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http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/brazilianbrawl.htm These guys give it a whole 1/2 star

"Brazilian Brawl" Warning: cheesy

I'm going to disagree a little on the grounds (no pun intended) that the average bjj guy knows more moves, notably neck cranks and leg locks. When (as you said) you emphasize one thing so much, there's bound to be more innovation in that area.

Throwing is damaging, but consider this: I was part of a group of people that would do medium contact sparring during this last school year. There was one big guy we nick named "Para-military", he was good on his feet, and was very good with throws. A couple times when we were just goofing around he would effortlessly transition into seoi-nage and toss me on my back. Consequently, I changed my strategy against him. I would immediately go for a clinch or even bear hug, then just pull him down on top of me. If he ended up in my guard, my butterfly guard, or even my half guard, it was all good, as I was much better on the ground than him

It might work against an old person with osteoporosis or something. Generally people are tough enough to withstand it. If someone is sitting there taking it, you might be spending more energy than you're causing them damage. Personally I'd rather have my ribs broken than wuss out and tap to something cheap like that, or knee on belly or anything of that sort. I sometimes triangle someones waist when we're striking and I really don't want my guard broken. It's still decently easy to move it up to their neck too

Wow, six examples since 1950. Your propoganda convinced me. After this summer I'm going to cross train with some judo people for a school semester or two. I'll have to dig up this thread then.

A location not in but near cleveland.

I do Brazilian jiu-jitsu, so lets assume that type: -Yes, -yes, -6 months, -BJJ is grappling with takedowns as you can get them, Judo is grapplign with emphasis on stylized throws, ask someone else about jujitsu. -We do a little punching and kicking, most BJJ places will be little/none. -Look for BJJ. BJJ is completely different than trad. jj.

Random thought on this: I used to train where we did hapkido among other things. It seemed cool at the time, but looking back on it, it was the single most rediculous reality-wretch-inducing training I've ever personally participated in. I'm sure there's different hapkido out there somewhere, but why not just go with something solid like BJJ? BJJ will also add the ground half to your training better than any other art.

Pretty much NO ONE should claim to be a "master." If you take real BJJ for a few months you'll be able to tell the difference between real bjj and fake. It would be like trying to fake a physics doctorate and teach class . What schools are you looking at? Maybe we can help.

Much "define martial arts" talk is just a bunch of "my training scheme is the best" snobbery. I do martial arts to learn to fight, and stay in fighting shape. If other people want to spend their time learning forms and how to speak a different language, that's fine, but don't suggest that your method is in any way more of "martial arts" training.

There's BJJ in a Cleveland-ish location.

Very good point Mart. I bet most people yell with their mouth open http://www.dankatie.com/karate/photos/breaking/1break3.jpg hehehe...

I used to do tkd, and women would beat me all the time with their super flexibility (in point sparring). I do bjj now, which is a grappling art, so the fact that I weigh 60+ lbs more than the average woman gives me a huge edge. (I have to worry about literally crushing them ) I know that if I ran into a very skilled woman I would still get my butt kicked though.

AAAAAAAAh. Small world. I live in Medina.

Almost completely guys in my class. I guess it's a good thing, I feel pretty bad sparring women. I'm torn between not crushing them, and offending them by going too easy.

My buddies and I do this a lot. My university has an old abandon wrestling room, so we have mats to fight on. I have a few embarassing videos that I might post if I work up the courage .

He lived in the 1600's. He's like the japanese Paul Bunyan.

The problem is, I do jiu-jitsu. If you yell at any point, your sparring partner will probably think something just snapped. Oh, and delta1: *applause*

1 vs. 6?!? This reminds me of a newspaper article where a person tried to steal a large van at a gas station, and didn't realize that the judo team that had been riding in it was just around stretching their legs. I bet anyone with "first hand documentation" of an event like that will probably have been on the side with six people.

Give something different like BJJ a try. I think that BJJ skills are imparted faster than your average MA, so even if you only do it for 6-12 months you'll learn some new important concepts.

The x-ray people here at school know me too well already. I'll give it a few more days first

Well, in a perfect world his shin would've hit me in the forearm. I just reacted and lined up a little wrong. We were sparring nearly full go, so I understand that stuff will happen. What bothers me is that its still swollen/painful.

Stick with it. I wish there was a way to train hard without getting injured. We've been training (bjj) with strikes a lot lately, and the bruises have been occuring faster than they've been going away. My girlfriend is getting worried.

Don't do it.