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The main reason Brazilian jiu-jitsu doesn't spend much time with small joint manipulation, striking and other such unpleasant techniques is because live sparrin

by nandemo 16y ago

The main reason Brazilian jiu-jitsu doesn't spend much time with small joint manipulation, striking and other such unpleasant techniques is because live sparring is an integral part of training. The focus is on techniques that you can apply to your sparring partners without injuring them. That is true even for the "old-style" Gracie school, which tends to focus primarily on jiu-jitsu as self-defense and "no-holds-barred fighting" (a.k.a. street fighting) rather than MMA or even BJJ competition. I think live sparring is one of great things about judo and BJJ.

kls 16y ago
Sure, I just wanted to note that BJJ, is an adaptation of the JJ art, and has a heavy focus on the techniques that are geared towards MMA competition. Therefore, some very effective techniques are not given the attention of some other forms or JJ or Akiedo. One I think of immediate is a isolated wrist flip a technique that results in the dislocation of the wrist, elbow and shoulder in a single technique, but cannot be applied in a manner that the opponent is afforded the ability to chose to submit, therefore it is not an applicable technique to MMA competition. There are a lot of these "instant" techniques that result in too much injury for it to be acceptable in MMA. My point is while BJJ or MMA are exceptionally good arts for defending ones self (some of the most contemporary) the competition aspect of the art has, like Taekwondo has caused a hyper-focus on certain techniques. Nothing wrong with it, just wanted the author to have full disclosure. You can have the utmost confidence defending yourself on BJJ knowledge, far more than say Taekwondo it is a well rounded art, and MMA competition is as close to the real thing as you can get without creating grievous harm to everyone who enters the ring. Like I said though, I just wanted to ensure he had all of the facts.

by nandemo 16y ago

kls 16y ago

Sure, I just wanted to note that BJJ, is an adaptation of the JJ art, and has a heavy focus on the techniques that are geared towards MMA competition. Therefore, some very effective techniques are not given the attention of some other forms or JJ or Akiedo. One I think of immediate is a isolated wrist flip a technique that results in the dislocation of the wrist, elbow and shoulder in a single technique, but cannot be applied in a manner that the opponent is afforded the ability to chose to submit, therefore it is not an applicable technique to MMA competition. There are a lot of these "instant" techniques that result in too much injury for it to be acceptable in MMA. My point is while BJJ or MMA are exceptionally good arts for defending ones self (some of the most contemporary) the competition aspect of the art has, like Taekwondo has caused a hyper-focus on certain techniques. Nothing wrong with it, just wanted the author to have full disclosure. You can have the utmost confidence defending yourself on BJJ knowledge, far more than say Taekwondo it is a well rounded art, and MMA competition is as close to the real thing as you can get without creating grievous harm to everyone who enters the ring. Like I said though, I just wanted to ensure he had all of the facts.