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RE: What’s the deal with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? Why we love this martial art and think it is amazing; common misconceptions, and why you should try it!
Great write up, I learned a lot about the BJJ!
Great write up, I learned a lot about the BJJ!
It's a practice I've always been interested in. My knowledge is only in tournament style tae-kwon-do. I love it, but it leaves a lot of potentially fatal gaps.
Ground work is a big one so bjj would be a great suppliment. Unfortunately I'm a bit turned away from it because I have a serious control phobia and freak out if I lose it. My little brother took wrestling in highschool and it made fighting with him a bitch : /
I suppose that's all the more reason I should learn though.
Edit: dang replied to a comment again. Oh well, just gunna leave it. #toolazy
@alex-draw, it seems like we have similar backgrounds then, I also spent several years practicing and competing in TKD. However, while TKD is great for developing fast, precise and effective kicks, it neglects the use of the hands for both offense and defense–and of course ground fighting is out of its scope.
If you would like to start BJJ to become a more well-rounded fighter, you would have to surrender into it completely, and accept the fact that you most likely will feel very frustrated and powerless most of the time while you are first learning; the typical white belt (like myself) usually gets their butt kicked almost every class, it's part of the process. However, there is something very satisfying and challenging about it that keeps many of us coming back. Maybe you can take a couple of trial lessons and see how you feel about it.
Thanks for stopping by!
I am glad you enjoyed it, thanks for your comment, @o1o1o1o :-)