What is better to have?

Question

is Skill better or strenght

Answer 1

It depends on the individual and what type of fights they plan on having. If you're big strength has a lot more use, and the smaller people are faster so skill helps them more. Also exhibition fights are basically to have you look impressive so for them skill, whereas in street fighting strength is more helpful, unless you're opponent is armed then skill. If you avoid most fighting than strength is definitely better. They're both usefull so focus on both.

Answer 2

Skill trumps strength but strength is still pretty important.  Alot of mma fighters never lift weights at all and do great.  BJ Penn says he's never touched a weight in his life and he tooled Sherk like he was a school girl.  Skill first then if you want to add some strength training.

Answer 3

Both are important, but strength leaves all of us as we age so we must focus on skill

Answer 4

strength is more limited so i feel skill is more important gbut i am not saying strength is somthing you can do without after all royce gracie says he only needs technique but even he took steroids so that shows you he knew the importance of strength

Answer 5

Skill is strength and strength is skill you can't have one with out the other. If your skillful at a task, your going to have the necessary strength to complete the task successfully.

Part of learning is strength training, so just do it!

Answer 6

Skill I'd say :)***

Answer 7

I think they are both important because skill u need to get a good job and to go to school for the furture. Strenght because you need it sometimes to be healthy. and not to be weak your whole life. How about u want a great     SKILL-STRENGTH?

Answer 8

more strength the better... more skill the better...both work hand in hand but i would say having skill is a lot more important...

Answer 9

Strength is raw power. Alone it is nothing. Without knowledge of how to control your strength you are nothing.

Answer 10

Skill is the the bread and butter in all martial arts. Skill always comes first. If you rely on your strength how can you win a fight if you dont know how to use it appropriately? People who rely on strength can easily be defeated cause they think their strength is all they need, this is known as thinking highly. People who have skill know what to do in life-threatning situations and know how to use their own strength against others appropriately.

Answer 11

Skill.  I'm a girl.  I'll never be strong enough to combat a guy.  So, I rely on skill.  A 100 pound girl can easily take down a 250 lb macho man if she is skilled enough.

Answer 12

skill first and foremost as it can if used properly overcome strength.

once you have skill....strength can only help

the problem is with alot of big strong guys...they tend to rely on it too much.

as someone else said...strength fades with age however.