Brazillian Ju-Jitsu
I mentioned last time that I disliked (*ahem* hated) brazillian ju-jitsu. I have several reasons for this, and they are all understandable.
1. 90% of all fights go to the ground, or at least it is the statistic they use. Need I remind everyone what statistics are? Anyway, I totally disagree with this. 90% of all fights do not go to the ground. Not if you count all fights anyway. Bar brawls, boxing matches, group fights (unrelated to a bar), and riots just to name a few. 90% of UFC and K-1 fights (okay, almost 99%) go to the ground because that's what they do. They bring people to the ground.
2. Almost all, Gracie's included, of BJJ are pompous pigs that have only a very narrow view of martial arts. To them, the Gracies are gods that must never be questioned. They act as if there is only one way to win a fight, and that's there way. They will not adapt unless their gods adapt, and they take every opportunity to bash on other martial arts. Then, when practitioners of those arts take up for themselves, they are usually tomato cans. They justify themselves by bashing on children who know no better. (You might not understand my last comment. A black belt is merely one who has mastered the basics. I suggest that you understand what that means first.)
3. All styles of martial arts have their weaknesses and strategies. Unfortunately, the rules employed by K-1 and UFC favor BJJ. Bone-breaking isn't allowed. Pressure points are not allowed. Joint locking is not allowed. Kicking to the throat/groin is, guess what, not allowed. That hardly declares a greater style.
4. Emphasis in BJJ is being a gigantic brute, while the goal of martial arts has, and always will be, to make the person better. Not just a better fighter, but a better person. BJJ fails horribly in that respect.
These are the reasons why I will never support BJJ. I, like my friend Kay Shin, will take a catch wrestler over a BJJ practitioner any day.
Personally, I study a style of Tae Kwon Do called Chung Do Kwan. It emphasizes kicks and punches that have the ability to neutralize the opponent in only two or three moves. It differs radically from Sport Tae Kwon Do (Olympic for the uneducated) in that when we kick someone to the head, it's not a point, but an execution.
Tae Kwon Do takes lots of flack in the martial arts community for this reason, and it ticks me off. If you want to prove your art against Tae Kwon Do, bring it against me. Just make sure to write your will and testament first. You might not get a second chance.
1. 90% of all fights go to the ground, or at least it is the statistic they use. Need I remind everyone what statistics are? Anyway, I totally disagree with this. 90% of all fights do not go to the ground. Not if you count all fights anyway. Bar brawls, boxing matches, group fights (unrelated to a bar), and riots just to name a few. 90% of UFC and K-1 fights (okay, almost 99%) go to the ground because that's what they do. They bring people to the ground.
2. Almost all, Gracie's included, of BJJ are pompous pigs that have only a very narrow view of martial arts. To them, the Gracies are gods that must never be questioned. They act as if there is only one way to win a fight, and that's there way. They will not adapt unless their gods adapt, and they take every opportunity to bash on other martial arts. Then, when practitioners of those arts take up for themselves, they are usually tomato cans. They justify themselves by bashing on children who know no better. (You might not understand my last comment. A black belt is merely one who has mastered the basics. I suggest that you understand what that means first.)
3. All styles of martial arts have their weaknesses and strategies. Unfortunately, the rules employed by K-1 and UFC favor BJJ. Bone-breaking isn't allowed. Pressure points are not allowed. Joint locking is not allowed. Kicking to the throat/groin is, guess what, not allowed. That hardly declares a greater style.
4. Emphasis in BJJ is being a gigantic brute, while the goal of martial arts has, and always will be, to make the person better. Not just a better fighter, but a better person. BJJ fails horribly in that respect.
These are the reasons why I will never support BJJ. I, like my friend Kay Shin, will take a catch wrestler over a BJJ practitioner any day.
Personally, I study a style of Tae Kwon Do called Chung Do Kwan. It emphasizes kicks and punches that have the ability to neutralize the opponent in only two or three moves. It differs radically from Sport Tae Kwon Do (Olympic for the uneducated) in that when we kick someone to the head, it's not a point, but an execution.
Tae Kwon Do takes lots of flack in the martial arts community for this reason, and it ticks me off. If you want to prove your art against Tae Kwon Do, bring it against me. Just make sure to write your will and testament first. You might not get a second chance.