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Yes, Royler got knocked out... he pulled half-guard/guard too much

JohnnyS, what happened when the guys you choked out while bouncing woke up? I had a choke on a bloke here going back a couple of weeks ago, but let the choke go. He was pissed afterwards about it, so I'm thinking it may have been best to choke him out... or, he could have been more pissed when he woke up.

No, there is no way his Aikido would work on the street like that.

Lots of sparring?

Don't know, I can do a double jab which probably takes a second... but I am not that fast.

Well, it takes one step to get inside the punching range from the kicking range and unload. If you're not used to dealing with hands, you're gonna get hammered I think. In grappling, I think hands are way more effective since it's hard to kick from mount, etc. but knees are awesome from inside someone's guard and side control.

Seems like another typical Grappling Vs Striking thread. Most of the arguments have already been covered from both sides, but I would like to say that strikers don't know/understand the grappling range which makes them suspectible to take downs. Any grappling dojo worth their salt would have one person glove up while another practices their takedowns. Strikers realise how hard it is to keep the distance, grapplers learn their range where they can enter into the takedown. IMO, a striker who knows and understands the grappling range, particularly where they enter for the takedown is a dangerous fighter. Why argue over which is better? If a striker and a grappler clinch, it'll probably go to the ground with the grappler coming out on top, otherwise the grappler will most likely get KOed. They both complement each other nicely. Stop burying your head in the sand of ignorance and go train both.

I don't think it's really fair to pick people up on their grammar/spelling, especially since not everyone's first language is english... but it doesn't take long to insert a few commas or full stops and makes it so much easier to read if you can do it.

Fireman's carry up and down the mat is about my extent. I do some squats for my legs

Hey man, that's so very cool! Many, many congratulations! Saying John Will is a great example for anyone who wants to teach well is an understatement, he's absolutely amazing.

yeh, actively train in more than one martial art. They don't interfere with each other 'cause striking/grappling are two very different things, so they complement each others' weaknesses which is why I train in them. I didn't come straight out and say to my instructor, 'hey I'm gonna train in another art as well'. Why would he care? A lot of the guys at my dojo have trained in more than one art, or do.

Most of the guys I have respect for and vice versa, we go hard and we love it. The guys that can't take a beating seem to get beat on more than the guys who come back for more IMO. It's disrespect in a way, but it's a good thing... if you keep coming back for more, people will ease up and try to teach you things because they can see you want to learn. Persisting in the face of adversity is paramount to progressing in martial arts. There's two kinds of fights I like: getting my * beat on hardcore and a close match. Beating up on other people isn't fun (at least within your own dojo, guys from other dojos and tournaments are an exception), but I do beat on people because I know how much I enjoy it. ..if that makes sense.

Sprawl, then look for a guillotine.

BJJ by itself has no strikes. A lot of people like to mix BJJ up with striking and do what's called 'value tudo' or 'no holds barred'.

Go attend some classes. Position before submission. You need to be highly skilled to submit someone who has some ~100lbs of weight on you.