rtbrouwer
07-10-2003, 12:48 PM
Guys, as hard as it sounds to believe, armbars are completely mental. I have seen it first hand, here is the story:
One of my training partners is completely deaf. His name is Juan. I mean, he hears absolutely nothing. He is pretty good - probably about blue belt level (he only trains no-gi). Anyhow, one day he snatches one of the other fighters in a sick armbar. The guy he caught, John, never liked to tap - ever. He has a lot of heart, we call him "Pride". Anyhow, Pride really hates tapping - so much that when he has to tap, he yells "TAP!" instead.
So my deaf partner gets him in the armbar, starts cranking like hell, John is resisting (like normal) - then all of a sudden the arm goes 180 degrees and John starts yelling "TAP! TAP! TAP!". Juan can't hear him and continues cranking away, almost screaming, trying to get the tap. John still has his hands somewhat locked by the fingers and I think didn't want to let go to tap (worried about getting arm completely broken) or simply froze and panicked. So he literally starts yelling for help! And of course, we all turn around, see the horrifying situation, and instantly start yelling "STOP! STOOOOOP!" - which doesn't help the situation! Your first reaction is to yell stop, trust me it seems stupid but think about it. After about 5 seconds (which is forever once your arm goes past 180 degrees) someone jumps on them and taps Juan. Juan had absolutely no idea that John was screaming tap or that we were all screaming stop.
Anyhow, John's arm kept on popping until it didn't pop anymore. His arm went past 180 degrees and has that disgusting arch to it. His elbow turned blood shot red and started turning blue. With the fear, pain, and panic - John literally ***** his pants. It was a horrible situation. However, John came back the next day and said his arm felt fine. He grappled full out, did a kickboxing class, and sparred. He said his arm felt better and that he gained more flexibility and strength. He was so impressed, that he started researching about yoga and ballistic stretching to see if anyone tried hyperextending the joints as a method of gaining flexibility. He literally had overnight results. He later on popped his other arm in training - but didn't get the benefits because his training partner released the armbar when he started to hear the pops. John can't seem to convince someone to "break" his other arm. And nobody is willing to let him break their arm.
This story is like John's pants - full of *****. Shame on anyone who believed it. Why I typed this, I don't know. I saw some lame a$$ troll attempts up here so I thought I would add to it. I pussed out at the end though, I thought I would feel guilty if anyone tried to break their arm on purpose
One of my training partners is completely deaf. His name is Juan. I mean, he hears absolutely nothing. He is pretty good - probably about blue belt level (he only trains no-gi). Anyhow, one day he snatches one of the other fighters in a sick armbar. The guy he caught, John, never liked to tap - ever. He has a lot of heart, we call him "Pride". Anyhow, Pride really hates tapping - so much that when he has to tap, he yells "TAP!" instead.
So my deaf partner gets him in the armbar, starts cranking like hell, John is resisting (like normal) - then all of a sudden the arm goes 180 degrees and John starts yelling "TAP! TAP! TAP!". Juan can't hear him and continues cranking away, almost screaming, trying to get the tap. John still has his hands somewhat locked by the fingers and I think didn't want to let go to tap (worried about getting arm completely broken) or simply froze and panicked. So he literally starts yelling for help! And of course, we all turn around, see the horrifying situation, and instantly start yelling "STOP! STOOOOOP!" - which doesn't help the situation! Your first reaction is to yell stop, trust me it seems stupid but think about it. After about 5 seconds (which is forever once your arm goes past 180 degrees) someone jumps on them and taps Juan. Juan had absolutely no idea that John was screaming tap or that we were all screaming stop.
Anyhow, John's arm kept on popping until it didn't pop anymore. His arm went past 180 degrees and has that disgusting arch to it. His elbow turned blood shot red and started turning blue. With the fear, pain, and panic - John literally ***** his pants. It was a horrible situation. However, John came back the next day and said his arm felt fine. He grappled full out, did a kickboxing class, and sparred. He said his arm felt better and that he gained more flexibility and strength. He was so impressed, that he started researching about yoga and ballistic stretching to see if anyone tried hyperextending the joints as a method of gaining flexibility. He literally had overnight results. He later on popped his other arm in training - but didn't get the benefits because his training partner released the armbar when he started to hear the pops. John can't seem to convince someone to "break" his other arm. And nobody is willing to let him break their arm.
This story is like John's pants - full of *****. Shame on anyone who believed it. Why I typed this, I don't know. I saw some lame a$$ troll attempts up here so I thought I would add to it. I pussed out at the end though, I thought I would feel guilty if anyone tried to break their arm on purpose