The other day i was at wrestling training (pro wrestling) And i had been itching for weeks to have a shoot wrestle with a Pankration guy who also does wrestling as he is alot bigger, older (About 10 years, i am almost 18) and alot more experienced in grappling than me. I have been training grappling by myself without an instructor (So i'm not as good as i could be) since november last year (But i have been doing other MA's for years, Muay Thai, Silat etc...) and i thought it would be a great learning experience. While we grappled alot of the guys where telling me to tap out as i was fighting a losing battle (They had all been tapped out by him in seconds) I did tap to him, but we rolled for about 10 minutes, the last 3 minutes i knew i was beat as i was caught in an ankle hook but i countered the hold until i couldnt move. The actual purpose of this thread is however not me bragging (Which i love to do ) but to talk about compliments that you have recieved, considering the next bit i will talk about. During the whole shoot, the guys where commenting saying that he must be going easy on me because i lasted so long, and he piped up and said,"No guys, he's just better than you". Even though my ankle was really sore i felt so good about myself. Being complimented feels great, does anyone else have any stories of compliments that have motivated you, or even inflated your ego?
yeh, once i got arm barred and it hyper-extened my arm and the guy said i was tough as nails, it made me feel so much better while i wrestled through the next 1-2 months with a hyper-extended harm that hurt anytime the slightest bit of pressure from a figure 4/armbar was applied.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Everyone said i should have tapped too,especially when everyone heard my ankle crack=DEATH...lol
Yeah, the whole reason i tapped was in case of injury, but i have the habit of unless there is no way out but to tap i wont tap... probably not the best idea, but i have vows to uphold.
My kids always compliment me and say that i am the best dad in the whole world this is all the ego boosting i need
