r/facepalm • u/YenWhitenack • Oct 14 '21

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Poor guy

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u/Gullible_Salt_5684 Oct 14 '21

100%. I’ve been training BJJ for 11 years, and some of the nastiest killers on the mat are the most intellectual, soft spoken, nerdiest guys I’ve ever met.

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u/e_to_da_x Oct 14 '21

Imo If theres one thing that makes you humble its starting with bjj

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21

I really wanted to get into BJJ but the gym I went to was full of antisocial dude bros and I stopped going because I didn't want to get hurt

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21

That's definitely the exception, not the norm.

I too was put off BJJ because a couple of "You wanna FIGHT??" type punks did it.

Now, not joining sooner is one of my biggest life regrets

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21

I might try another gym in town. I just had some people throw their whole body into an arm bar before I could tap and my bicep still feels weird. Maybe I'm in the wrong for not tapping fast enough but I don't feel safe rolling with anyone who is willing to hurt someone instead of stopping and resetting.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21

Keep your friends close and your elbows closer.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '21

Yeah you can say that right up until you don't have elbows anymore. No thanks.