Wrestler Advantages Over BJJ?

[Tim McFatridge]

Ok, sorry I had to post a second time here but I just read my previous post (the two up from this one) and realized that I did sound like that. Man I guess I have taken to many punches to the head....hmmm and I thought they weren't affecting me... anyway what I meant by the stand up comment was that when you are sparring a guy using punches and kicks you do not have to worry as much about egos and things because you do not have to worry about tapping out from a submission. Instead if you are not as good at the striking game you can always move around or wrap your opponent up. You do not have to worry about hurting the guy with a submission because of his refusal to tap...(if this ever happens pass the lock and move on) you can stick and move.

[DJColdfusion]

Originally Posted by Tim McFatridge

Ok, sorry I had to post a second time here but I just read my previous post (the two up from this one) and realized that I did sound like that. Man I guess I have taken to many punches to the head....hmmm and I thought they weren't affecting me... anyway what I meant by the stand up comment was that when you are sparring a guy using punches and kicks you do not have to worry as much about egos and things because you do not have to worry about tapping out from a submission. Instead if you are not as good at the striking game you can always move around or wrap your opponent up. You do not have to worry about hurting the guy with a submission because of his refusal to tap...(if this ever happens pass the lock and move on) you can stick and move.

I have had the exact opposite experience.

When guys allow their egos to get involved they usually get sloppy, unless they're just a major a$$hole trying to be the class bully . . . and if that happens then their is always someone to "handle" it.

The great thing about Jiu-Jitsu is that it really is the "gentle way [art, whatever]" Your opponent decides how far each submission goes. They decide if they are going to have some sort of joint damage or if they're going to be rendered unconcsious. If you have a guy who won't tap during practice then move on (like you said above) work on your positioning.

Jiu-Jitsu tends to bring the "humble" out of the biggest and the baddest. At least that's been my experience.

[Tim McFatridge]

Agreed. I have sparred with several guys that do exactly what you said. They let their ego get in the way of their training and they get very sloppy. Most of the time if they are not as good at the stand up game they tend to start "crashing in" on you and end up taking alot of shots in the process. Or they go to the other end of the spectrum where they throw every punch like they are wanting to take your head off. One of my instructors had a cool way of dealing with guys that out weigh you, are faster than you, stronger than you or that always go at 100% trying to knock you out. If we were boxing/kickboxing or grappling and one guy was being way to aggressive he would have the guy drop and do 20 push ups... then start back again. If he was still to aggressive he would have drop and do 20 more push ups as well as do 20 squats or lunges and so on until he felt the play ground was level.

[jubaji]

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