Treebranch

You're right about many BJJ practitioner, they forget they can get up and are too busy looking for locks and chokes. I just feel that BJJ has more weapons for defense in a case when you are exhausted and can't make explosive movements to get out. Wrestlers almost always give their backs on the ground and give their necks when they shoot. I'll feel BJJ is a true martial art. Wrestling in it's pure form is awesome, but size matters way too much with wrestling. I weigh about 220lbs, small wrestler isn't going to be very successful dealing with me. I've rolled with small guys in BJJ that had mad skills and gave me lots of trouble. But I do agree that getting up and avoiding the take down is what's really important in a real situation. Judo and Stand up Jujitsu are great for that sort of thing. Cheers.

Everyone should do a year of BJJ and see what it has to offer. I recommend No Gi for one year. You will have learned more than enough to defend against almost anyone. You can always roll with people you know to keep up the skills. Learn how to swim you never know when there may be a flood.

He has alot of heart, but he needs to try and not get hit as often as he does.

I'll give them a call and find out. I need something to do that will keep me in shape and is fun. No Gi sounds great!

I'll try the local YMCA's and similar places. Thanks.

It was a Machado school. Don't get me wrong I loved training there and they were all great people there. It's just that I couldn't justify paying that much.

Well I used to pay $175 per month for BJJ and I thought that was way too high for someone going 2 to 3 days a week. I'd pay $100.

It is an armbar with benefits. It's the exact same way you do an armbar on the ground, but you are just a little higher up. If you raise arm out to the side and try to move your arm back you will feel where it stops. If you raise your arm slightly higher than your shoulder and move your arm back you will feel your shoulder engage. It's still an armbar, but it's a variation. Don't limit yourself.

Why is it wrong? If you are on a different angle to the other persons body, up high, you can pop the shoulder and break the elbow if you so desired. 2 breaks for the price of one. I think you would be doing a improved armbar.

There are strategies for fighting or surviving an attack by multiple people that very few MA's teach. Obviously in a situation like that you can't worry about a fair fight, it's survival. You can use anything you can get your hands on as a weapon. You can also arrange yourself so that they have to attack you one at a time. This is where stand up grappling arts are better suited. Striking and Grappling, but not going to the ground. I think wrestlers are good in these situations, because they are the hardest people to take down.

He's a force to be reckoned with.

Yeah, I think he would need to fight some warm up fights in UFC before he takes on any champions. He's still new to MMA, but it would be fun to see.

I heard someone say he has a wrestling background and has been training BJJ for a few years now. He seems like a guy who's hard to take down. I think he'd do really well.

OK, I see what you're saying. I just mean there aren't many fighting in MMA with his coordination and skill. His kicks look as effortless as his punches.

His skill wouldn't surprise anyone? I disagree, but we may never see it.

I think he would surprise the hell out of them.

Well MMA is basically Mixed Sport Martial Arts. No one is really mixing anything that has not been ring tested. Maybe someday we'll see an innovator who comes in with a different method of fighting and will surprise everyone, but they will probably write it off as "unorthodox".

I think since no one is using it in MMA people assume it's not effective, which is silly.

A good side kick when the heel of the foot digs in is brutal.

I wish he would fight in UFC. He's probably one of the best strikers in MMA today. It's not every day you see a striker of his caliber.

That's a bad example. What about a Sanda fighter against a Muy Thai fighter? I've seen Sanda matches with side kicks that knock the guy out and off their feet. It's very effective. Look at Cung Le fights. Some people are just more skilled than others and can make spin kicks work. Cung Le is a great example of that.

If you can land one on the sterno mastoid muscle or the back of the neck it's often times more effective than a punch. It's worth exploring.

The more strikes the better I think. Punches and kicks aren't the only effective strikes.

I'm wondering why knife hand isn't used in MMA? It's really effective. Especially when you're in tight in stand up in mid grapple.

I was wondering if anyone in the general LA area could suggest a good MMA training center that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I've looked at a few places and they just charge too much. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Treebranch.