2014 Off Topic Thread

[edman5555]

I guess you have the wrestling experience as well though. Straight bjj takedowns arent as good correct?

[MMA_scientist]

"To the crazy old mexican" this made me lol.

So how do you think bjj really fairs in the street? Have you ever had to use it on someone? Any friends have stories they shared with you? Im kinda curious how well someone that is pretty decent can actually get off on someone that is swinging at them.

I don't think there is a better martial art (including MMA) for self defense.

I have never had to use it, I have never been in a fight as an adult, and don't really plan on ever needing it. I train for fun, not self defense. I have had to restrain a few people and I train with some MMA guys though. Nearly everyone I train with has some story of using his grappling for self defense or humilation, but I take these with a grain of salt. Usually (actually always in the case of untrained) it is like play wrestling with my 7 year old. Not trying to act like a tough guy, but it really is super easy to manhandle untrained people. I can't really say this without sounding like a douche, but when I grapple with new people who come in or with a roudy buddy, it is like playing with a baby kitten, there is simply no possible way they could hurt me even if they were trying to punch and kick- they're basically helpless. I can't really explain it better than that, but that's how it feels. We do start on the ground though. But I think people overestimate how hard it s to get someone down (its not hard, takedown defense is a very specific skill that has to be trained). But I feel pretty confident that my odds would be good against almost anyone inside the bell curve of normal human size (I have no illusions about these NFL lineman sized guys who would smash my head like a pumpkin in the 2 minutes of gas they would have). There are a lot of guys who might "get the decision" in a street fight or self defense situation, but I feel pretty confident that I won't be hurt barring a gang beat down or 350# lineman.

Of course, I am a pretty big guy myself. I wouldn't feel as confident if I was 130#. IMO there is simply nothing you can do to make up for that size.

Still, I don't really care about self defense. I think it is unlikely I will ever need it, and in the off chance that I do, it would not justify the vast amounts of time I have spent training. If you like training, that is really the only reason to do it.

[edman5555]

Btw still going strong. 17 days.

[edman5555]

exactly.

I really don't see the problem anyway (aside from the fact that a 50 year old man wants to hang in da club). These bouncers are usually douches and he probably thought he could say whatever he wanted to the crazy old mexican- then he got beat with a traffic cone. He's lucky it didn't get tweeted live like Renzo's last encounter.

"To the crazy old mexican" this made me lol.

So how do you think bjj really fairs in the street? Have you ever had to use it on someone? Any friends have stories they shared with you? Im kinda curious how well someone that is pretty decent can actually get off on someone that is swinging at them.

[MMA_scientist]

He's bringing back the karate aspect of jiu-jitsu.

exactly.

I really don't see the problem anyway (aside from the fact that a 50 year old man wants to hang in da club). These bouncers are usually douches and he probably thought he could say whatever he wanted to the crazy old mexican- then he got beat with a traffic cone. He's lucky it didn't get tweeted live like Renzo's last encounter.

[Svino]

http://nypost.com/2014/05/19/two-mma...-club-bouncer/

NY post keeping it factual. Just a couple of "hulking" karate blackbelts...

Bro bjj works on the street. Renzo got a mounted armbar.

He's bringing back the karate aspect of jiu-jitsu.

[MMA_scientist]

http://nypost.com/2014/05/19/two-mma-fighters-arrested-in-beating-of-club-bouncer/

NY post keeping it factual. Just a couple of "hulking" karate blackbelts...

Bro bjj works on the street. Renzo got a mounted armbar.

[edman5555]

Renzo is 47 and still fighting in clubs.

[Svino]

LOL Renzo: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/5/19...-nyc-nightclub

[Mr. IWS]

Nah . He actually laughed about it

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Zak pissed off Cub Swanson pretty bad once

[Luke]

Classic. Have you had one of these guys come back hard at you? It would be great if you could gay-bait Jon Jones.

Nah . He actually laughed about it

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Zak pissed off Cub Swanson pretty bad once

[MMA_scientist]

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Classic. Have you had one of these guys come back hard at you? It would be great if you could gay-bait Jon Jones.

[Mr. IWS]

LMAO!

Nice one

[Luke]

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[Luke]

One-night MMA tournaments are back.

BattleGrounds MMA’s third edition will take place at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on June 27, and will feature a one-night, eight-man welterweight tournament, and four of those competitors are UFC veterans.
BattleGrounds MMA CEO Kenny Monday informed MMAFighting.com on Wednesday that Dennis Hallman (53-14-2, 1 no-contest), Cody McKenzie (15-4), Josh Bryant (14-4) and Luigi Fioravanti (24-11), who competed inside the Octagon in the past, will be part of the GP. Chris Honeycutt (4-0) is also in, and the final three fighters will be announced "soon."
"We are excited to have assembled a group of incredibly talented and accomplished athletes for this landmark tournament," Monday stated in a release sent to MMAFighting.com.
"The one-night tournament is truly the toughest test physically and mentally in all of combative sports, and BattleGrounds MMA is proud to bring this format back to life and usher in a new era of elite competition in the world’s fastest growing sport."
The winner of the welterweight tournament will be awarded a prize of $50,000. Tickets for the event are on sale at www.bokcenter.com

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