"We're cagefighters"

**vaquero de las nalgas** · Posted On: 8/09/2011 6:14pm

Glad that you are writing this from the comfort of your home and not a hospital bed.

Agree, going for an arm bar when one of the combatants was still mobile was a bad move. You're right in thinking about taking out the small guy first. His chances were much better of putting the hurt on you when you were tangled up with the bigger individual.

You had a moment of truth, learned a few things and walked away from a potentially life threatening encounter. All and all I'd say you're ahead of the game.

Wouldn't say this reflects badly on BJJ. Just your strategy for dealing with two bad guys.

**Evergrey** · Posted On: 8/09/2011 6:47pm

You might want to consider rounding out your training a little bit by cross-training in some stand-up. Maybe Kyokushin or Einshin or Ashihara or something. So you can punch and kick. *shrug* Glad you lived and didn't go to jail!

**bjaxct** · Posted On: 8/09/2011 8:02pm

I have a feeling that some stand up striking probably would've put the fight in your favor a little more. Throw some knees and elbows and then take someone to the ground and finish them with striking.

I can't imagine a submission working in a 2v1...that might just be me though.

**Stu-Jitsu** · Posted On: 8/09/2011 8:11pm

Is the ambassador sauna on lothian road still going? some great, uh...bjj players in there, i gather.

**CrackFox** · Posted On: 8/10/2011 4:24am

Originally Posted by Sophist

Yeah, same club as ever.

Cool, I'm thinking of storming your dojo.

**MrGalt** · Posted On: 8/10/2011 4:48am

Originally Posted by bjaxct

I have a feeling that some stand up striking probably would've put the fight in your favor a little more. Throw some knees and elbows and then take someone to the ground and finish them with striking.

I can't imagine a submission working in a 2v1...that might just be me though.

You're not supposed to submit the guy, you're supposed to snap his arm and get back up.

**Rzero** · Posted On: 8/10/2011 8:51am

Proof BJJ doesnt work on t3h_str34tz !!!!!11

Just kidding.

You were drunk and outnumbered. Considering the circumstances you did ok.

**doofaloofa** · Posted On: 8/10/2011 9:21am

Great story OP

Whats the point in learning MAs if you cant duff up a couple of drunks from time to time, ha?

**Snake Plissken** · Posted On: 8/10/2011 9:55am

Originally Posted by MrGalt

You're not supposed to submit the guy, you're supposed to snap his arm and get back up.

He was waiting for him to tap, cuz cagefighter.

or he was being fondled with the free hand and liked it.

**Super8astard** · Posted On: 8/10/2011 2:25pm

Originally Posted by judoka_uk

Proof!

Motherfucking proof BJJ makes you gay!

Our boy is in a nightclub, presumably at least 50% filled with girls. And as soon as he comes into contact with a BJJ-er he quits the club where there's ***** and goes back to another man's house to have a whisky accompanied sausage fest where they watch a film! Let me guess, was it the notebook? Did you all cry at the end?

Let me re-tell this story as it would have happened if he hadn't had any BJJ input and he had just stuck with his mate from Judo. The inspiration for this story will be drawn from a highlight reel of my own nights out.

Here endeth the lesson.

Sounds irrefutable to me.