Stuff I hear on a weekly basis.

**gregaquaman** · Posted On: 1/15/2012 2:23am

Originally Posted by Sirc

I went to an MMA gym a few nights ago and was asked several times if I have fought before. I said, "Sort of yeah."

My coach is doing a holiday in america and as part of that went to some MMA gyms. There was a misunderstanding about how hard he was supposed to be going.

He got beat up. (which he didn't care about) but also got spoken to about it, which made him feel bad.

Think it might be a cultural difference. If we have to spar our fighters and go tap "Giggle" they would throw us through a window.

I was doing a ground and pound drill once with one (escape from mount he wasn't hitting back). And i had to clarify the full contact bit about three times before I had the heart to really try to mash his face in.

**Haart** · Posted On: 1/15/2012 10:32am

Hey, let's not forget about the always fresh "I can't do this stuff you're trying to teach me - I've got reflexes from my previous (usually fictional) martial arts training that tell me otherwise" line.
As in: My guard isn't bad because I'm a newbie. It's what I've been taught in the Kukuruku Temple.

**Xiphiidae** · Posted On: 1/15/2012 12:06pm

This one is a little off topic because it is technically from people who don't fight but...

"I could never be a fighter, if someone accidentally hit me for real in sparring I would go crazy and probably seriously hurt some people"

**Neo Sigma** · Posted On: 1/15/2012 2:33pm

One that I keep hearing from various members of my family- "Wait, what? Mai tai? As in the drink?"

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 1/15/2012 2:46pm

Originally Posted by Neo Sigma

One that I keep hearing from various members of my family- "Wait, what? Mai tai? As in the drink?"

Try telling people you do SAMBO.

**Lindz** · Posted On: 1/15/2012 3:12pm

Originally Posted by Omega Supreme

Try telling people you do SAMBO.

Do people usually think you mean this

or this

**Dr. Sleepless** · Posted On: 1/15/2012 4:25pm

Originally Posted by gregaquaman

My coach is doing a holiday in america and as part of that went to some MMA gyms. There was a misunderstanding about how hard he was supposed to be going.

He got beat up. (which he didn't care about) but also got spoken to about it, which made him feel bad.

Think it might be a cultural difference. If we have to spar our fighters and go tap "Giggle" they would throw us through a window.

I was doing a ground and pound drill once with one (escape from mount he wasn't hitting back). And i had to clarify the full contact bit about three times before I had the heart to really try to mash his face in.

Well that's probably because you don't actually hit hard enough to hurt them.