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Paladin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:33 pm

eyedoc wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:21 pm Going to the ground is a last resort.

Indeed! but BJJ does teach you what to do if you end up there.

Paladin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:19 pm HBO did a major public service with this video.

The video demonstrates many of the benefits of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It deals specifically with Law Enforcement and current policing issues, benefits which I believe are obvious to anyone educated on the subject, but these benefits have somehow escaped public knowledge.

Benefits of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are high for self defense as well. You might never go to the ground, rolling with a violent criminal... but with Jiu-Jitsu you will increase your fitness, confidence, and your fighting spirit in ways that are not easily replicated. Unlike many other "martial arts", Jiu-Jitsu spends a significant amount of time working with live opponents. In that sense Jiu-Jitsu's realism has a significant leg up over other fighting systems, including the shooting sports. It's worth noting that during WW2, Japan trained all their soldiers in Jiu-Jitsu from the time they were children, which gave them extreme confidence and the fighting spirit to never ever surrender.