Pro vs. Joe

​I feel like we are getting to a stage where a separation of professional grappler/ fighter and day job who trains a few times a week should be made. I don’t really know if allowing normal people to enter divisions where kani basami is legal makes a lot of sense. It’s one thing if you’re being paid to go out there, I’ve competed in matches where the ruleset was very open, but to pay to enter a local tournament, get your knee blown out, and still have to figure out your day job may not be the best path forward. The same is true in the training room, and I’m guilty of it as well. Lots of people think that the things you see in professional grappling and fighting are all fair game. In reality anything where you can’t abandon ship if the other person reacts unexpectedly probably shouldn’t be done unless both parties agree. In grappling as a hobby total control of what you’re doing is much preferred to an any means necessary high risk approach.