Freestyler777
Blue Belt
While I may be endangering myself by saying this, I don't believe that 'submission grappling' is that great a martial art. First of all, Competition Judo and Sport Jiu-jitsu are not self-defense methods. Judo is physical education (I train in judo in NYC) and sport jiu-jitsu is a safe way to practice submissions for people who do cage-fighting jiu-jitsu.
I think Karate and Wrestling is fighting ability, and little has changed in the past fifteen years, even with the massive influence of MMA and similar events. I have suffered from 'Royce Gracie Syndrome' for far too long. MMA hasn't changed anything, and it is largely a form of crude showbusiness, not actual combat.
BTW, Chuck Lidell is a great fighter, and there are some great wrestlers involved in MMA, but that still isn't enough to draw me to a sport where two semi-naked men ground n pound each other inside a cage.
Judo was meant to be physical education, a way for people to stay fit and preserve the martial culture of japan.
Brazilian Sport Jiu-jitsu is a variant of Judo, and should not be confused with MMA, which is the original art of the Gracie Family. MMA is just a different name, and sport jiu-jitsu came way later.
Feel free to abuse me at will.
I think Karate and Wrestling is fighting ability, and little has changed in the past fifteen years, even with the massive influence of MMA and similar events. I have suffered from 'Royce Gracie Syndrome' for far too long. MMA hasn't changed anything, and it is largely a form of crude showbusiness, not actual combat.
BTW, Chuck Lidell is a great fighter, and there are some great wrestlers involved in MMA, but that still isn't enough to draw me to a sport where two semi-naked men ground n pound each other inside a cage.
Judo was meant to be physical education, a way for people to stay fit and preserve the martial culture of japan.
Brazilian Sport Jiu-jitsu is a variant of Judo, and should not be confused with MMA, which is the original art of the Gracie Family. MMA is just a different name, and sport jiu-jitsu came way later.
Feel free to abuse me at will.