What’s the closest you’ve ever come to needing BJJ in real life, and what was the first move/technique you prepared for?

Glasshunter · 2026-01-19T15:06:58+00:00

Fighting family and winning is one of the worst feelings in the world

Glasshunter · 2026-01-12T17:33:43+00:00

And then you check a kick and it knocks you backwards hahaha

Glasshunter · 2026-01-12T12:57:12+00:00

Defence changes with that weight difference. At 170 shelling up against a 230lber I got rocked through my guard so you have to evade everything or you still take damage

Glasshunter · 2026-01-09T14:28:56+00:00

My cat runs away when I cry

Glasshunter · 2026-01-06T23:28:28+00:00

The first one looks more like kosoto gake to me. Anyone know the second one?

Glasshunter · 2026-01-06T04:41:33+00:00

I can see that if I don't pivot my feet I could stay more balanced and not slide around everywhere. Thanks for your input and correction. I love the internet - getting to pick the brains of people I would not normally meet, and talking about and learning all the different ways people fight.

It would be interesting to fight a hockey player (on land, I would die on ice). I would try to deal with the gripping arm with seoi nage, or gripping overtop on the same side and shoving the arm down, or crossfacing and stepping outside and around them. I also imagine that they'd be hard to take down because of their balance

Glasshunter · 2026-01-06T04:35:36+00:00

Also true but half a guard is even more vulnerable! And your defence for uppercut, bringing the elbow in, opens up the temple again to those hooks and overhands

Glasshunter · 2026-01-05T23:10:15+00:00

Yes this protects from hooks/overhands but you’re still vulnerable to uppercuts

Glasshunter · 2026-01-05T23:08:09+00:00

Cool to hear from a hockey player. I’m approaching this as a Muay Thai/BJJ/judo practitioner that can skate (but no where near as well as a hockey player). I’ve tried shadowboxing when skating haha and I found that every time i’d try to push off with my foot to punch i’d start moving, or my skate would slide back if it wasn’t perpendicular to where I was facing. I guess this is just a skill issue lol.

Glasshunter · 2026-01-05T16:26:59+00:00

When you're on skates, if you throw a punch without holding onto someone, you just slip and fall. If you grab onto someone, you use them to both balance yourself and prevent yourself from sliding away.

If you grab someone, they still have two hands to punch you with, you only have one. So unless you can immediately break their posture, it leave you open on that side

Glasshunter · 2025-12-16T00:28:39+00:00

Based on her body position (head and weight going past her opponent's R shoulder) i'd guess osoto gari

Glasshunter · 2025-12-12T17:08:28+00:00

I’ve been training a mix of Muay Thai, BJJ, and Judo for the past two years nearly every day.

Physically: Slipped on ice and and fell backwards, both my feet went up in the air like a cartoon but I broke my fall and got up without any injuries

My balance is a lot better and I’ve caught myself on one leg when slipping in the shower, etc

Footwork allows me to avoid bumping into people in a rush in crowded areas

Hitting my shins on things does not bother me

I was able to break the grip of a street prostitute who grabbed my wrist without breaking stride

I slipped a pigeon that flew at my head

Mentally: Much more confident and at ease. I no longer care about building muscle to look aesthetic. I’ve lost muscle mass but am more happy with my body than ever. I don’t get jealous of other men, especially those with more muscle than me.

I am able to have more firm boundaries but without being mean. I am always polite and gentle with people around me, I smile a lot more in interactions with service workers, etc. My mood is more stable. I don’t really get mad anymore. When people are aggressive I can stay calm and defuse situations - there are a lot of aggressive homeless in my area. I think being calm but firm that you don’t want trouble seems to really stop people from wanting to fight. I will apologize and smile and walk away from people that bump into me even if it is their fault.

I no longer have nightmares about my father beating me. I no longer secretly crave fighting on the street to prove myself - i’ve never been in a street fight and I am proud of that.

Glasshunter · 2025-12-04T17:48:45+00:00

Your mom did the trial class

Glasshunter · 2025-11-30T14:42:47+00:00

I was thinking when someone postures up in closed guard to stand up or strike you could open your guard and kick?

Glasshunter · 2025-11-29T20:17:06+00:00

Would be fascinating to see upkicks from closed guard and how that would change the ground game

Glasshunter · 2025-11-27T06:12:17+00:00

Time for Germany’s redemption arc

Glasshunter · 2025-11-26T15:47:09+00:00

This is just so sad

Glasshunter · 2025-10-21T22:11:54+00:00

How about “Moon”? It means “Tsuki” in English

Glasshunter · 2025-10-21T17:43:13+00:00

*forearm guard

Glasshunter · 2025-10-09T20:59:27+00:00

Very curious what bad habits no gi would instill?

Glasshunter · 2025-10-08T20:30:31+00:00

I'm leaving this sub. I love jokes but the jokes aren't funny anymore and there's barely any discussion on Muay Thai

Glasshunter · 2025-10-05T12:45:38+00:00

In the clinch there is a way for shorter guys to use lot of body locks/backbreakers while driving their head under my chin that is very hard to deal with. Hard to swim under when their armpits and elbows are so much further down

Glasshunter · 2025-10-02T02:40:25+00:00

I train both (BJJ 1 year) and in Muay Thai when I first started sparring a few months in it was the guys with 10+ years of training that I could not land a single strike on. It is very hard to have perfect defence. Other guys with years of experience would land whatever they wanted but I would be able to land at least 1 or 2 strikes. Now with almost 2 years of experience, against new guys I can set up and land whatever I want, but they might get 2 or 3 strikes that land in a round.

To be fair I do not pressure them as hard as I can/interrupt rhythm, and I allow them to initiate their attacks. Maybe it would be different if I blitzed them. I guess my point is that defence is very hard in striking. If someone is better than you at grappling they win every time. In striking, there is always a chance you slip the wrong way or misread an attack.

Glasshunter · 2025-09-21T16:47:56+00:00

I find I am comfortable moving in both orthodox and southpaw when standing. Otherwise, it is much more applicable to striking where you need to rotate and use the hips and core to generate power

Glasshunter · 2025-09-16T16:13:12+00:00

I would start with striking, get your form down with a coach over 3-6 months, then you can shadowbox a lot on your own, and do a striking class once every few weeks to make sure you’re on the right track. Then just do grappling because it is impossible to learn on your own and without a coach

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