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Another solid video. I try to form my fighting style not so much by copying someone who has a style that i like, but moreso by copying someone who has similar, natural, physical tools that Allah has givem to me. For example: I'm 5'8", 155lbs. In no stretch of the imagination do I have the build to fight like Jon Jones. Furthermore, I just don't have the power to be a KO artist. So my style ends up being more of a wrestling based, top--control, GNP style on the ground and more of a dirty boxing style on the feet. So I look to Randy Couture.

ABSOLUTELY agree with this. Every fighter can learn to punch a little harder. . Butvyou will NEVER turn Michael Nunn into John "The Beast" Mugabi. It's just that simple. Same with the chin: you can do things to help you absorb punches (like neck exercises). But you will never turn Tommy Hearns's chin into Hagler's chin.

I will say sparring and holding the pads is what helped me see punch lines.

Wrestling is a method of taking people to the ground. BJJ is a method of submitting people once taken to the ground. Two different and complementary ends. What's the point of.this?

I am a blackbelt in Jiu Jitsu and I do appreciate the information

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Didn't do that against Frank Brennan did he

Fantastic drill

I love your breakdown! Excellent!

I'm glad you mentioned Jeff Thompson the real O.G

Bulshito is endless

There is a human tendency to do what you opponent does. If he kicks, you try to kick. If he punches, you try to punch. Why is that?

Most people with the level head knows that aikito is a b******* martial art

clean work

Such a shame karate was badass when it came to the u.s after world war 2. Since then its a hobby's martial art. 😢😢😢😢😢😢

Truth I fought 70s

Funny fact: without BJJ nobody would be talking about this because MMA wouldn't even exist as we know it now lol

I agree with him that fight of kron Gracie was pathetic he became a meme to make fun of jiu jitsu guys

Nice looking back.. So true. They have no clue. I was 16 pushed by my older family training.. first fighting like that in the early 70's. We were Kenpo, Kung Fu and sparring and Kickboxing with Champ Joe Lewis, later Bill Wallace and Ed Parker too. Fighting Vietnam vets, badasses from FL and the Bahamas...Skilled!!! Tournaments in the Ghetto in Riviera Bch, Florida down to Overtown and Liberty City Miami. White boy Fighting against, and training with black Nisei Goju Ryu Black Belt guys. Top names. Broken arms.. groin kicks.. lol. Fun, brutal. Not kids classes Karate schools.

I agree , most fights start standing up they end in K.O or ground & pound

Bjj has produced more ufc champions than any other base besides wrestling. Explain that?

Trouble with bjj is itll teach mummies boys to get tough on the mats however try it in a real fight and see how you feel after you get punched on the nose 95% of them will break ? It teaches weak men to be tough without making them tough

I started out wrestling!!! Got into bjj now, been doing that for 3 years but also still work on my wrestling! Seems to work for me

Watch Gary Tonon, and when the Ruotolos brothers start fighting, they are gonna be awesome. WHen your BJJ is the best in the world, I think that is one of the best bases, because you have a significant adavantage, you arent afraid of getting taken down, you can throw caution to the wind and let yourself get taken down. BJJ has had so many really good fighters in MMA history, Noguera, Maia, Jacare Souza, Aoki, Werdum,BJ penn. And guys who arent the best fighters use BJJ Rodolfa Viera, and Gary Tonon is pretty dominant in One, Brian Ortega, is pretty elite. Tom Aspinalli combines striking with really good BJJ. Every discipline is important.

Every Martial Art has a purpose. Cross training will always be best.

Very good. Towards your point(s) just look at the Gordon Ryan v. Bo Nickal match, 230 pounds of steroided beef vs 180 pound wrestler with no submission training. This exhibition may been worse than the Schultz/Hickson matchup. In my mind BJJ has become unwatchable with the self-takedowns and butt scooting. Striking and wrestling is where it's at.

I remember when it was a lot of karate dojos around the city now it's bjj.

Jujitsu is fine if you are the one that knows it, against an unskilled opponent. The last thing you want is to be on your back in the street. Just asking to get your brains bashed in by their mates.

Brazilian Jujitsu is not real Jujitsu, it is incomplete Judo. The ground techniques that were designed to be used when you and your opponent hit the ground from a sacrifice throw, or if you both fall. Judo itself is a sport that has combat applications, and they created the sport of Brazilian Jujitsu from that so it is watered down. It still has its value if you know how to incorporate it with other systems, but by itself it is not enough. The best way to know if a system is useful is to look at what law enforcement is using , or the military. People who have to use these techniques at times in real situations.

Being on your back with yours legs open and a man looking down at you is just weird. That part of grappling is definitely Brazilian

Laying on you back with your legs open does not win fights you have more chance of getting pregnant. I am also white and a bjj guy. combat jj is the future. It keeps jj honest

Gordon Ryan still has to sign up for his first actual sanctioned fight. Something is telling me he would not sign up for a real life one, even with a 60 years old 190 pounder like you. Most likely that his steroid use is the only risky behaviour GR ever indulges in.

Sir...I agree. However, it depends who your talking about. Not everyone who trains Bjj has that retarded attitude. Yes, I do think that sports Jiu Jitsu is lame as fuck. Not everyone trains like that or is that shallow minded. Thank you for your videos. I do enjoy them and learn from them.

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The argument seemed to go from Jiu Jitsu not the best base for mma to Jiu Jitsu practitioners are straight up wimps. I want to see this guy go talk that stuff at a Jiu Jitsu academy. Go show them how “soy” they are. You should mop the floor with them with those secret techniques. Upload the footage.

I was shoked the first time I ever did ju-jitsu. I had a private lesson with a fella who ended up I’n the UFC at light heavyweight/ heavyweight I won’t mention his name. Hint Hint he may have fought Cro Cop in Sydney any way. At that time I had 18 years of solid striking behind me. I had competed in 3 different styles and was not too bad. I was humbled like never before. But. We started on our knees!! BJJ works great When everyone is doing BJJ

Professionally, this guy was never a champion in anything. I don't doubt he trained, but essentially, he's a nobody. I'll take everything he says with a grain of salt, but nonetheless, his thoughts and opinions are thought provoking at least.

My brother and I were talking about this the other day. We go to an mma gym and lots of people seem to think that bjj is the end all be all martial art but me and my brother lean towards wrestling and boxing way more. I have no training in wrestling but my brother and I would always wrestle; I just find it funny how people who have been “grappling” (bjj) for 5 years can’t take us down.

New bjj has a lot more wrestling. BJJ is grappling now. Its anything that works in grappling.

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White folk here. We ain't all crotch sniffers! xD Both you and Guru said the same things I've been saying for years. BJJ is a "combat sport" for people who know they don't have the testicular fortitude to git gud at Striking or Wrasslin'.

The mystique of BJJ started to dim once more fighters started training their grappling more extensively and learning how to defend themselves from it. The Gracies had success in the sport of MMA at a time when most fighters had no understanding of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. But once fighters started incorporating jiu-jitsu training and gaining knowledge of it, it lost it's luster. Sakuraba, a wrestler, beating 4 of the Gracies including Royce serves as a shining example of this.

Two questions what do you think about bjj for kids (of course with a view of cross training later in life), and also what do you think about judo for interest sake?

This is one of the few times I've ever agreed with MMA guru. This and his criticism of Rogans commentary during events

Salaams akhi , u are most correct . I do bjj cause its fun and exercise my base is judo primarily and i took up wrestling

#Wisdom..

Gordon Ryan would not pass the PED smell test.

BJJ just like gangsta rap was poppin 35 plus years ago. Respectfully that was the time to criticize both. I do agree most gangsta rappers ain't really living dat ganglife. And most martial artist ain't bout dat ganglife or in dem streets like dat either. We're athletes yes but gangstaz no lol respectfully. Besides most real OG gangstaz over 45 yrs old I know are either in the church, the cemetery or somebody's penatanchy. Peace and blessings professor no doubt respect from Cali my brotha fasho ✊🏿

I agree. BJJ, as a bouncer, has gotten me kicked in the head and stabbed twice. Love the art, but it's 🗑 for the streets. Boxing and wrestling is my go too.