{"id":95796,"date":"2014-04-30T10:59:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T17:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=95796"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:43:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:43:51","slug":"pat-barry-leg-breaking-low-kicks-worth-the-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/pat-barry-leg-breaking-low-kicks-worth-the-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Barry: Leg Breaking Low Kicks Worth The Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/hero-pat-barry-breaks-down-two-doors-to-save-helpless-woman\/screen-shot-2014-03-21-at-11-12-55-am\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-90444\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90444\" title=\"Pat Barry PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-21-at-11.12.55-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-21-at-11.12.55-AM.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-21-at-11.12.55-AM-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-21-at-11.12.55-AM-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;I\u2019m a very conscious fighter. I think about it always \u2013 all the time. Every time I throw a kick. Every time my foot comes off the ground, if it lands I\u2019m going to win, if they block it I\u2019m going to lose. It\u2019s a fact. I don\u2019t hold anything back, I just let them go.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If it happens, it happens. Everyone is evolving, getting better at offense and getting better at defense. Are people getting better at blocking low kicks? Yes. But, as time goes on and the sport evolves and everyone gets better, our bodies also get more worn out, more frail, more torn to pieces.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The risk is worth the reward. It\u2019s a dangerous thing to do sometimes. Fighting, period, is dangerous. It\u2019s kind of strange \u2013 you throw the kick and your leg breaks, and everyone goes crazy. 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