The REAL reason an elite coach might avoid grappling this way! 🤯 Mike Israetel vs. Nicky Ryan dy...
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An intriguing look into the unstated risks present when massive physical strength meets focused, smaller-scale grappling skill. The discussion centers on the inherent physical liability—the fear of accidentally causing harm due to sheer mass and control limitations during a specific maneuver like a
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injuring Nikki Ryan, especially not at that gym with all of those monsters. Like, I would not wrestle up in a way that could be potentially and we know that Mike Isertell has to be slightly clumsy. I mean, let's face it. I at that size at at that height, there's no way that he has the kind of stability and control in a wrestle up to not accidentally fall. And if he falls on Nicki Ryan, he probably breaks something on him. Like, I would be wrestling up, but I'm also almost 100 pounds lighter than Mike Israel. I can tell you at my heaviest I would have been afraid to fall on him and break him at like 250 pounds doughy a doughy 250 I would be afraid and and there are moves that you know when I'm facing like like the 100 pound females at the gym I strip them out of my game because if I land on them you know I'm going to hurt them and and I don't want to hurt People.
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