Is Brazilian Jiu jitsu good exsercise?

[Wind]

Hey everyone.

Im new to martial arts and this summer im thinking about takeing a ma in order to keep me in shape for school season sports, and maby learn some self-defence while im at it.

I have a BJJ place near where i live, and im wondering if this is a good place to go to.

I see alot of Bjj in ufc and i saw some gracie fighting videos online, and i think its pretty cool, but also i hear that it is easly preformed by people who are out of shape or not so strong, which makes me think that i wont get alot of a workout from it.

Can any of you guys help me out and tell me if Bjj offers a good workout to stay in shape?

[marie curie]

This depends largely on the school- my bjj class involves lots of standing speed drills and practice fights (we roll for 1/4 of the class), but I've seen some where they go over a lot of techniques without training for quickness. Also, are you very strong now? I know that the strongest 2 guys in the class (way strong- like very large, muscley 25-35 year old streanth) don't get a very good strength workout, but the rest of us do. Even the guys that are mostly the same strength.

I reccomend you go watch a class- are the people sweating at the end? are many out of breath?

[Aodhan]

Hey everyone.

Im new to martial arts and this summer im thinking about takeing a ma in order to keep me in shape for school season sports, and maby learn some self-defence while im at it.

I have a BJJ place near where i live, and im wondering if this is a good place to go to.

I see alot of Bjj in ufc and i saw some gracie fighting videos online, and i think its pretty cool, but also i hear that it is easly preformed by people who are out of shape or not so strong, which makes me think that i wont get alot of a workout from it.

Can any of you guys help me out and tell me if Bjj offers a good workout to stay in shape?

Depends on what you want out of the class. Any MA practiced at a high level will give you fitness benefits. Various types of MA's will enhance agility, core strength, flexibity, grappling, etc.

Aodhan

[Sohan]

I probably get a better workout from my Muay Thai sessions, but it is still a challenging workout.

I agree with Aodhan. Depends what your goals are. BJJ is challenging, but I wouldn't plan on running the Boston marathon off of that training.

Respectfully,

Sohan

[UseoForce]

I probably get a better workout from my Muay Thai sessions, but it is still a challenging workout.

I agree with Aodhan. Depends what your goals are. BJJ is challenging, but I wouldn't plan on running the Boston marathon off of that training.

Respectfully,

Sohan

I wouldn't run the boston marathon off of ANY martial arts training.

[Sohan]

I probably get a better workout from my Muay Thai sessions, but it is still a challenging workout.

I agree with Aodhan. Depends what your goals are. BJJ is challenging, but I wouldn't plan on running the Boston marathon off of that training.

Respectfully,

Sohan

I wouldn't run the boston marathon off of ANY martial arts training.

I ran it in 2004 after 4 months of intense MT training. Lots of calisthenics, sparring, bagwork, and the only road work was a 3 mile run each day. Every two weeks I ran for two hours, which was likely the difference. Not typical marathon training, but I survived, though almost an hour off my PR. 80 degrees that day, too.

I won't do that again!

Respectfully,

Sohan

[glockmeister]

Wind,

I don't believe it is "easily" performed by someone who is out of shape, not sure who told you that. I guess you can say it would be if you were highly skilled in it and were rolling with someone who wasn't. Tonight I rolled with every other student that attended class tonight ( and by the end of the class, I was pooped. This after working guard drills, etc. I find BJJ to be agreat workout. Check it out