I used BJJ in a multiple attacker confrontation this weekend
This weekend on the job, we had several altercations break out - all of them except one involved multiple opponents. I guess there was just something in the water they were drinking this weekend...
Anyway, this particular altercation involved a guy reacing under a waitresses skirt and grabbing her. One of the club managers saw him, removed his hand and warned him not to do it again. The man took issue to this and swung at the manager. Myself and two other guys subdued him so we could escort him outside - then hell broke loose. Turned out that the guy was in town for a family reunion and that several of his family members were there as well, and weren't too happy about us tying him up. The three of us handled four people and managed to take them all down stairs and throw them out. Once on the street, they got rowdr again, and a few more of the family members from inside came running out (one of them was a female)
One guy in particular was pretty big and they were having troble keeping him still, so I swept his laeg from under him and he fell to the ground. We all followed him down, and he started flailing his arms while attempting to stand. I snatched one of his arms and applied a kimura - I didn't want to snap it, but I wanted him to comply - which he didn't. I warned him by saying "Listen, if you don't calm down, I'm gonna break your focking arm" I felt some hits during the time, but none of them were painful at all - I'm guessing they were just glancing or accidental hits from the guys other guards were fighting. Next thing I know, I get blindsided and knocked off of him, so I reach for my flashlight / stun gun (which I actually should've brought out earlier) and noticed that the guy who hit me was a cop. I said "wtf - I work here!" and spectators yelled that I was an employee. He cuffed the roughneck and later apologized for knocking me off of him.
After I got up, I saw another of our guys - a wrestler - with a man back mounted and under control. Ordinarily, I don't post about things that go on there, but since we often have the grappling vs multiple attacker debates, I figured it would be good here. That said, I feel the same way I have always felt - If you have to take him down, then by all means do so. Just be sure you know how to escape properly so that you can get back to your feet quickly. Also, the possibility to get hit by someone unseen is definitely there, so you have to be aware af everyone around you. being on the ground on the street or in a club doesn't always equate to you being shredded by broken glass, however, rolling on the concrete isn't comfortable. I didn't feel the scrapes I'd gotten until after the confrontation though, so I'm not even sure that "you can get torn up by the concrete" argument is even a legit factor.
i'm nobody...i'm nobody. i'm a tramp, a bum, a hobo... a boxcar and a jug of wine... but i'm a straight razor if you get to close to me.
-Charles Manson
I will punch, kick, choke, throw or joint manipulate any nationality equally without predjudice.
- Shonie Carter