The beauty of BJJ training? Realising there's always someone way better than you. And that you can't always pick who it is. So, stay polite and work hard at avoiding trouble.

This conversation is exhausting. Can we just let each other train and be done with it. If you're getting into street fights, you need to re-evaluate your life.

I’m 55 years old and have done Muay Thai most of my life. About five years ago I started BJJ and I’m a purple belt.  I don’t compete and I am definitely more into the sport Jujitsu. I only do it from Health and because I’m tired of getting punched and I want to do something competitive but fun.

I was Nypd detective for 25 years and during that time I had hundreds of real fights. I know absolutely without a doubt that a real fight is different than any kind of combat “sport” .  I think that sport Jujitsu absolutely helps you in a real fight simply because you have trained your mind and your body to adapt to other people’s reactions and aggression. Even though it’s not competition, you still have to have the guts to show up and engage in combat with another individual. It gives you a certain amount of confidence. I fought against people who were completely untrained, but they were completely confident, and they gave me some of the toughest fights I’ve ever had as a detective. Building your confidence, keeping your body, strong and training your reflexes to respond to others will always give you a benefit in a real fight.

If the fight is physical, then any combat sport will help.

sometimes it's good to roll with that spazzy white belt.  good simulation of what you might run into.

17 years in law enforcement, 4 stripe bjj brown belt and was an average wrestler who wrestled Juco beforehand. BJJ/wrestling have definitely worked for me multiple times but it’s all relative to the person and scenario you’re in, nothing is bulletproof but your survivability and effectiveness will be 10x better with combat sport experience than without.

One of the main things i’ve gained from training is it broke the delusion of what i’m capable of while affirming the things i’m proficient at. It also helps me stay composed and make better, more efficient decisions in an altercation. But in my line of work, good tactics and being a good communicator rules all. I’ll never fight alone again unless i have no choice.

The skills sets from bjj, wrestling,mma etc all translate, it’s the rule sets just don’t always.

Well said. I think sport bjj is great for foundational training, but there are some things you would never do in a real fight, and the advantages of staying on top should always be top of mind!

How someone trains is a reflection of how that person will perform under stress, so if someone primarily practices combat sports, periodically adding realistic self-preservation situations to day-to-day training is necessary to maintain that frame of reference. In the same way, periodically sparring hard in competition conditions is necessary to prevent "ring rust." For example, practicing stand-up grappling drills to create distance INSTEAD of closing for the take down is the opposite strategy of competition. With sport bjj, I feel that a gym that has a dialogue about what is sport strategy and what is not can more effectively "tweak" training variables to match the conditions of self-preservation.

Last 2 street fights i was in i used bjj to come out on top so i know the "bjj dont work on the streets" is B.S. the fact is its all relative to the opponent and the enviroment and that is a true statement to ALL forms of martial combat. All the talk otherwise is just talk.

I was out with a bunch of jiu jitsu guys when visiting a friend who were in a sports bjj school and when one of the guys who was a black belt got punched and instantly became a white belt because he had never fought or did striking.

People forget the ART in Martial ARTS. If we didn't have the sport side, martial arts  wouldn't be popular.  That said, I have seen BJJ black belts with Zero takedowns/throws.

Good martial arts training in a legit martial art with legit instructors will maximize your survivability in a real fight.

4:30 it’s not that it’s useless in a street fights; it’s just the situation might not occur but if it hurts on the mat it will hurt on the street

I've been doing Jiu-Jitsu for 25 years. I have competed a few times. Here is my opinion on sport BJJ:

Is someone who does just sport BJJ going to be better off in a fight than a completely untrained person? Yes. They will likely be in better shape, more athletic, and have a few things that will help them. So would a football player but I don't think anyone would say playing football is the best way to train for a fight.

The main issues I have with sport BJJ are that if you train for it to the point you are having some success you are creating training scars. Guard pulling, no defense against being slammed, no defense against strikes, no defense against common street attacks etc. How many times have we seen a good BJJ guy get slammed out of a triangle or armbar? This is 100% due to sport BJJ. Used to everyone hooked the leg or let that shit go when the other person stood up. These days because of sport rules most of the time they don't. Do you know how many sport guys I've tapped with a simple headlock over the years simply because they had no answer for it yet it is THE most common street attack. Wanna see a competition purple belt shit their pants? They throw on a triangle and I start to powerbomb them. They go into full panic mode and start screaming about "rules". The issue with sport is the rule set. If the white new belt thats 6'3" 260 starts to lift you its YOUR job to defend it, not bitch about some IBJJF rule BS.

Its funny you should use the boxer as an example because what always happens when boxers fight anyone who knows grappling? Exactly, they end up on the ground because they never practice not being taken to the ground because of the rules of boxing. How many pure boxers win UFC fights? Now carry that same thinking over to grappling. Do you practice your takedowns and grappling against someone trying to punch and kick you? No? But yet you think when the time comes you are gonna magically rise to the occasion and learn a new skill-set in the middle of a fight?

So, while no one is gonna argue that a sport BJJ guy, a wrestler, a boxer, would all do much better in a fight than an untrained person, its not the best/optimal way to train if you are training for self-defense/fighting. You will do what you have mastered in training. If thats jumping guard, you will. If thats grappling at the wrong distance, you will. God forbid you dive deeper into the fundamentals rather than "inventing" a new technique every day to keep the ADHD/youtube generation happy. When I smallish female comes to me for training I show them how to get away from people and out from under people. I don't start them with inversions and diving for heel hooks.

People who never train or spar telling me what does and doesn't work in a fight is my favorite 😂

Love the channel, keep it up!

I’ve been in bjj 15+ years now at all MMA, sport, and self-defense gyms and I will say with 1000% confidence the serious competition guard pulling lapel grabbing nerds would obliterate the self-defense gym guys in a fight. It would be laughable. MMA gyms though is another animal

Most combat sport people I know are really good at never putting themselves close to a situation where they will get into a fight. I think combat sports build social skills, confidence awareness and good life habits that keep you comfortable and safe. But then they can calmly bring it all out under pressure.

sport BJJ is a low risk way of learning bjj and is adaptable to combat bjj but you need to start somewhere

Great point of view in which I share as a Judo coach that teaches Judo for self defense as a component. Judo, just like all combat sports, must be adjusted for self defense. If you can do that you will be more prepare than if you were to train a traditional art IMO. I think of it like CPR and first aid. Things you can do to hopefully survive an emergent situation.

one of my favourite move from wrestling is the arm throw where you do a bridge while rolling your opponent to the ground, definitely look beautiful as an art but on the street … well, not the best idea