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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is less about the show and more about a philosophy of life. Being trained in the arts many years ago, things like "a body is as strong as i

by dbs 11y ago

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is less about the show and more about a philosophy of life. Being trained in the arts many years ago, things like "a body is as strong as its weakest link", have served me well in life and business. I don't know of any other martial art where your formative years are spent being kicked up in the ass. You learn how to survive under very harsh conditions and how to be resilient. You don't need to be the strongest, the faster... You just need to stay alive and be aware. And you learn how to respect human life, because you come to understand how fragile it is. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has been responsible for taking many people out of the streets, giving them something to abide for. This will be the greatest legacy of the Gracies.

sanoli 11y ago
> I don't know of any other martial art where your formative years are spent being kicked up in the ass. Judo and Wrestling kicked my ass as much, if not more, than BJJ practice. Probably more, as they're both faster paced than BJJ.
- metamet 11y ago
  Wrestlers have the highest work ethic and ability to keep pushing out there. I wish I had trained wrestling in high school, but it didn't appeal to me at the time. We get a lot of wrestlers who come in and try BJJ. Of those who don't give up in frustration after a couple weeks, they turn into monsters. But I'd say that a lot of wrestlers quit BJJ early on because they're used to their power and wrestling technique getting them through, and not being able to pass someone's guard is frustrating. It's humbling (and also frustrating) to get swept and choked by a guy 40% smaller then you, over and over again. But if a wrestler says "How did you do that?" or "What should I do there?", you know you've got a potential monster on hand.
toadi 11y ago
You know in Brazil BJJ was for the rich kids? Thai boks was more for the poor people.
- pokstad 11y ago
  This is what my BJJ coach said about Rio.
romaniv 11y ago
> I don't know of any other martial art where I don't know any other martial art where so many practitioners claim that their MA is, literally, the best. From Gracie Academy website, which is the first one coming up in Google: "[...]Gracie or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the most effective martial art on the planet[...]". A little bit of modesty and camaraderie would go a long way here. A lot of martial arts have formative/spiritual components that help people out in life. Pretty much any real TMA which has proper training, beyond aggression and handing out belts.
- metamet 11y ago
  > I don't know any other martial art where so many practitioners claim that their MA is, literally, the best. Eh. I'd say Aikido is the most proselytizing martial art out there. But they, like most martial arts, don't have any actual sparring. BJJ gets away with it because you can spar without much, if any, risk of injury. I think this is where a lot of the mentality comes from--being one of the few MA's where theory and technique get tested regularly. If you've done any form of striking, you'd know how much different it is to practice against a bag than it is another human. Same goes for grappling. > A little bit of modesty and camaraderie would go a long way here. I think you'd see a lot of modesty and camaraderie if you went to a BJJ gym. You have to remember that martial arts has a history of "who's better than who", which is what MMA grew out of. So of course there will be competition between various martial arts, as it simply comes down to marketing. But a ton of BJJ folks train multiple martial arts. It's incredibly common to see Muay Thai taught in the same gym, and these places don't even market themselves as MMA. (But yes, I agree--the chest puffing marketing doesn't appeal to me either.)
- dbs 11y ago
  I'm not saying it is the best. I've done BJJ, judo, karate, sambo and krav maga. Each one has its own strengths and weaknesses. English is not my mother language and my comments weren't intended as marketing. I don't care about what is the best martial art.

by dbs 11y ago

sanoli 11y ago

> I don't know of any other martial art where your formative years are spent being kicked up in the ass. Judo and Wrestling kicked my ass as much, if not more, than BJJ practice. Probably more, as they're both faster paced than BJJ.

metamet 11y ago
Wrestlers have the highest work ethic and ability to keep pushing out there. I wish I had trained wrestling in high school, but it didn't appeal to me at the time. We get a lot of wrestlers who come in and try BJJ. Of those who don't give up in frustration after a couple weeks, they turn into monsters. But I'd say that a lot of wrestlers quit BJJ early on because they're used to their power and wrestling technique getting them through, and not being able to pass someone's guard is frustrating. It's humbling (and also frustrating) to get swept and choked by a guy 40% smaller then you, over and over again. But if a wrestler says "How did you do that?" or "What should I do there?", you know you've got a potential monster on hand.

toadi 11y ago

You know in Brazil BJJ was for the rich kids? Thai boks was more for the poor people.

pokstad 11y ago
This is what my BJJ coach said about Rio.

romaniv 11y ago

> I don't know of any other martial art where I don't know any other martial art where so many practitioners claim that their MA is, literally, the best. From Gracie Academy website, which is the first one coming up in Google: "[...]Gracie or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the most effective martial art on the planet[...]". A little bit of modesty and camaraderie would go a long way here. A lot of martial arts have formative/spiritual components that help people out in life. Pretty much any real TMA which has proper training, beyond aggression and handing out belts.

metamet 11y ago
> I don't know any other martial art where so many practitioners claim that their MA is, literally, the best. Eh. I'd say Aikido is the most proselytizing martial art out there. But they, like most martial arts, don't have any actual sparring. BJJ gets away with it because you can spar without much, if any, risk of injury. I think this is where a lot of the mentality comes from--being one of the few MA's where theory and technique get tested regularly. If you've done any form of striking, you'd know how much different it is to practice against a bag than it is another human. Same goes for grappling. > A little bit of modesty and camaraderie would go a long way here. I think you'd see a lot of modesty and camaraderie if you went to a BJJ gym. You have to remember that martial arts has a history of "who's better than who", which is what MMA grew out of. So of course there will be competition between various martial arts, as it simply comes down to marketing. But a ton of BJJ folks train multiple martial arts. It's incredibly common to see Muay Thai taught in the same gym, and these places don't even market themselves as MMA. (But yes, I agree--the chest puffing marketing doesn't appeal to me either.)
dbs 11y ago
I'm not saying it is the best. I've done BJJ, judo, karate, sambo and krav maga. Each one has its own strengths and weaknesses. English is not my mother language and my comments weren't intended as marketing. I don't care about what is the best martial art.