I thought I killed him
Tonight I did something that scared the crap out of me.
I was rolling with a bigger guy (he said he weighed 250 pounds) and I was able to catch him in an Ezekiel choke. I thought I had the choke in pretty tight and was wondering why he wasn't tapping. I tightened it up and squeezed harder... yet he still wouldn't tap. I had the choke sunk in enough that I was able to ask a guy name Chandler who was watching "hey man what am I doing wrong, he wont tap?"
Not 2 seconds after I said that, my opponents eyes rolled to the back of his head and his body went all limp on me. I let the choke go and he fell on top of me. I rolled him off of me and he laid flat on his back, his eyes were rolled to back of his head, and his legs and arms were twitching.
It looked crazy! And I'd be lying if I said that it didn't scare me. For a second, I thought I might have killed him!
Shawn, my instructor saw this and came over to sit the guy up... a few seconds later, he came to and asked "wha..wha..what happened?". I said, "man, why didn't you tap?" He said that he didn't realize he was being choked, but then all of a sudden darkness started closing in.
The whole situation scared the crap out of me because I thought I had really hurt him. I felt horrible. But my opponent congratulated me and said I got him good. He had to sit out for a few min, but was back to sparring at the end of class so I know he is okay.
That was the first time I had really choked someone till they completely passed out. If this were a fight, I literally could have killed him. Despite being almost 100 pounds bigger than I, this guy was helpless.
Sobering.
I was a bit in shock, and seeing this big guy laying lifeless on his back except for the occasional leg twitch is not a pleasant sight - especially when you are one who put him in that position.
Shawn told me after class that it is going to happen from time to time and that I should be proud. He said that this guy will learn to tap sooner from now on, and I shouldn't feel bad.
I guess I am proud. If I had been me in his shoes, I'd be congratulating him. My training is paying off and I am excited that I was able to submit someone 100 pounds heavier than I. Technique trumped size.. that is the beauty of Jiu-Jitsu.
I was rolling with a bigger guy (he said he weighed 250 pounds) and I was able to catch him in an Ezekiel choke. I thought I had the choke in pretty tight and was wondering why he wasn't tapping. I tightened it up and squeezed harder... yet he still wouldn't tap. I had the choke sunk in enough that I was able to ask a guy name Chandler who was watching "hey man what am I doing wrong, he wont tap?"
Not 2 seconds after I said that, my opponents eyes rolled to the back of his head and his body went all limp on me. I let the choke go and he fell on top of me. I rolled him off of me and he laid flat on his back, his eyes were rolled to back of his head, and his legs and arms were twitching.
It looked crazy! And I'd be lying if I said that it didn't scare me. For a second, I thought I might have killed him!
Shawn, my instructor saw this and came over to sit the guy up... a few seconds later, he came to and asked "wha..wha..what happened?". I said, "man, why didn't you tap?" He said that he didn't realize he was being choked, but then all of a sudden darkness started closing in.
The whole situation scared the crap out of me because I thought I had really hurt him. I felt horrible. But my opponent congratulated me and said I got him good. He had to sit out for a few min, but was back to sparring at the end of class so I know he is okay.
That was the first time I had really choked someone till they completely passed out. If this were a fight, I literally could have killed him. Despite being almost 100 pounds bigger than I, this guy was helpless.
Sobering.
I was a bit in shock, and seeing this big guy laying lifeless on his back except for the occasional leg twitch is not a pleasant sight - especially when you are one who put him in that position.
Shawn told me after class that it is going to happen from time to time and that I should be proud. He said that this guy will learn to tap sooner from now on, and I shouldn't feel bad.
I guess I am proud. If I had been me in his shoes, I'd be congratulating him. My training is paying off and I am excited that I was able to submit someone 100 pounds heavier than I. Technique trumped size.. that is the beauty of Jiu-Jitsu.