This was such a fun thread . Like almost everyone on here I couldn't imagine a scenario where even a barely passable purple belt can't demolish someone untrained , and that's exactley what we saw. I shouldnt be surprised .
I think more than even the vast skill difference, people really underestimate the cardio and adrenaline involved in BJJ. I remember when I first started how winded I'd get right away and it was mostly adrenaline . We are just on the mat so much we forget what it was like when we started.
At least I'm a barely passable Purple Belt.
At least I'm a barely passable Purple Belt.
At least I'm a barely passable Purple Belt.
LMAO thanks man, I love his little roll of defeat after that first armbar while you literally run a circle around him.
Poor guy was gassing out just staying in his stance (which admittedly was nice and low, good for him). This is a guy who "does Crossfit"? LMAO.
But really slick moves, I enjoyed your arm drag to back take and that sweep when he was inside your guard. Couldn't quite see what you did from high mount to get him to squeal, though...
If there is anything I learned from doing BJJ is that adrenaline and cardio are completely different and distinct reservoirs of energy you drawn from. You can have the best cardio in the world and still get winded in a minute the second you do a combat and/or competitive sport that is totally foreign to you.
I learned that the hard way: my first competition I was (obviously) very tense and nervous. I gassed out WAY quicker than I ever did at my gym. The lesson I learned from that was to try and relax and control my anxiety and excitment. Unfortunately on my next competition I took that to the extreme and treated my match like just another sparring match back at my gym. Well I learned right away its definitely not.
Just finding the right balance is a challenge in and of itself. And you cant even train that at your gym, you just have to compete a lot to master it. Its purely competitive experience based.
I always think that if I was ever in a situation like Kiko's, the best strategy I would use is to put in minimal effort for like a minute and my untrained opponent will get winded out from the adrenaline overload. This seems to happen a lot with new people we get in, who are otherwise young and fit and totally healthy.
I'm thinking about competing next year. Sometimes during sparring I'll imagine that I'm in a competition, and it's amazing how the nerves will instantly hit me and I'll freeze up, just as if I'm in a tournament.
F12 is never satisfied. lol
Here ya go.