Izzy331 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Should I do BJJ?? anything better.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJS Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 If you want to be good at grappling then yes you shoudl do BJJ...Is there anything better? Escrima is better than BJJ at knife fighting, Muay thai is better than BJJ with kicks, Judo and wrestling have better takedown then BJJ..Depends on what you are looking for?Are there any styles that are better on the groung? proabably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDelich Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 TJS:Visit at least four different schools and try them out. Get the feel for the art, the instructor, and the students. It usually helps that you mesh well with the art and all of those other factors. Most of it is based on your personality. You might be surprised and enjoy Karate or Judo better than BJJ. Or might go to the BJJ class and ask yourself, "How did I ever live without this stuff?"Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anticon Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 just watch some of the Gracies fight... I would say that BJJ wouldn't be a bad choice at all. If it was available in my area, I would definitely be taking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tufrthanu Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I agree with BDelich...look around most places offer a free class. Take them up on it. Try lots of different arts. BJJ is a good art...some of their policies are bad but on the whole it teaches alot of stuff that you wouldnt learn otherwise. Long Live the Fighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pockets Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 some of their policies are badLike what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbi Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 some of their policies are badLike what?Each school has an annual secret undergroud kumite in which participants fight to the death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tufrthanu Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Going to the ground in a street fight is a bad idea. Long Live the Fighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJS Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Going to the ground in a street fight is a bad idea.so is not learning how to fight on the ground, getting blindsided by a punch then flailing like a fish out of water while you are viciously held down and beaten...It's unfair to make a sweeping generalization like that. Are there alot of times when it a bad idea to go to the ground? yes. Are there times when you have no choice? yes. Are there times when it's a good idea? yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tufrthanu Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 First off its not a generalization of anything. The gracie strategy has always been to take someone down to the ground and grapple with them. And that is a bad idea in a street fight. I don't have a problem with learning defense from the ground...I have a problem with making the ground your first priority. Long Live the Fighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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