Originally Posted by
Dragon Warrior
I agree that pulling out a gun or a knife is the most effective way to defeat multiple attackers. So what is your point? Should my BJJ instructor teach me to use a gun? We are talking about hand to hand combat. If you dont think grappling is important in the street then you are naive.
If you want to learn how to run away from your opponents then go train with a football coach. If you want to learn how to fight effectively then you have to train some BJJ. It's just the truth, and it has been proven true over and over again.
OK. Again I am not disputing the fact that BJJ is good to have. I am disputing the fact that in the video posted it is said that what was depicted is a "real streetfight" which is total BS. It was nothing more than a ring fight done in the streets.
Grappling is a double edged sword in the streets. It can work for or against you. If you are squaring off one guy and you trust that none of his buddies/friends will jump in and stab you in the back, sure it will be devatating. However, not knowing the people involved or how involved all others will be in the fight. Me personally, I would not grapple at all. I would poke eyes(which I have done in a fight before) or kick out a knee and flee the scene.
And yes, you should learn to use a gun. It is modern times afterall. One of my MA instructors once said, "A good martial artist always carries a gun" Been my mantra ever since
I say run, cause again, in all of the street fights I have witnessed and the few that I have been in. It becomes a free for all fight. I am not gonna stay there and try to go toe to toe with a bunch of people.
Yes grappling is an integral part of martials. But then again so is a good stand up. Practicing for the unforeseen(although difficult to do) and I do encourage working with firearms and bladed weapons. Even then you are not invincible, cause someone can just calmly walk up behind you at a coffee shop while you are reading a book and stab you or blow your head off.
Bottomline, no one martial art is good for a streetfight. Unlike what is stated in that video. The comment that this is a "real streetfight" and that BJJ is the best to handle a streetfight is total BS. A streetfight is not the same as ring fighting. Weapons are introduced in the streets. You may be fighting more than one person. You will have natural obstacle in the way. That is my point. The whole bravado of BJJ is good for any situation. Although admittedly it is a pretty good systems. But I think it does have its weaknesses.
Should someone say that about any other MA, EX: Shaolin KF is the best in streetfight or Kenpo is the best in streetfights, I would call BS as well.
Training in MA does prepare you for the situation. Some MA styles better than others. However, in all of the style I have been involved with over the years, I have not seen any that is infallable in a streetfight.
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