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How weak is Garp if Luffy made him bleed before the Timeskip? Well we can consider that he is not weak at all, but rather vulnerable.
Emotional hurt is the catalyst for vulnerabilities that will denote moments of weakness, even among the giants of One Piece. It’s especially common among high-ranking people. Examples follow.
1- Garp at Marineford
He was emotionally overwhelmed when he reflected on Luffy and Ace’s childhood, so he felt more pain from Luffy’s punch when otherwise Luffy’s punch wouldn’t even tickle him.
2- Whitebeard in Marineford
Whitebeard at Marineford was generally weakened and this is widely accepted but why did he really die? His weak point was Ace! He wanted to save Ace and when Ace died, he went berserk without heeding anything and being “psychologically” vulnerable.
3-Big Mom
When Mother Carmel’s photo was smashed, Big Mom was emotionally overwhelmed and the sheer weight of her body was enough to make her knees bleed, when even powerful guns/bullets/words would have had no effect on her otherwise. .
4- Kozuki Oden
When Oden was about to deliver another blow to Kaido, Momonosuke’s call for help caught him off guard and there was a look of apprehension visible on his face, so Kaido’s single blow struck. put Oden out of action.
People like to assume super powerful people are super powerful 100% of the time, but that’s just not true. One Piece is more realistic than people think in this regard, as even the strongest in the series are never so absurdly powerful.
There is not a single human being in the world capable of being fully healthy 100% of the time, and when a human is vulnerable, they can be destroyed with relative ease.