Eat It

Getting whacked is part of doing a combat sport, even in grappling. If you stop every time you get cracked in the head or in the nuts, you’re doing yourself a disservice. It does not help you in self-defense or in competition to stop at a minor inconvenience. If you frequently have to stop because of unintentional contact, that’s something you need to work on, or maybe combat sports are not for you. I apparently got head butted this morning and didn’t even register it, and I can’t remember the last time a low blow stopped me. Toughness is a part of combat for better or worse.