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tuffguy · 05-09-2002, 08:52 PM

I've used BJJ in the street before with a cracked up car thief. I closed the distance and clinched, and went right to his back(on the feet). Put a rear nacked on, and that was the end. He didn't give me much trouble after that. Although I did throw his ass down a flight of stairs becuase I was so pissed(he took at swing at my partner). He may not have actually been high at the time, but the way he acted and the crack pipe we found in his back pocket led me to believe he was.
Most people on the street don't know how to fight at all, let alone defend submissions. Chokes work best, it's hard for them to keep fighting when they are sleeping. But to be honest they are so confused about what you are doing and the fact that they can't move they tend to stop resisting. More often then not they get scared becasue you're doing some kind of "crazy ninja stuff" on them.

05-09-2002, 08:52 PM	#29 (permalink)
tuffguy Novice Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 69 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've used BJJ in the street before with a cracked up car thief. I closed the distance and clinched, and went right to his back(on the feet). Put a rear nacked on, and that was the end. He didn't give me much trouble after that. Although I did throw his ass down a flight of stairs becuase I was so pissed(he took at swing at my partner). He may not have actually been high at the time, but the way he acted and the crack pipe we found in his back pocket led me to believe he was. Most people on the street don't know how to fight at all, let alone defend submissions. Chokes work best, it's hard for them to keep fighting when they are sleeping. But to be honest they are so confused about what you are doing and the fact that they can't move they tend to stop resisting. More often then not they get scared becasue you're doing some kind of "crazy ninja stuff" on them.