tropical_fishy

The way I've always learned, it's highly frowned upon to grab a tshirt in a street fight for any kind of hold because tshirts just rip too easily. Any kind of joint manipulation that doesn't require grabbing cloth is cool-- americanas, arm bars, knee bars, ankle locks, that kind of thing. As far as chokes go, don't even try to grab a tshirt to apply a choke, you're wasting your energy. Anything where you grab your own wrists or theirs is better. Oh, triangles are good too.

Gracie is fantastic to watch. I really enjoy how different these arts are... it always surprises me to remember how LOUD other art forms are... jiu jitsu is so quiet and calm-looking in comparison.

Hi everyone! I am tropical_fishy. I just turned 19, I'm a sophomore in college, and I've been doing martial arts for what seems like forever. When I was about 6 I started Kenpo, then I moved across the country at 12, and found my calling in life doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (and playing rugby). I have a purple belt in jiu jitsu and a black in kenpo. I've competed in the Worlds, the Pan-ams, and various other smaller tournaments, and done fairly well for myself. That's it, really. Hi everyone!