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Most fights go to the ground or end up in a clinch for an obvious reason someone is punching the other person in the face and the person on the receiving end clinches to save face. Literally. From the headlocks occur and people being slung to the ground or someone loses their balance. It's reasonable to say the majority do and will go to the ground but not resulting from skilled intention. It's amazing when grappling with new people especially on the feet how easily they lose their balance and fall. This I have found goofing with friends who may or may not train in various styles and in real life altercations as well as newbies. It's a more natural instinct to grab and beat than it is to just throw blows. Pro boxers make their living beating each others brains out but they clinch as much or more than mma athletes. just an observation.

Lloyd does recruit all the time. There is a school in my area under him and they do the same thing locally. Many schools lack loyalty. I think the whole competition aspect is one of the variables behind this.

That video sucked!!!! I'm kidding. I didn't get to see it either.

There are over 13,000 athletes that compete at the Summer and Winter Olympics in 33 different sports and nearly 400 events. Can anyone tell me the percentage of people going home with gold medals? lol

In BJJ they would be Roger Gracie, Marcelo Garcia, Terere, and Jacare at the moment. Also it is said that only 2 percent of people that start BJJ actually get to black belt. And of course every attempt to increase that number has watered it down. In the UFC it would be Anderson Silva, B.J. Penn and GSP just to name a few. In all the world there are like 10 people actually making money doing the UFC. I use these as examples not to exclude anyone in any other arena but simply because this is the extent of my knowledge in elite competition. Also I would like to add that for everyone person we are aware of there are others we don't that are just as talented. Like there are inner city street ball players that would clown on the best NBA players all day but they aren't team players and can't follow a system that leads them out of playing at the park. And maybe, they don't care.

I suppose people will take this differently. The way I see it is this person is just driven and doesn't consider the choices or may not even see that there is one to make. I'm not trying to inspire people to be the greatest. I don't believe you can which is what my last few statements were about. As I see it I will be the greatest at something. I may not even know what it is yet. I may already be doing it. And maybe not. These people didn't make a choice to be the best really. They just couldn't stop or find a reason to even slow down doing whatever it is they are doing. Simply an observation I have made. I have tried to be inspiring to individual after individual who claimed they want to accomplish this and that. Only to have them burn out in a short time realizing the work it takes to get there. My conclusion is you can pump them up all day, but the people who really accomplish great feats don't need anyone. They just forge themselves in the fire. Of course there are great teachers and coaches around them, but there are millions of people around those same teachers and coaches who do nothing with it. But there are a few who do extraordinary things.

It's been said that 3 percent of the population makes 97 percent of the income. This means 3 percent of the population is extremely wealthy and successful monetarily. This also holds true for anything in life where people are extraordinarily successful, and athletes are no exception. I've been all over training with many top trainers and coaches and each time I would always ask them what I could do to take my game or business to the next level. The answers? Well, before we get into that lets talk about truth for a minute. Truth is consistent. It is never wavering and forever stays it's course. For example, you can read 10 books on the same subject and many things will be different within each book. The way to find truth is to find the things that are consistent within each of those books. Cross referencing is a great way to find the truth. So what do you think I found when I asked those questions? The answer was simple. The guys who were highly successful were the guys who had to be told to go home, to go out and do something else besides train. The kind of guys who didn't have girlfriends because in their minds they had no time for girls. They had a sort of obsession with what they did. They had a drive to be the absolute best at what they did. Funny thing is no one knows these guys during this period of their lives. But once they have risen to the top and people know them, what do they see? They see an insanely talented guy with a really hott chic and some cash. But this is simply the results of years of sacrificing everything. These guys were not followers. They did not feel as though they were missing out on something when everyone else was going here and there. They just had one thing driving them, a desire to be great. They only felt they would be missing out if they didn't make it to the gym to drill, to roll, to learn and just be better each and every day. In their minds they don't know they are missing out because in their minds there is nothing to miss. They enjoy what they are doing so much they don't think of anything else. It was once said to me: "Don't go around chasing your dreams. Just focus on being great. Once you are great, your dreams will come chasing you!" These men and women are the 3 percent, you are or your not. Not for me or anyone else to decide. These people are who they are, like a bird can fly ,because, he is is a bird. In other words as much as I think highly of my dog... he will never fly. As a coach we must accept these facts of life. As very few coaches are blessed to be touched by the ones who just are... 3 percent.

It's a hybrid of a traditional form of Jujutsu (Aki-Jujutsu) that has elements of Kung Fu added in. It has a great balance between striking and grappling, weapons training, ki training and is probably the most "street effective" style I've seen. A solid Green belt can hold his own against most black belts. But, yeah, it's almost completely unknown. All an Aiki JUjitsu practitioner has to do is walk into any accredited BJJ school and say that very thing and they would be happy to give it a shot. Is there a website for one of these schools??

Being as I have a strong emphasis on being at top game school, I can totally appreciate this. I tell my students we want to be the best on the bottom and never have be there. So standing up or getting back to neutral is something I preach. I also think it's a great way for your instructor to simplify the goals of the guard. Doing one of three things seems simple enough in the mind of anyone. I am aware that I instantly took an interest in the standing up point, as I feel it is a huge misconception that we want to be on our backs or even on the ground.

Very good! I do some 2 on one with my police officers. Seems prisoners and gangs are teaching each other one go high, one go low, take the officer down, take their weapon and use it on the them. Seems to me the most practical tools are some really good foot work, boxing with some elbows, a little Greco and great leg defense. Keeping the two in line making one useless to the other. Not necessarily in that order.

Depending on your level of fitness you could train two hard sessions a week.

My Professor. Taught me everything I know and introduced me to the world of BJJ literally. Traveled all over with him. To this day I call him like a father to ask advice as he started Gracies jiu jitsu over 30 years ago. Great man.

I find this analogy interesting for one reason. In hip hop they have what they call "battles" and to win this battle you have to be able to freestyle, something VERY few people are able to do. Which means they think of the lyrics as they speak. Those who excel in this area are considered extremely talented and rare. While many in the music industry may look good on stage and have pretty voices they would never last 30 seconds in a "battle". Artists like Eminem and Lil Wayne although not appreciated by all got to be where they are for there ability to think on the spot. These guys have become vastly more wealthy than many of their predecessors ( in any genre)as i'm sure these abilities suit them in business as well.

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Also how are the classes divided by age?

From what I've seen salary is common. Weekly or monthly. Keeping it profitable is something else. Location and marketing are key. There are more people wanting to do boxing or muay thai and jiu jitsu individually than there are people who want to do mma. However selling them the whole package seems to be around 30 percent of the business. People want to be associated with a mma gym which is the appeal but you will find when the doors are open that people will find a class that suits them and then stay there. In general anyway. Also providing other goods and services will help keep the doors open. These gyms have a high turn over.

Beyond the normal schedule when the general student population meets for class, are there any special classes set aside? For example: womens only, law enforcement only, etc. I am seriously considering making a womens only self defense hour for my ladies. Most say they don't mind working with the men but I have a feeling all would have perfect attendance in this class. Especially given the nature of what we do. Thoughts anyone? I already meet with my police officers once a week by themselves. Gives me an opportunity to address their specific needs and questions. They love it and so do I.

If this was a youtube video of guy killing someone with a hammerfist I think we all could agree. But it's not and it's just hear say.

Nevermind I think I found my answer in another thread called I hate forms. lol Actually from you josteph. And I learned something. Still I think there is a faster more practical way to teach.

I'm speaking in terms of real-world applications, ps1. How do katas translate into "real world applications"?

Koral and OTM. Koral set the standard for sport jiu jitsu gis

Of course from the other replies i'm not real sure I understand the drill.

Tell everyone to get a drink of water and grab their mouth pieces, then... SMASH HIM!

This is due to the nature of the training and the fact that in most schools you will be thrown into sparring immediately and doing A LOT of tapping in the beginning. Professor told me that the natural order is "first you learn how to tap, then you learn how to make tap." I believe this is just to get the noobs mind prepared for what they are about to experience. As for who you described as the people jumping into BJJ. I haven't really noticed those types. My new location opened 4 months ago and I have almost 60 students consisting of families, children, LEOs, military, nurses, doctors and lawyers, business men, etc. Any of the credible BJJ schools I've been to this is the norm. Maybe these people aren't running around in tapout and affliction shirts screaming about it, but they are doing it. Young people these days are vocal and their whole generation revolves around being seen and heard instantly.

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