As an efficient style in the US? I'm 40 years old and grew up with all the karate/kungfu/ninja arts and mass media and I know two guys rolling around on the ground is not exciting for Hollywood. I know Bruce Lee had a big impact on the arts in the 70s and Karate kid did in the 80s. I've been watching martial arts evolve from the very first UFC which I rented on VHS. I remember seeing Royce Gracie and it blew my mind. I can remember the first time I saw him fight was against Ron Van Cleif and after the announcer mentioned the black dragon had all these belts I thought what can this lil bjj guy do. Lol. I remember seeing a triangle choke for the first time in one of the early Lethal Weapon movies and thinking wth is that? Wrestlers were something to be pantomimed because of WWF/WWE. And Greco roman/freestyle was labeled useless by most of those who viewed it with an unopened mind. I know the Gracie family has been doing vale tudo for years and the first UFC's were basically to market the bjj. I'm just curious as to what everyone else thinks? I mean I know now we got younger generations who know how to counter bjj and grappling by adding it to their game. But you have the old guard who thought OMG I've been training and teaching for years and doing these forms over and over for what!? And no I'm not putting down traditional arts, they are just as efficient if you know what you're doing, so please don't turn this post into a "my art is better and yours sucks" discussion. I just want to know what you guys think is the biggest influences other than what I mentioned.