Robert A wrote:
Schwarzfahrer wrote:
p.s. let me add I also picked Aoki because he's prone to break bones and show little remorse afterwards.(hence the "bonecrusher")
To me, like with Rousey, this seems to come at least partly from the anxiety of getting punched on the face.
Aoki suffered some bad KOs from guys he could never hope to best hand-to-hand. His ground arsenal of course, speaks a different language.
Unconsciously, his eagerness to crank and no let go might be his way of coping with these fears (three of four first round KOs). It's also part of his strategy, creating a renown, a persona that's his aposematistic defense against muscular sluggers like Kawajiri (remember how he STARED at the guys tits?).
Like with Ronda or "Babyeater" Palhares, he's able to get into their heads and they think each day:
"Will I be able to defend?" as they train for the fight.
As they face him in the ring: "Will he break my arm?" and when they are pulling, twisting, winding by instinct, as he cranks: "HE'LL BREAK MY ARM!"
You may well be right, but then again some people are kind of...dicks.
I would also say that many of the Judoka I have met/trained with have viewed it as "tapping is the other guy/gals responsibility. If they want to, they will do it quickly. If they choose to show spirit, than they snap or sleep." Seems to pervade the Japanese and Eastern Europeans in my limited scope of experience. Perhaps KMC or Rodimus Black could lend more insight there. I am not a subject matter expert on Judo across the globe.
Regards,
Robert A
