How many of us were "Lethal Weapons" before we learned about Grappling?

Martial Artist · 04-02-2001, 06:07 PM

I want to know how many people on here trained in like Karate on Kung Fy or something like that before they heard about BJJ or Submission?I know I did.I put 6 years of my life into it before BJJ came along.

DIRE WOLF · 04-02-2001, 06:19 PM

In the past I trained in Karate but it did not make me a Lethal Weapon. Even with some Bjj experience I still don't consider myself a Lethal Weapon.

Martial Artist · 04-02-2001, 06:21 PM

I dont actually mean a Lethal Weapon.I mean how many of us thought that we were baddass's before we found out we werent.(AKA when BJJ came along)

JaredExtreme · 04-02-2001, 06:41 PM

LoL, I have a good story on this subject. About a year ago i was in karate and had a brown belt w/black stripe. This took about 3 years to get and i thought iwas pretty badass cuz ya know, i was a brownbelt. So anyway, I found this guy in a yahoo chat that said he trained inBrazilian Jiu Jitsu. I proceeded to talk smack to him and saying how the only things that some from Brazil are venieral diseases and soccer balls (As i was ignorant at the time of what BJJ was). Later that summer one of my friends and I got into a submission wrestling match. He is about 2 inches shorter but 20 pounds lighter than me and basically owned my "brown belt ass". So I realized karate was too one-dimensional for me and started training in BJJ where i have been getting my ass kicked ever since. The end.

"All Your Base Are belong to Us"

Martial Artist · 04-02-2001, 07:00 PM

lol

04-02-2001, 07:05 PM

Yes, when I was an 18-year-old brown belt I was indestructible.

Fortunately, by the time the UFC rolled around, I had already realized that maybe I wasn't so tough. In fact, I saw the UFC right before I got my black belt. It definitely made me question whether a lifetime perfecting kata would be well-spent.

Answer: No.

Shimora · 04-03-2001, 05:02 AM

I was then and I am now.

04-02-2001, 06:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Martial Artist Advanced Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Orange, Texas Posts: 536 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I want to know how many people on here trained in like Karate on Kung Fy or something like that before they heard about BJJ or Submission?I know I did.I put 6 years of my life into it before BJJ came along. __________________ "Kerr should sparr Mike Tyson because they have talked before on the phone" Tape Lord

04-02-2001, 06:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Martial Artist Advanced Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Orange, Texas Posts: 536 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I dont actually mean a Lethal Weapon.I mean how many of us thought that we were baddass's before we found out we werent.(AKA when BJJ came along) __________________ "Kerr should sparr Mike Tyson because they have talked before on the phone" Tape Lord

04-02-2001, 07:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Martial Artist Advanced Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Orange, Texas Posts: 536 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol __________________ "Kerr should sparr Mike Tyson because they have talked before on the phone" Tape Lord

04-03-2001, 05:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
Shimora Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Papua New Guinea Posts: 671 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I was then and I am now. __________________ "seriouly i would like to fight shimora for the internet fighter world titel, and beathim and chop of his fingers and hang them on the mirror of scooter " Duchman at The Choke Zone forum.

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04-02-2001, 06:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
DIRE WOLF Novice Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Baltimore,Maryland Posts: 122 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	In the past I trained in Karate but it did not make me a Lethal Weapon. Even with some Bjj experience I still don't consider myself a Lethal Weapon.

04-02-2001, 06:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
JaredExtreme Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,115 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	LoL, I have a good story on this subject. About a year ago i was in karate and had a brown belt w/black stripe. This took about 3 years to get and i thought iwas pretty badass cuz ya know, i was a brownbelt. So anyway, I found this guy in a yahoo chat that said he trained inBrazilian Jiu Jitsu. I proceeded to talk smack to him and saying how the only things that some from Brazil are venieral diseases and soccer balls (As i was ignorant at the time of what BJJ was). Later that summer one of my friends and I got into a submission wrestling match. He is about 2 inches shorter but 20 pounds lighter than me and basically owned my "brown belt ass". So I realized karate was too one-dimensional for me and started training in BJJ where i have been getting my ass kicked ever since. The end. "All Your Base Are belong to Us"

04-02-2001, 07:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ronin Guest Posts: n/a	Yes, when I was an 18-year-old brown belt I was indestructible. Fortunately, by the time the UFC rolled around, I had already realized that maybe I wasn't so tough. In fact, I saw the UFC right before I got my black belt. It definitely made me question whether a lifetime perfecting kata would be well-spent. Answer: No.

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