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true... my instructor often explains it like this.. there's dojo fighting, tournament fighting and then the streets. They do overlap but yet each one has it's own dynamics
That's definitely something I see people overlooking. Every system was made with an assumption in mind. So when you try to apply it in a different setting without adapting it, then it probably won't work. E.g. most traditional martial arts don't focus all that much on grappling on the ground. Because on the street, when you get on the ground is when your opponent pulls out a knife, or his friends start jumping on your head.
This is why all traditional martial arts try to stay up, and always try to have control of your opponent's other arm. Because the minute you stop monitoring it is when your opponent can pull out a weapon. But if you try to apply that same logic in a tournament, you're hampering your own chances for no good reason...