Tom DeBlass is known for being a very stand up guy. Former MMA fighter and a coach of the many outstanding names in the bjj competitive scene found himself in a peculiar situation last night.
With a cool head DeBlass opted to defuse the situation and to promote that violence is not the answer – in fact it’s every jiu-jitsu teacher’s prerogative to defuse the situation without hurting anyone.
DeBlass himself writes:
So this just happened at Walmart. This guy was trying to fight a guy and I broke it up. He then took off his shirt and got aggressive with me. Some may think he picked the worst guy to pick a fight with but in fact I was the best person, because hurting him was my last resort. As a Jiu-Jitsu Professor my job is always try and talk someone down, I’m so thankful I didn’t have to hurt him. I only got close to him once I knew I could control his hands. He had too much to drink.
