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BJJ Competitions, and why I hate them.
Posted on 9/18/16 at 12:39 am
Posted on 9/18/16 at 12:39 am
So, I'm not sure if I've ever said this but I'm a self-defense instructor and I teach a lot of grappling. I think the objective of learning a martial art or even mixed martial arts is to get the closest to combat you possibly can.
So my question is, to those who actively participate in BJJ Competitions/Tournaments, why outlaw slamming if takedowns are legal? Why not start off on the ground, or on your knees?
Disqualifications from BJJ Tournaments.
Oh, and avoid 18 - 35 seconds, someone's arm is broken and the sound is pretty awful.
So my question is, to those who actively participate in BJJ Competitions/Tournaments, why outlaw slamming if takedowns are legal? Why not start off on the ground, or on your knees?
Disqualifications from BJJ Tournaments.
Oh, and avoid 18 - 35 seconds, someone's arm is broken and the sound is pretty awful.
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Posted on 9/18/16 at 12:58 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
The same reason they outlaw punches and kicks, to protect from severe injuries. You could easily paralyze someone when you slam them from guard.
Posted on 9/18/16 at 6:17 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Under that logic why not allow punching?
Think of a BJJ competition like an arm wrestling match -- you can't start kicking the person you're arm wrestling, that would make it something other than an arm wrestling match.
BJJ is a specific martial art -- which is why the rules for the competition are specific to the art.
In BJJ gyms the teaching of more full combat and how it relates to jiu jitsu is covered all the time.
Think of a BJJ competition like an arm wrestling match -- you can't start kicking the person you're arm wrestling, that would make it something other than an arm wrestling match.
BJJ is a specific martial art -- which is why the rules for the competition are specific to the art.
In BJJ gyms the teaching of more full combat and how it relates to jiu jitsu is covered all the time.
Posted on 9/18/16 at 6:37 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Also, you may not understand the art of jiu jitsu and the people in those disqualification videos may not either.
The entire point of it is to bring little or no damage to the person you're submitting. It's a very respectful art that is supposed to play into a very balanced brain that doesn't ever get overly emotional or driven by adrenaline.
Body slamming is counter to the actual art of jiu jitsu.
The entire point of it is to bring little or no damage to the person you're submitting. It's a very respectful art that is supposed to play into a very balanced brain that doesn't ever get overly emotional or driven by adrenaline.
Body slamming is counter to the actual art of jiu jitsu.
Posted on 9/18/16 at 6:40 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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BJJ Competitions
What are these, clearly I thought this tread was heading in a much different direction.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 7:14 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
this is how i read this
then saw
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BJ Competitions
then saw
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why I hate them.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 11:32 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Misread title, thread disappoints.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:19 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
You would literally have nothing but cripples left. The body cannot take that much abuse for very long.
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