BJJ’s Biggest Lie About Street Fights (The TRUTH from a 5x World Champ)

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1. My buddy grappled once in a street fight. He got up and was all sliced up and bloody. I think it was 47 stitches but I don’t remember it was 20 years ago.

2. Well. When people say that sport BJJ doesn't work "in the street" … what exactly do they mean? What street? What's the scenario? It's like saying that sport karate doesn't work in the street. But a sport karate guy can blast you with a 1-2 and follow up with a trip before you can even twitch a muscle. Sport BJJ, the same. When a guy like that faces some idiot who's looking for trouble – if the BJJ athelete decides to take his back and choke him out or heelhook him to the hospital, or even just fucking sit on him in full mount FOREVER, most "street fighters" won't be able to do anything about it. Folks constantly confuse MMA with "real fighting" and always think that what works well in MMA is the yardstick for what works in the street, which is nonsense.

   And if you expect a top level, professionally trained MMA dude who's got all his striking and grappling bases covered to fight you in the streets – I have no idea what kind of streets you hang out in.

3. his voice reminds me of Fred Fred Burger yes

4. As long as your attacker agrees to sit down on a soft surface facing you holding hands, it would totally work on the street.

5. Great video man.

6. just bear spray your opponents then ashi garami each one of them

7. Fake news JJ propaganda

8. Learn all your grappling and kicking. Load up on your "self-defense" knowledge. But when the time comes, it won't be your De La Riva guard that saves you; it'll be the cold, ugly, desperate part of your brain that these sports teach you to suppress. The part that doesn't care about points, belts, or defining the scenario. The part that just wants the other bastard to stop moving.

9. I saw a video on You Tube which said that MMA does not work on the street. If MMA does not work, then what does ? I think that sport BJJ will definitely be enough against the average guy. The reason i say this is that even a beginner who has rolled against a non compliant opponent will probably be able to handle themselves against someone with no martial arts experience. The main thing is realistic training in the dojo.

10. 1 year of boxing where you do ring sparring even if you don't like striking and 1-2 years of judo is all you need. If you like grappling, go to a jiujitsu gym if you like striking go to a muay thai gym if you like it all, try to find a kudo or mma gym.
    If you think you wanna tell your friends you train like Jason Borne go to a krav maga school.
    I personally dont like sport jiujitsu, but I like Mma and jits with hits.

11. Yes martial arts work on the street.

12. 💯% its al depends on the situation. Well explained 👌🏽

13. Something that i never hear being discussed, no matter what kind of contact sport or martial arts is the value of learning to take a hit and manage the pain. That alone gives you a significant advantage.
    I traied Kyokushin for 3 years and while it may not be the most effective style for self-defense, it’s excellent for conditioning, because you’re constantly getting hit and learning to push through pain. The same applies to BJJ that i'm 3 years in on now. Even if you are not punching eachother you get hit with knees, elbows and even the the floor hits you in your face, and you’re forced to keep going and stay clear minded.

    Someone who has never experienced that kind of pain and adrenaline will be at an immediate disadvantage.

14. There is only 1 street fight you should fight. You have no method of escape, and your life is in danger.

15. I train extensively in Smith and Wesson. Seems to be pretty effective so far.

16. Every martial artists in a real fight always starts out with striking, then if they tie up every martial artist knows how to fight in the clench. From the clench every martial artist knows some throws and can throw the attacker to the ground. Once the culprit is on the ground every martial artist knows how to strike on the ground, knee on the ground, chokes, joint cranks, submissions, and holds. Every martial artist has a degree of knowledge of all systems.

17. It works. Sport BJJ works super well in street fights.

18. Best defense is a 40 yard dash, then muay Thai, then wrestling then jujitsu.

19. I had this the other day when i was in the steam room and i was talking to this girl about Judo and BJJ and this old fool butted it about he’d done some stick fighting class and how the instructor had told them to just run off if the other person has a knife and i thought how idiotic the people who say this are. I should have said “gee your right supposing he has 10 years of Ninjitsu training on him and a pocket full of throwing stars……😮 What will i do then”. It’s kind of empowered by other martial arts coaches who put in a bit of mock boxing into their jiujitsu and say “Hey look this is better than sport Jiu Jitsu/Judo! I mean really….Do you have to grift soo hard!

20. For me, I would strongly recommend striking/boxing for just a month. The more the better. But anyone can give 1 month to learn how to hit hard, straight, block etc. Just enough that someone might respect your hitting and think twice. Then train jiu jitsu as much and long as possible. This is for self defense. Bars, clubs, strip clubs etc.
    in jiu jitsu, they will teach you some judo and wrestling. That comes with. Especially for a small guy. Bjj is the ultimate equalizer, that’s the whole point. A 130 lb guy just isn’t going to generate enough power to knock out a 300 pounder if he can even reach his chin.
    If I was still worried and had the time, I’d throw in Muay Thai and Judo, but I’m trying to be realistic to a normal person not a full time fighter.

21. Bernardo's temporalis muscles are super strong

22. Pepper spray. 👍

23. Anyone that says " Jiu Jitsu doesn't work" has NEVER GRAPPLED in their life… BJJ … Wrestling… Judo… at the most basic level takes control of any untrained opponent

24. Ta na harmonização facial?

25. BJJ (Gracie Jiu Jitsu) without takedown does not work on the street, you are not able to get the person down.

26. Avoid street fights. The winner goes to jail and the loser goes to the hospital or morgue.

27. Wrestling, Boxing/Muy Thai, Kali and scenario Combatives. All together.
    Even then you need a lot of luck.
    The most important? The ability to go from 0- 100 in 1 second.
    To make it real, Body Guard courses run a maximum of 6 months and H2H is NOT the most important part.
    Be safe out there.

28. Better to modify and use the basics. Trips ankle picks, standing guillotines, cross train boxing too.

29. Thank you, sensei!

30. I got my black belt a year ago. Now I mostly train boxing, 2 to 3 times a week, and one BJJ every 2 weeks. It's a totally different type of fighting that challenges the brain in other ways.

31. It’s hard to find a self defense focused bjj every place is sport

32. Street fight is a mind set not a training scenario… everyone’s tough till they get a thumb in the eye and a stomp in the groin. Just play a game of rugby… about as close to a street fight as you can get without starting one.

33. Its depend of the school/affiliation. Japanese ju jitsu teach you atemi waza(striking), tachi waza(clinch) ne waza(Ground) and goshin waza(self defense). Same stuff in Brazilian jiu jitsu but most of the schools are focus in ne waza. The Gracie family and the Brazilian pionners taught to Military/Police and dominate in vale tudo match during decades because Gracie/Brazilian jiu jitsu involve also striking and self defense. So yeah definitively Old Jiu jitsu work on the street and modern sport jiu jitsu can work but its depend of the scenario.🤙

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