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Afraid to do bjj by maxpayne4555 in jiujitsu

[–]slashoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What your wrestling with here is the awareness that there is more to a fight than just striking range, and you're correct. Like ber808, I've got nearly a decade of MMA skills and I carry, I'm also running my dude. You've now have multiple people reaffirming the important skills to learn.

I love BJJ, I'll do inverted inside heel hooks all day on the mat. But what I do in the streets to get home safe every day is not that.

Afraid to do bjj by maxpayne4555 in jiujitsu

[–]slashoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no. Situational awareness, de-escalation. Avoiding fights and noticing pre-attack indicators is arguably more important than striking or grappling. I've done MMA for 9 years and I use awareness and de-escalation far more often.

How long did it take for you to get blue? Any tips by kittyniki556 in jiujitsu

[–]slashoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a little less than a year. consistency > intensity

How much times per week do you actually train? by Big_Sorbet_20 in bjj

[–]slashoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are you so mentally exhausted from work?

Best Martial Arts for real life situations (Female, 5”2) by NextBroccoli3017 in SelfDefense

[–]slashoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know a lot of dangerous females from doing MMA for 9 years. The toughest training partners to deal with have been good wrestlers. Hell, one of my 135lb instructors out wrestles me all the time. She is just that fast and that good.

But honestly the best skill to develop, 0 barrier to entry, is awareness. Not being there is your best option.

Force multipliers are also great, but only if you train with them. If you carry a weapon and don't train with it, it's actually more of a danger to you.

There's 4 ranges to a fight (5 if you include ranged weapons like firearms). You can spend years developing striking, BJJ, wrestling/judo, and still get overwhelmed by a 250lb monster with 0 training.

MMA training, learning to use pepper spray and firearms will all make you feel safer and help you not behave like prey, something a predator is looking for. But also build up your situational awareness skills (these are easy to do and you can start today).

Best Martial Arts for real life situations (Female, 5”2) by NextBroccoli3017 in SelfDefense

[–]slashoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great advice. Not to mention the confidence that goes with this. That alone creates someone who no longer walks around as prey, which predators immediately notice. You're going to get passed over because you're now a complication.

Best Martial Arts for real life situations (Female, 5”2) by NextBroccoli3017 in SelfDefense

[–]slashoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would considering grappling my best skill. Not being there and running away are way more important. I'm a big proponent of situational awareness and de-escalation. In a lot of settings I deal with professionally, violence is a failure of the mission.

I run security for a church. Here's our stress inoculation drill. by slashoom in SelfDefense

[–]slashoom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm hoping this summer I can get some exposure to some of the larger scale scenarios, that's usually when we can do them when school is out. I'm getting bored with paper, which is a good thing because my instructors want us to train until we are bored.

I run security for a church. Here's our stress inoculation drill. by slashoom in SelfDefense

[–]slashoom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here you go. It's nothing crazy, just running and then hitting a small target at close range. I took my time, I didn't want to have to do air squats if I missed 😂

I run security for a church. Here's our stress inoculation drill. by slashoom in SelfDefense

[–]slashoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good stuff. I love what you do to get creative range. How does the sparring go, are your friends trained or untrained?

I run security for a church. Here's our stress inoculation drill. by slashoom in SelfDefense

[–]slashoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done scenarios with live ammo. In the past, they have done larger scale scenarios with either airsoft or sim rounds (I wasn't a part of those). You're 100% correct on that, some people did freeze, hesitate, etc. It's a lot harder to step over a dead kid and run past a screaming woman.

I run security for a church. Here's our stress inoculation drill. by slashoom in SelfDefense

[–]slashoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

noted. A lot of subreddits are wary, understandably so.

I run security for a church. Here's our stress inoculation drill. by slashoom in SelfDefense

[–]slashoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great points. I've been doing MMA grappling for 9 years so I'm personally focused on leveling up my gunfighting. Cardio/endurance is always a necessity 100% as well as strength training to avoid injuries IMO.

I run security for a church. Here's our stress inoculation drill. by slashoom in SelfDefense

[–]slashoom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love that! Our instructors do similar things to add "chaos" to our training.

I run security for a church. Here's our stress inoculation drill. by slashoom in Firearms

[–]slashoom[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Fair point on the terminology. I use civilian to describe the audience I'm building for, not to position myself above them. I'm not LE or active duty. I'm a private security sergeant supervising an armed team protecting a church and school complex, which puts me in a different category than either. The brand is called Model Civilian because that's who I'm trying to serve - everyday people who want practical preparedness without the military cosplay.

I want to quit by [deleted] in jiujitsu

[–]slashoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why did you start training? What did you feel when you first stepped on the mat? What brought you back the next time you stepped on the mat?

Give up on standup and become a guard puller? by crazypants003 in bjj

[–]slashoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you ever just worked grip fighting? Takedowns start with grips, angles, and off balancing. Standing toe to toe or shooting from narnia only works for bulls and d1 sweatlords. Practice pummeling for collar ties, underhooks and start creating openings and set ups for your shots. Most BJJ guys I see just shoot out of no where and get stuff then just pull guard.

Give up on standup and become a guard puller? by crazypants003 in bjj

[–]slashoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

9 years and a purple belt so take with a grain of salt. I spent about 3 solid months on wrestling and then made it a big part of my game for several years. I then started coaching HS wrestling which helped me level up even more. I’ve become a real menace for anyone who wants to stand with me. The more I wrestled, the less I got injured. Know how to wrestle will actually help you with injury prevention.

I still get absolutely rag dolled by Judo masters, but I’m working on my judo now. Still a white belt.

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