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re: BJJ Competitions, and why I hate them.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:34 am to GnashRebel
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:34 am to GnashRebel
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Slamming an opponent is fine for training and practice. I am all for it. When both people understand it and take the appropriate steps to protect the long term health of the opponent. Competitions are between consenting individuals in a contest of skill but not trying to injure their opponent. You want them competitions to simulate real world events but the goal of real world events is to injure the other person or incapacitate them. One thing cannot be the other by the nature of the event.
At any given tournament they go over the rules, and there are still, yet, slams in every competition. Wouldn't it be better just not to teach your students to perform flying guard pulls and how to defend someone picking you up than pretend like slams don't exist for the purpose of competition?
And if two people can agree in training purposes that slams are appropriate, why can't they do it for a tournament? And why would we still permit takedowns that spike you on your head but not slams?
The Uchi-Mata is perfectly legal, and often puts people directly on the top of their head.
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Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:38 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Just as an addendum: I'm not asking that these competitions permit realism at every level, my contention isn't anything goes.
I've repeatedly, readily and continue to reiterate: I understand leglocks, bicep slicers and neck cranks -- because the point between breaking and submitting is way too close for comfort, and people at lower levels won't know not to apply all pressure.
What my contention is: If it's easily defensible, why have artificial techniques like flying guard pulls that are never utilized outside of the competition?
I've repeatedly, readily and continue to reiterate: I understand leglocks, bicep slicers and neck cranks -- because the point between breaking and submitting is way too close for comfort, and people at lower levels won't know not to apply all pressure.
What my contention is: If it's easily defensible, why have artificial techniques like flying guard pulls that are never utilized outside of the competition?
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