I’ve been hammer fist during a grappling session.
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Talk about it
For me, this stays in the gym, but you need to talk, so someone does something about it and stop this non-sense
It's grappling, you're not there to get punched in the face. Even if it can get rough grapplingwise and intense, but no... there's no punching in grappling
even for a real badass, it's not mma or da streetz
For me, this stays in the gym, but you need to talk, so someone does something about it and stop this non-sense
It's grappling, you're not there to get punched in the face. Even if it can get rough grapplingwise and intense, but no... there's no punching in grappling
even for a real badass, it's not mma or da streetz
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Bring it up to the owners. That's not ok and you gotta squash it quickly
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If they roll hard , you roll hard.
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I filed a complaint / report at my local gym against this user. I will get more details this week…
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Did you talk to the guy when it happened at all?
Generally if someone starts throwing hands during a grappling round standard practice would be to stop immediately and say "what the fuck dude?"
If it was accidental flailing, or they thought it was an mma round, they apologize and you continue.
If they don't think anything was wrong, don't train with them and do let the coaching staff know about it.
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I yelled at him already that I was very upset about this. I didn’t exchange with him. At least I didn’t got flash k.o’d from this altercation.
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What did he say about it after you yelled at him?
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Bust his head in the car park
If he's a better fighter than you? Then use a weapon
You could always go the legal route if cameras but I like the first option
If he's a better fighter than you? Then use a weapon
You could always go the legal route if cameras but I like the first option
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I was punched during grappling session and there was one time that a guy who was apparently frustrated about getting caught in Achilles locks--who was about 80-100 pounds heavier than me--decided to stomp my face when I had him in one. His foot basically took up my entire range of vision, it was like he stomped the camera and my nose ended up a bloody mess. I jerked the Achilles that he was attempted to prevent hard enough that he screamed, but it was really just a reflex action to getting stomped.
Actually, there was another guy, now that I think of it, who stomped me several times--in the face--in an attempt to escape leglocks. That guy, I truly believe it was not on purpose, he actually apologized during the roll but somehow, I put him in a different category because there wasn't malice behind what he did, though he did beat the heck outta my head with his stomps (I was seeing stars).
In hindsight, looking back on all those instances, all I can say is that, while all of the guys I can think of were good rolls in a competitive sense, I think I would've been better served to roll with all the people that I knew who were skilled and also had my best interests at heart and who were rolling for a mutually beneficial goal of both of us pushing each other to greater heights. Actually, I think people who have each other's best interests at heart can get more out of each other even if they aren't as skilled as someone who has malign intentions for you. So, long story short, I would just say, feel no obligation to roll with people who don't value the health of your body. I don't know if you have to tell the guy off or anything, but you don't have to roll with him or interact with him, that's for sure.
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I actually somehow forgot; I have a permanently displaced bottom rib because of a guy who dropped his knee down on me when I was holding him in a loose leg control (deliberately loose, because I was looking to control the position and move around). Yeah, getting strikes thrown your way in the middle of grappling stinks. Be careful though. That's all I can say. Be prudent and careful dealing with him.
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You need to toughen that chin up my brother. Go get yourself a QP with Cheese meal, it'll help put some granite on that jaw.
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If he hammer fisted you then you need to anal fist him to assert dominance.
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Was it a light or did he go all Mike Russo on you?
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Man, I've never had anything like that happen when rolling, and I'm glad. A couple of times there's been frustration from people spazzing or going too hard, but nothing that really made me lose my temper. The main reason I'm happy it's never happened is because I'm a friendly and pretty funny guy, but I have a temper for shit like that. I think of training and fighting as two separate things, I train for fun, for socialization, and to stay in shape/stay sharp in case of a real world conflict or situation.
If someone did something like that to me during training I would absolutely lose my shit. I've had a pretty bad temper in the past, so I'm glad it hasn't been a thing. Not in the sense that "I see red bro." It's different. It's calm and destructive, and I just become an observer, not the actual agent. It's like being on mushrooms or something. What's fucked up is that I don't really know when it's coming on. I'll be cool then the next thing it's like I'm watching a movie. Don't get me wrong, I'm not Billy Badass over here. I'm super friendly and more of a physics nerd than anything else, so I'm usually the most surprised when I lose my temper like that. It's an ugly part of myself most people will never see, and I prefer not to come out. I was unfortunately raised around some extremely violent individuals and family members, so it's something that I think I learned as a defensive measure, and that I'm not an inherently violent or aggressive person, just hyper-reactive when I feel cornered or threatened. As such, I avoid assholes on the mat. The first time someone spazzes or shows anger or panic, I stop the roll and go back and sit at the wall. It's not worth it. Don't train with people like that, and be vocal. They need to be called out for being bad training partners. I've seen many times that when everyone stops rolling with a spaz, they stop showing up. Nobody wants that sort of toxic teammate that can't take their lumps without their ego getting in the way.
I'd say your best option is probably social ostracization. Let your coaches and staff know, let your teammates know, and let HIM know. Tell him to his face he's an unpredictable and shitty training partner, that you won't train with him any longer, and that you're letting other people know he's dangerous on the mat. He'll either make it right and apologize, or more or less be forced to leave the gym because it will suck for him when nobody wants to train with him.
