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Originally Posted by JayC
Does he (Matt) not have alot of other pro's to spar or grapple with?? ..or are you really that good?  Sorry, hope that didn't sound shitty, just curious.  |
no, didn't sound shitty at all. Matt and I have a lot of the same build... we are right around the same height, weight, and strength. so i make for a great match up for him as far as training. Matt is one of my best friends, and it all stems from respect in the gym. couple incidents stand out in my mind. i had been at the gym about 5 months, and things were finally starting to click for me. We were grappling in Matt's class, odd man out, and I got tapped. I waited for Matt to Sub the gym he was going with, and as soon as he tapped, i ran up on Matt, and took his back, well, tried. at the last second he saw me, swept me, throwing me off the mat, and into a fan, but kept coming at me, we ended up rollling off the mat, into a bunch of folding chairs, knocking them everywhere, making a lot of noise, but still going at it. he took my back, and sunk in a deep rear naked choke, which i proceeded to yell "fuck you cracker, I'm not tapping" and fought the choke for a good 20 seconds, till i passed out. afther that class we would always go at it in his grappling class. i like to go against him because he is one of the best in the world on the ground, and it can only make be better.
another was one sparring class in august of last year. only 3 of us showed up, and Chris Wilson was teaching. there were a few guys watching (Ryan Schultz, Ed Herman and some others). Everything that I did that day was on as far as my stand up. i was coming in, reading he reaction, slipping under his jab, drilling him in the body, and followin up a combo. since then, he has always kinda grabbed me during the tue night sparring class.
thing with Matt is, a lot of guys give him shit at the gym. the guy used to be homeless, and yeah, he used to stink real bad. he used to go to class, and sleep on the couch that was out back. watch some interviews on him on youtube, you will quickly realize that the guy is not all there. not a lot of people understand him. but he's a fuckin genius when it comes to the ground game. so i've always picked his brain about things, and we've just become really good friends.