Story: Kid Uses Jiu-Jitsu To Humiliate Bully – POV: “Victim”

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This short story mirrors the story in my previous post, which was told from the point of view of Ty – the “bully”. Here, we see how Quince – the “victim” – experienced their encounter. The two stories were a quick attempt to explore possible complications to the narrative of the innocent victim taking physical revenge on an evil bully.

Quince’s Story

Quince tried never to look at Ty. He thought it was the best way to avoid getting noticed by him. Ty was a bully who called other kids names, and seemed to start fights for no reason. Quince wasn’t too scared of him though as he did jiu-jitsu, and had been trained in how to handle a bully – even one a lot bigger than himself like Ty.

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Story: Kid Uses Jiu-Jitsu To Humiliate Bully – POV: “Bully”

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This is a fictional short story that I first drafted a year ago. It is told from the point of view of Ty, a “tough” kid, who got more than he bargained for when he picked on Quince, a “quiet” kid. Ty didn’t consider himself a bully, so was shocked at how things escalated physically after he called Quince a name. This name calling had been an instinctive reaction to Quince’s negative body language towards him, rather than a singling out of Quince for abuse.

The story was a quick attempt to explore possible complications to the narrative of the innocent victim taking physical revenge on an evil bully. I also thought it would be interesting to tell the story twice – firstly from the point of view of Ty, and then secondly from the point of view of Quince (see next post).

Ty’s Story

Ty saw the quiet kid look at him briefly, then turn away and pull a face. Quince had never engaged with him, never even smiled. Ty couldn’t help himself… “Why are you so ugly?” he muttered at the kid. He had said exactly the same thing to his brother this morning – he hadn’t really meant it, but his brother had annoyed him and they had ended up fighting… which was actually a fun thing for both of them. Did he want to fight with this kid? It hadn’t occurred to him. It just bugged him that the kid seemed to see him as less than nothing, as having zero value. Quince was with his friend, who was normally very quiet as well. But for once, the friend spoke up… He said, “Don’t mess with this guy, he does jiu-jitsu”.

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12 Year Old Kid Training Jiu-Jitsu Like A Professional Athlete (Icaro Moreno)

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I saw an interesting exchange on social media in the last couple of days. It was in Portuguese, but you can see English translations below. It was in response to a post by/on behalf of jiu-jitsu phenom Icaro Moreno, a 12 year old from Brazil who is a 5X IBJJF Pan Kids Champion. He has an Instagram with nearly 150K followers: https://instagram.com/icaromorenojj/

Icaro Moreno (right) with Cole Abate
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Can a child kick as hard as an adult can punch?

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I’ve been considering this question, as I’m currently looking at writing more fiction involving martial arts. I like the classic idea of the smaller person beating the larger (David vs Goliath), and in particular the idea of the child superhero. It’s important to me to keep things authentic and realistic, so I’ve been keeping an eye out for real martial arts videos that could help inform my writing. This is on top of my personal experience, which I’ve already touched on in a couple of previous posts.

When it comes to striking, kicking can be a good “leveller” for helping overcome size advantage. This is because the smaller person can deliver a kick from outside the range that the much larger opponent can punch (or grab). They could potentially deliver a disabling blow to a leg, crotch, stomach, kidney or even head. I say potentially because it requires skill, and very good execution if the size advantage is large.

Kicking also has the advantage that legs are roughly 3 times stronger than arms, so even a small child could potentially kick harder than an adult could punch. Hence the title of this post. But are there videos that make this clear in reality?

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Summary of Video By ‘Jordan Teaches Jiu Jitsu’ On How To Beat Bigger Opponents

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I thought I would summarise the key points of this recent video, which is a useful one for small beginners. In particular, the tips should help those who are already familiar with the basic details of grappling, but may be lacking an overview of certain concepts:

1. Avoid most submissions from the bottom/guard (especially triangles) – because a big opponent will have a lot of weight and size available to defend, and if you aren’t successful with the submission, you may lose position completely as you lose the submission. Guillotines at least are relatively safe to attempt from the bottom.

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