yes, i agree. had i been a little quicker, i would have preferred to go to omoplata. this was actually the reverse armbar / violin armbar, where i am far more up on my side anyway. feels less risky for slams just based on my position on the bottom. this is also not from regular closed guard, but...
perhaps if i had asked for advice? i pointed out another aspect of why slamming is illegal. everyone knows bottom guy gets hurt. hey, here's an incident where top guy gets hurt. interesting information, that's all. if i had started my explanation with "oh man, i just got slammed, holy shit, i'm...
Do you think closed guard would exist in the SPORTS of BJJ and grappling if slamming was legal?
And how many people would stick with those sports under those kind of rules?
You guys are acting like you've never seen someone get picked up in a triangle or armbar before. Happens every day...
Just so we're clear, in the split second timing of being slammed, it's the responsibitg of the person who is being slammed to uphold safety standards? The entire incident took all of two seconds total. I'm supposed to feel responsible/bad that in the extremely limited time I had I wasn't fast...
If you'd bother to read, you'd have noticed I already had the armbar locked in and his slam was a response to that, to avoid tapping. I'm not worried about getting slammed on a cushy judo floor. In fact, I was completely taken by surprise because it is not only illegal but probably THE classic...
so i go to judo. new dude there i don't know, wearing a very bro-crossfit shirt. big dude, all muscles. we get to the newaza rounds. he's like, let's see what jiu jitsu is all about. i pull guard, he has no real idea what to do. i get the clamp right away and dig out the violin armbar. rather...
agreed, hype has surpassed reality. for a dude who's rep is based on wrestling, all the videos in this thread show his wrestling getting shut down completely. add in the douchebaggery and I ask, why is anyone paying him attention?
I take the sambo view- it's more controlled with reaping and ultimately leads to less stupid escape attempts. Plus it's a hard rule to enforce and guys will pull a foot into a reap and try to get the dq.
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