Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-31529160-20171201171711/@comment-31030707-20171206080730

Not a Hawaiian myself, Okinawan/American actually. Fortunately I have had the honor of spending a large portion of my childhood on Guam and Hawaii (currently Hawaii). And yes, I am in fact balls deep into BJ and Max (so much so I have the same striking coach as Max) as well as anyone from Guam, Samoa, etc.

Pinning is great, it's a way to control a situation without hurting anyone. The problem is that it may not always work depending on who you are pinning. If some bigass 220lbs body builder suddenly goes berserk a pin may not work so well if you're a 149lbs guy like me. Simple chokes could easily be added into styles like Judo or wrestling, so if you aren't confident in the pin you could put him to sleep. Again, better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. A pin could be all you need. I would love to pin the guy rather than snap a limb. Less work, less pain, less trouble.

Combat sambo is interesting. I think my cousin was going to train both judo and sambo at one point. I don't know much about it, but from what I have heard it's an excellent system. Khabib "The Seed" Nurmagomedov, like you imply, is a great example.

I can understand disliking the way the gracies operated. They had to get their name out someway though. Not saying it was the best way to do it, but it was an effective way I guess. They didnt seem to care much about honor, it seemed like they cared more about pride. If they had just accepted the Kimura for the win over Helio I think they would be in a better spot now. I think the attitude actually hurt them more than anything, especially with the Sakuraba feud.