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Prior to BJJ I’d been a good deal of street fights, mostly at bars or in high school. Since starting BJJ I have been in zero. Obviously I’m not attributing this
by rezz 8y ago
Prior to BJJ I’d been a good deal of street fights, mostly at bars or in high school. Since starting BJJ I have been in zero. Obviously I’m not attributing this completely or directly to BJJ, but the confidence and discipline you acquire in training does go a long way keeping your dingy in your pants and taking the high road in a pissing match.
- mr_overalls 8y agoI'll second this. I think you also realize how many ways a human body can be broken, even accidentally. Leading cause of death in street fights is a head injury from falling onto pavement.
- vinceguidry 8y agoAh, but you can't just call any fight a street fight. Any fight is conducted according to unspoken rules. Bar fights and high school fights simply aren't dangerous endeavors, the rules pretty much proscribe it from happening. If you don't understand the social milieu bar fights can be dangerous naturally, but it's not hard to pick up and is certainly not within the realm of martial arts. A street fight absolutely is inherently dangerous, you don't get into a fight with random people you meet out in a place not built for socializing unless you're specifically looking for one. And you're just making my point for me, that martial arts training increased your confidence, and that made you not a target and gave you an appreciation for how horrible real violence is. The actual contents of the training don't really matter as much as these other things.