Cardio vs. Credentials: Where Do You Draw The Line in Jiu-Jitsu Critiques?
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A sharp observation is made regarding how easily critiques can be misdirected in the martial arts community. When judging someone's grappling prowess, is poor cardiovascular endurance truly an indictment of their achieved rank? One perspective argues that criticizing a competitor's conditioning is a
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So, like you can throw that same criticism at me that you throw at Mick that uh Mike Israel that he's not in the kind of shape he should be in, right, for for jiu-jitsu, right? That's a fair critique, but that's a critique not of his belt level, but of his cardiovascular system, right? Like that's a that's a different critique. And to not wrestle up in that situation, I agree. like I would be wrestling up, but I'm also almost a 100 pounds lighter than Mike Israel and I have a lot more control to not fall on Nikki Rod.
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This makes sense if you have only seen the Ryan clip but if you see any other clips of his jujitsu it's pretty clear cardio isn't the only problem
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