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Sure, and I'd agree with you if the much bigger guy could, I don't know... breathe. :) Weight classes exist because they matter amongst opponents of roughly th
by borski 2y ago
Sure, and I'd agree with you if the much bigger guy could, I don't know... breathe. :)
Weight classes exist because they matter amongst opponents of roughly the same skill and training level. If one person is trained and the other is not, they matter a lot less.
You're not the first person to be surprised by this and challenge me on it. You also wouldn't be the first person to come to the gym, try to prove your point, and fail. :)
- evantbyrne 2y agoEveryone that has cooed grappled has a story like this. Part of the reason is practice, part of it is giving up before the fight even starts, but also that BJJ places constraints on matches in such a way that make physical characteristics matter less between hobbyists. BJJ–and even contact sports like MMA–don't resemble combat from any era of human history, so we might as well cut the pageantry and settle this by seeing who has more caterpillars in their bedroom right now. I've got at least a couple dozen.
- borski 2y agoSure, but none of that contradicts anything I said, and... makes my point? Within the constraints of BJJ, which I agree is not full-on combat, obviously... training matters more than weight or strength, a majority of the time. I'm not sure where the disagreement is, and you definitely win on caterpillars.
- evantbyrne 2y agoWe are in agreement on the point of the article. Next time, consider the state on your butterfly army before sizing up strangers below a navy seal dot com article, and you'll save yourself some embarrassment.