Rich) and with the small gloves, strikes are often only partially blocked.
Any part of a limb thrown with any force making contact with the opponent is a strike.
For blocked strikes, that gets a little more subjective. But as a general rule, anything that makes contact with the legs/torso/head counts. Checked kicks in my opinion aren't considered blocked because you make contact with the intended target, he is just reducing the amount of force behind it.
^ Thats like three or four if you count the forearm and elbow lol
At first I thought clearly the answer was
effective striking
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but now what constitues effective striking.
Pillow shots are effective at keeping the fight on the ground. Right.
Hmmn.
Punches, kicks, knees (yes knees to the legs and body count), elbows and even shoulder strikes in the clinch. It all falls under "effective technique."
