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what JohnnyS said, it will generally not work and requires alot of energy to execute. Not worth it. one more note... comparing the guard to the scissors is like comparing apples to oranges. the guard is a defensive situation you go to when someone is attacking you. i don't see how you could execute a scissors move when someone has the upper hand which is usually the case when someone pulls guard.

So let me get this straight, unless someone has a knife or gun, it's not a real street fight? Give me a freaking break. You obvioulsy have something against the gracies or anyone who participates in NHB fighting. Just because a great fighter participates in tournaments, that does not mean he is a pushover in a street fight. Everybody gets immediately defensive when someone talks about NHB fighters. Seems like several people on this site are quick to say things like "OH, he's get his ass kicked on the street" oh really? I want to see anybody from this board or someone you know, go pick a fight with someone who fights in Vale T. tournaments, NHB or Pride. You kick Royce Gracie's ass on the street and then you can come back here and talk smack about how they can't fight on the street. These guys fight for a living, meaning that in a street situation, they are much better equiped to handle a maniac than you or I.

Can you explain how he did that? Traditional Jujutsu is very sceientific. It's all about anatomy and physics. Every single techinque I have seen in BJJ exists in TJJ. As far as Judo goes, there is a whole area of training which deals with nothing but ground fighting. It is called Ne-waza. Judo is not all about stand up throws. Check out something called Kosen Judo. It's all about fighting on the ground. The true difference is that BJJ covers a small part of what TJJ covers. Some of the techniques may look the same, but BJJ makes subtle changes to many of them. Some of the chokes in TJJ require strength, so by make a change to the technique, a weaker practitioner can apply the same choke with less strength by applying the new method developed by the Gracies. You are right, the majority of techniques in BJJ are present in traditional styles of Jiu-Jitsu , but the level of refinement of control and subtlety, especially related to fighting from the guard (on ones back using one’s legs to fend off, overturn, or submit and opponent) is unique to BJJ. There are things in TJJ not studied in BJJ because it is considered ineffective for "real life" (street fighting) situations. Judo is its closest relative in the martial arts world.

I know what you mean, I hate those ads with a passion. I ignore them for the most part but catch myself reading the propaganda every now and then just to scoff at them. Unfortunately money talks and as long as these ads are paying the bills, they will continue to be in the mag.

I wash mine when it gets dirty.

Welcome

In my BJJ class if you come 2-3 times a week for 6 months you should be able to get your white/blue belt which is half blue and half white. Your next belt is blue, which takes another 6 months if you make progress and attend class regularly. (We have 3 guys in our class that have been white belts for a year, one just got his white/blue last week.) Each belt has 4 stripes I believe. After blue its Purple. No time frame on this one, you get it when you are ready. After purple is brown, then black.

I pay $116 per month for unlimited classes

I wish there was a way to stop that BS.

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If you've ever been in a street fight, you'll learn that inexperience is a major disadvantage. Nothing goes as you "planned." I've also learned that usually the experienced guy wins, not always, but quite often. Like someone else said, people who street fight often and look for fights, know what works. Someone who knows karate but has never been in a street fight is in for a big surprise when he/she gets into their first. Ask a streetfighter what they think of someone who knows karate. They will probably laugh at you and talk about how they are easy. Probably because they usually end up fighting someone who knows the art but has never been in a street fight. I know I was ridiculed in high school when I was in shotokan, and again in TKD. One of the reasons Martial Artist get no respect with alot of people is due to the fact that someone learns a form of Karate and with no experience gets into a fight with a street fighter, they result is they usually get destroyed. The result is the art is labeled as weak since it failed the fighter when it's not the art that failed, but the practitioner. I remember my first street fight. I remember the panic when I kicked the guy in the groin and it didn't slow him down. He kept coming at me. I kicked him in the groin again, didn't faze him. Street fights are just situations that you have to experience to understand. well said Smurf!