I just want to make sure my technique is clean. Ive hit a D’arce several times for a tap and had my partner tell me it was a crank. I didnt take it as them trying to delegitimize my tap, I took it as I needed to clean up my technique so I even apologized.
It all depends on how you think the other person meant it. Was it legitimate feedback? Then take it as such and move on. Was the guy being a pussy? Then take it as such and move on. Dont get bent out of shape because a guy is being a pussy, youre going to run into pussies all the time, just dont be a dick.
I had a guy that I rolled with that would always bitch if I didnt do a tournament legal submission. I would hit calf slicers and he would be like, “thats illegal” to which I would reply “not in the streets son…”
I made it a mission to repeatedly wrist lock everyone in our academy. I was called a dick more than once but I dont care. They called me a dick because I did a “dirty” move, not because I hurt them so I don’t care if they don’t approve of the technique. It ended up turning into a joke because I would wrist lock everyone I was capable of wrist locking instead of doing a more available submission. If I had an armbar almost complete, I woukd wristlock them instead. Good times. I miss rolling.
He was speaking from a position of wounded ego but it wasn’t a big deal. I like the guy. Only trained with him a couple times so I don’t know him well but I like the dude. It’s not a big issue. Thought I’d see what the OG thought about it.
I tapped to a leg squeeze once. Fucking guy is 6’7 265 and huge legs, squatted like 600. I’m in his guard on my knees on a tile kitchen floor. My buddy who is a good 250lbs comes up and jumps on my back as the other dickhead gives me everything he’s got. Every single bone in my back cracked in about 2 seconds and I basically went limp until my asshole friend got off of me.
I don’t have to worry about that. Because now I’m not going to tuck my chin anymore. Because that’s not how to defend a choke. I’m looking up to the sky like I’m trying to find a constellation, because I’m about to see stars from NOT TUCKING MY CHIN!