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Is okay to tap out in this situation?

Reddit r/martialarts·u/something721·about 1 month ago
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Hi all! I hope I’m posting this in the right sub because I do MMA! Today I was grappling and we were practicing submissions. I was going against this one girl and she got her palm pressed up against my throat. Although I don’t think it was a submission, I couldn’t really breathe/get away from it because she was on top on me and I tapped out. I could tell she was a little shocked and hesitated to stop but my instructor told us because we were just practicing, to tap out at submissions as soon as you can (I mean as soon as you begin to feel it). I guess I just feel a little embarrassed that I tapped out at something that wasn’t a submission but I’m not about to pass out. I hope this makes sense I’m having a hard time explaining it.

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