Loving the ground.

[Treebranch]

Well, it all depends on what you want out of the art. If you are taking it because you enjoy it then you shouldn't mind being on the ground. That is what BJJ is all about. If you are thinking you are taking it for the common sense and the defense then you are right, but then why take a year of it when you could just learn the basic escapes from the ground and invest you time in an art like Judo. Judo doesn't roll around the on ground pretty much at all. Mostly just take downs and then walk away.

Not true about Judo at all; granted, a typical Kodokan Judoka doesn't spend as much time on the ground as a BJJ practitioner because of tournament rules. Judo is done primarily as a sport by most now, but if what you said was true why would Judo even have newaza(ground techniques)?

Please don't tell a Kosen Judo practitioner that they don't spend time on the ground, too.

Back to the original poster, what you say is somewhat true but when you're practicing BJJ you're trying to work on getting better at being on the ground. When I practice Karate I don't shoot for a takedown and start grappling on the ground. When I do BJJ I don't go to stand up and start stomping and leg kicking who I'm grappling with, neither.

Good points!

[Jiffy]

Can't argue with that!! Work out what it is you want out of that class and work on that. When you're in the street, hopefully you have trained enough in ground and stand-up so as to increase your chances of survival.

When in the class though, just enjoy what you are learning as it applies to that scenario.