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They dont hold the black belt off for that long because they want people to "earn" it- its quite simply how long it takes to become that good at the style. Take a collegiate wrestler for instance, who's got all those years of middle school, high school, and college under his belt. On average, I would say 6 months to 2 years to get blue belt. 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 years (total training time) to get purple. about 7 1/2 -9 years to get brown. 8-12 years to get black . I think those sound about right, the belt typically held the longest is the purple belt (I guess thats the first non-newbie belt, your first step off the bottom of the food chain). Its also said that 90% of all the people who train BJJ never reach the purple belt level (they quit, never stay consistent with their training, etc etc). Theres a guy I train with now (hasnt been there for awhile) and he started BJJ when my one instructor was a blue belt- hes been training for about 10-11 years now, and just got his purple belt a year ago.

The 215lber Jason Brown had a beautiful fireman carry at the 1:07 mark The 112lber was the best match I've seen so far. Lots of action going back and forth on the feet. The duck under at the 7:00 mark was nice (and I think I spied an oil check to finish the takedown) and so was the low outside single at the 8:02 mark (too bad he didnt finish it). Theres a nice low kneepick to start off the 171 lbers I got as far as the 125lbers For anyone else who's looking for good takedowns, those were the best I saw up until 125lbs.

Im not a fan of footlocks either- alot of people use it just as a cop out of trying to pass the guard. Im starting to respect them more and more, as I do no gi, but I'd much rather pass the guard than fall for a footlock. One thing is for sure, footlocks, while extremely popular/successful in submission wrestling, do not carry over to MMA as well. It takes two hands to footlock someone, and top position is almost always lost on footlock attempts. This makes some people who would normally attack the feet at will in grappling matches be a bit more hesitant in MMA. Giving up the top position isnt as bad in grappling as it is in MMA, especially when you're trying for a footlock and your opponent has two hands with which to pound away at your skull.

Absolutely- My friend told me of one instance where one of his friends (hes from brazil) won in the finals of the mundials with a footlock. The boos from the crowd were relentless, and he stood up and started cheering for himself and begged the crowd to boo him more "boo boo, IM THE CHAMP! BOOO!"

The first UFC's were simply no biting and no eye gouging- biting has the potential to be a health hazard. Fish hooking and some of the other rules were introduced after the first couple of tournaments.

I think its pretty obvious, "Antwon" would have the upper hand. Hes had greater exposure to actual full contact fighting, whereas "Ricco" has only had exposure to point fighting. Also, I noted that Ricco has no ground experience whatsoever. Antwon has experience on his feet, in the clinch, and on the ground.

https://www.phillymma.com Also known as the fight factory I believe. They've got a couple of real good fighters over there.

I know exactly what fight you're speaking of- Its on the Gracies in Action tape- the kung fu fighter is Jason Delucia, and I doubt you'll find a better fighter than him who's labeled themselves Kung Fu http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterid=22 Hes an active fighter, and can be found somewhere around here on the web, I dont care to look into the matter that deeply- Look for him and kung fu/ aikido online and he'll show up rather fast. The reason you see him light on his feet is because thats how you have to be in a fight. A deep rooted stance means you're extremely suceptible to takedowns (i.e. you're unable to sprawl). This is what happened in almost every early MMA fight between a grappler and a striker- in order to throw a knockout blow, you have to have a strong base and root your feet in the ground. It is at this precise moment that a grappler has the opportunity to grab hold of your legs/hips. Royce won that fight because his ground skills were vastly superior to Delucias and he succeeded in taking the fight to the ground. Jason does have 33 wins to 19 losses in his professional career, which is a record to be proud of (he must be doing something right).

He's referring to mixed martial arts event Treebranch.

Leg attacks are a usefull tool, but as TJS explained, positional dominance is emphasized in BJJ. The better your positioning, the higher the odds of you achieving a submission hold. (i.e. finishing holds are much more successful from the back mount than the guard for instance). Legs and feet are always there available for attack, which means that positional dominance isnt required to apply a footlock to the same degree that say, a choke is. Since you're not controlling your opponent as well, he's going to have higher chances of escaping the hold. (more footlocks will be attempted than choke holds, but choke holds will have a higher ratio of success than footlocks). Lastly, footlocks are much easier to defend with the gi that without- holding the collar of your opponent does a great job of breaking his posture and preventing him from falling back for a foot attack.

With a little common sense, most of the things done in sport BJJ will transfer very well to an actual fight. The basics are what are important, and you're always having to employ them when you're doing sport BJJ. The only difference is, you're not fighting for points when in a street fight.

It depends what casual street attire is- climate vary all over the word, so casual attire will as well. The submission holds in BJJ will maim your adversary as well as anything else you could teach. Most of the techniques in one system are found in the other, I believe the biggest differences has to do with how they train. You're making generalizations here though- JJJ has standup, clinch, and groundwork applications to it- how someone from that style prefers to fight would most likely have to do with which area of fighting they're proficient at. The majority of JJJ schools heavily emphasize standup, I'll give you that. As far as BJJ is concerned, you're making another generalization. Its not about working out of the guard trying to find a submission- thats a style of fighting within BJJ. There are many BJJ fighters who hate the idea of fighting off their back, just as there are strikers who prefer punching over kicking, kicking over punching, or clinch fighting over both.

Its useless to argue back and forth "If you do this, I'll just do this" All techniques have counters, its like a fighter saying "you'll never hit me, because I'll just block when you attack" Its all easier said than done. As far as the high kicks argument, it depends on the style of standup fighter you are. Someone like Randy Couture doesnt favor kicks, because he doesnt feel they're worth the risk. Mirko Cro Cop and Chuck Liddel would clearly disagree with him though. I dont think I've ever seen Mirko throw a kick below the waist. I feel that kicks belong going to the legs as opposed to the head, as there are alot of risks aiming for the head. If aiming for the head, I think its best if they're setup with other quicker techniques, and held in reserve until your opponent isnt quite as fresh as he started the fight off as. K-1 is not a particularly good example to use if you want to argue that "any good martial artist will defeat a good boxer" because in reality, everyone in K-1 trains in boxing, regardless of their stated style.

Actually, biting was never allowed in any of the early mixed martial arts events, UFC included. This doesnt mean that the rule was always followed. No one lost fingers to my knowledge, but Yuki Nakai got bit on the shoulder, and Royce Gracie got bit on the ear. Ironically, both incidences involved the same fighter.

Igor Zinoviev fractured his neck when he got slammed by Tito. Scott Morris needed reconstructive surgery to his face after Pat Smith dropped about 5 elbows on his face. Sure sounds real to me.

Its a decent move, but its not neccessarily an end all technique. As far as permanently injuring someone with a kick to the knee- its possible to permanently injure someone with any technique you use in a fight. You could fracture his jaw with a hard right- if you knock him out, he could crack his skull when he hits the ground. If you tackle a guy and slam him, you could injure his spine. I believe this technique is most usefull as a setup or a distraction. Its not uncommon for untrained people to try to block a low kick with their hands, during which you usually have a good chance to line up their jaw.

Im sure it depends on the quality of the instructors from the two schools. I've had many top submission fighters tell me that Judo is best for beginning though.