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Who are these "average wrestlers" that paralyze BJJ guys?
I can think of plenty of high-level wrestlers who, having failed to learn the fundamentals of grappling were submitted on the ground by BJJ'ists who were far less accomplished. I witnessed a wrestler who was a state champion and was recruited in college by Oklahoma and Oklahoma State among others armbarred by a Brazilian jiu jitsu guy who had minimal athleticism and no notable accomplishments but simply had basic fundamentals which the wrestler totally lacked. He was slammed on this back, landed in guard, shifted his hips and secured an armbar. In fact, I can also recall a one-legged man, Ronnie Mann (rest in peace), submitting a young wrestler, I believe with an armbar as well. High-level wrestlers that don't know to not give away their arms or protect their necks get subbed by grapplers, BJJ'st and otherwise, all the time. Its hardly a rare occurrence.
But my guess is that none of the people you are referring to as average wrestlers were in fact that, if you are referring to people you have seen in Bellator or the UFC. Almost none of those guys were "average" wrestlers. Almost all of them were highly accomplished and only "average" relative perhaps the accomplishments of their fellow competitors.
Wow. You mean someone who trained in a sport that doesn't allow chokes and arm bars would be initially very susceptible to them? How does that disprove the value of wrestling?
When I hear stuff like this, it really starts making me believe BJJ is stocked up hipsters and dorks who feel all proud and tough about being able to submit someone with a grappling style that is hardly taught in the U.S. and often there is no access to.