Is this shit actually useful in real life? I know the best move is always to either defuse the situation or run away, but Jocko Willink pointed out that the main barrier to running is if the guy grabs you (in which case BJJ is probably helpful).Is it worth the time and money to train this, or am I better off just carrying a knife (I live in a big city) and getting as big as possible and relying on leg kicks / pushing someone really hard if I ever get in a fight?There aren’t any convenient options for wrestling/judo and I refuse to do a striking art like boxing or Muay Thai since I’m paranoid about hothead sociopaths giving me head injuries during training.
>>77526884Jew jitsu is a racket. Muay Thai is the best.
jiujitsu is a great way to make yourself helpless on the ground while his friends kick you in the head. does jiujitsu even have takedowns? it almost looks like aikido where the opponent actually does all the work
>>77526900There’s a Muay Thai place fairly close to where I live. I’m just worried some retard will go too hard during sparring and give me a concussion.
>>77526903I would think that being able to manhandle someone on the ground would also translate to manhandling someone while standing up and resisting takedowns. The ability to spar at full intensity in BJJ is the most appealing thing to me since you’d actually be used to the full practical application of your techniques
>>77526884The sneaky guillotine, and the sneaky kimura are nice. The second one can be done in a single second if the attacker gives you an armBoxing is probably better
>>77526884Okay I have almost 100 hours in BJJ .. here Is the reality..You will get injured. I have nerve damage and I can't remember what it was like to feel healthy and pain free. I feel like an old man. My neck hurts. I have random pain shooting in my arm. I wake up in pain. I feel like my life was in two separate parts. Before the pain and after the pain Yes it's useful. Grip breaking. Staying calm under pressure. Basic takedowns such as collar drag or snap downs, body lock dump etc. being used to being pulled/pushed/crushed. Being able to escape locks and being held down. Not gassing in 20 seconds like new peopleBeing able to throw someone to the floor and hold them down/break their limb/choke them out depending on the situation It is fun, grappling is pretty much the ultimate and first sport Striking you probably won't get injured as much if you have an amateur fight and call it a day. Ideally learn both. And if you start training go slow be calm, try to chill. Don't fight headlock/guillotine just tap until you know what your doing. If I followed this advice instead of thinking I was in a UFC fight to the death in my first couple of hours I wouldn't be semi crippled
>>77527422>100 hoursif this is pasta or bait, it's a pretty bad one
>>77526884I started 1.5 months ago and it's one of the most fun things I've done in my life. I was getting seriously bummed out at the gym because it had gotten monotonous, but BJJ has reignited my fire and excitement to train; I haven't felt this way since I discovered /fit/ and the gym 10 years ago.My reason for training is self-defense. IMO it is obviously useful and what I've seen from guys in my gym validates that hypothesis. That said, I think you only have half a toolkit in fights if you only train BJJ. I plan to start training Muay Thai once a week in October or November because it feels super retarded to only rely on grappling without any exposure to strikes at all.
>>77527429Why? Yeah 100 hours is nothing but I can give you a semi educated answer. What do you know? Nothing
