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> 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

by 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 romaniv 11y ago

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.