With this new system you can very organically go from strike to clinch, and from there decide whether you want to attack the head, attack the body, push the opponent up against the cage, or, for some fighters, even go for a standing submission ala Jon Jones vs Lyoto Machida. It’s a smart change, as it makes the clinch game feel like a natural extension of the standup combat rather than its own separate minigame. That said, if you get caught in a clinch with your back against the fence, you’ll find yourself in a very tough spot, especially against a fighter that excels there. You’ll likely still eat a few shots, but as long as you have room to back up, breaking a clinch is much easier to do. Instead of having to navigate through clinch positions just to get to a spot where you can escape, all you have to do to break a clinch is move away from your opponent. The biggest difference this time around is the clinch game, which no longer just feels like a stand-up version of the ground gameplay. All I know is that if increasing my longevity is going to decrease the amount of fun in my life, then I’d rather be a lot less healthy.Unlike UFC 3, which dramatically revamped the entire striking system, UFC 4 is more about small but necessary adjustments as opposed to grand overhauls. At the very least we have less time for fun. It dawned on me that we spend so much time being obsessed with the things that may negatively affect our longevity, that we see a lot less of each other. And she does Tae-bo twice a week, just so I understand she can kick my butt from here to Timbuktu.
She has eliminated all aerosol products from our home, because she feels guilty about destroying the ozone-layer. She spends twice as long shopping, because you never know what’s in the food we eat. I listen to positive thinking audio tapes and CDs. I stay away from fatty foods I use triple-strength sun-block when I go to the beach. I only drink at dinner and I work out three times a week. I’m all for longevity no matter what form it comes in. How often have we heard the phrase, “it’s in the cards?” I think a longer life, better sex and overall longevity is something we have no control of.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ I think somewhere along the line, destiny or fate or however you want to term it deals us a set of cards, and there’s no deterring from that hand once we start to play it. There’s no trick to longevity that I know of. But financial longevity is not the issue here. I’m sure they make someone’s bank account fatter. Call me a skeptic, but I’m not sure if a longevity center can add anything to your life. You can get poked and prodded and get years added on to your life. For the price of a new car you can go to one of these centers at least once a week. Which brings me back to the present.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½The desire to be healthier and live longer with increased vitality has created a market for the “longevity center”. Women who need a man who has no problems withâÂ?¦longevity. Gorgeous blondes bursting with talent and ability. We’re inundated with imagery of “beautiful people.” You know, men and women who are always tanned, run in slow motion, and areÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½primed and ready at a moment’s notice. I place the blame entirely on mass media. Think about it: the root of the word is “long” and isn’t insecurityÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½strictly a male thing? Old school Latin term will tell you longevity means “long life” but I’m not fooled. Me on the other hand – I can’t help but think that “longevity” has it’s foundation in everything that makes men uneasy. I’m sure my wife’s perspective on longevity is based on outliving her husband. An entire generation of baby boomers has grown up and retired, and all of a sudden they have time on their hands. Maybe now we just have more time to think about our morality. I wonder at what point society began to put such a premium on longevity. Although come to think of it, the meaning of longevity still means about the same thing to me at 46. Certainly when I was 22, it meant something different all together. The medical community seems to think that women will live longer than men, but I think most males will tell you the term “longevity” has a different connotation to it. My mother-in-law just turned 82 years old and shows no signs of slowing down.