I'm a two stripe purple belt in jiu jitsu under Leonardo Xavier.

been doing it for about 7 years. been to many many tournaments all over the US. more than i can remember actually. maybe 50 total?

nothing is better than jiujitsu. other martial arts are alright, but as the saying goes in the bjj world: "if you want to break boards, take karate. if you want to break people, take bjj"

VIB

Brazil3567 Posts

May 04 2011 16:03 GMT

#24

On May 03 2011 14:02 vol_ wrote:

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What about Brazil nuts? lol

lol I had to google that to know what it was

We call it "Pará's Nuts", Pará is a state in the north. Not sure how they call it in Pará tho

But bbj we just call it "Jiu Jitsu" and the original form we call it "Japanese Jiu Jitsu".

Personally I only trained it for like 4 months then got bored and left ^^ Tho I admit part of me quitting was realizing how ugly the ears of every jiu jitsu pro looks like

StayFrosty

Canada743 Posts

May 04 2011 16:06 GMT

#25

How exactly do you get into BJJ/Muay Thai? I did Kung Fu for about 2 years but it was an invite only club that a friend referred me into. But how do you get into these 'public' clubs?

Siretu

151 Posts

May 04 2011 16:11 GMT

#26

I've done BJJ for 3-4 years but I haven't been playing regularly so I never got that good. I met Alexander Paiva though and he gave me my first stripe.

I'm pretty tall AND flexible which is a good combination. I can hook the player with my legs even when they're in a mount position.

Also, my mom's boyfriend has a brown belt in BJJ and a black belt in Karate.
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I'd probably lose to just about anyone on here anyways(BJJ and SC2

)

VIB

Brazil3567 Posts

May 04 2011 16:12 GMT

#27

On May 05 2011 01:06 StayFrosty wrote:
How exactly do you get into BJJ/Muay Thai? I did Kung Fu for about 2 years but it was an invite only club that a friend referred me into. But how do you get into these 'public' clubs?

Never heard of invite only ones. Around here I'd just ask around any regular gym. Most of them have Jiu Jitsu classes.

hazelynut

United States2195 Posts

May 04 2011 16:14 GMT

#28

2 years of kungfu (but uh...started late and only went like 1-2 times a week, so I failed D: ) i now do stage choreographed martial arts! break falls! yeah!

gretorp used to come to princeton and teach BW, and when he did, he would take on one of our sc players (he's like...a little under 300 pounds, varsity track and field) and completely dismantle him XD i might have a video somewhere...need to upload it ahah

Trowabarton756

United States870 Posts

May 04 2011 16:25 GMT

#29

On May 05 2011 00:44 Klaus1986 wrote:
nothing is better than jiujitsu. other martial arts are alright, but as the saying goes in the bjj world: "if you want to break boards, take karate. if you want to break people, take bjj"

It is not the art but the man that breaks people.

Shvifb

12 Posts

May 04 2011 16:28 GMT

#30

What is more practical for self defense between boxing and Muay Thai?

iG.Zeep

Mexico253 Posts

May 04 2011 16:34 GMT

#31

On May 05 2011 01:28 Shvifb wrote:
What is more practical for self defense between boxing and Muay Thai?

if those r ur only options go with Muay Thai of course =P

2stra

Netherlands928 Posts

May 04 2011 16:42 GMT

#32

@Shvifb: I honestly believe that it does not really matter which martial art/sport you practice, as long as you are dedicated and disciplined. Pick the one you like the most!

As for myself I have been training Pencak Silat for about six years now and I love the depth of the movements, you never stop learning. This has helped my starcraft tremendously

MeteorMash

United States54 Posts

May 04 2011 16:54 GMT

#33

kickboxing and catch wrestling

ChrisXIV

Austria3553 Posts

May 04 2011 16:57 GMT

#34

I never had the discipline/dedication to get into martial arts. Did some Judo a few years ago, but most people there just wanted to hurt the opponent as much as possible during training, so I quit. Tested Jiu-Jitsu and Karate, stopped that too.

On May 05 2011 01:28 Shvifb wrote:
What is more practical for self defense between boxing and Muay Thai?

One was developed to be a sport, the other one for killing people. You decide.

Attiicus

United States84 Posts

May 04 2011 17:04 GMT

#35

I personally find muay Thai much more interesting than boxing. If you decided to go with boxing, it would be a lot more foot and hand work. Muay Thai is going to use elbows and knees, as well as clinch work. Both are fascinating martial arts and are lethal.

OT: I was so excited when I read this thread! I had no idea so many others trained bjj. I've been studying it for about 7 months. And still haven't gotten my first stripe yet, although I think I'm very close.

Bjj is an amazing sport, in that how you view what's going on from a spectator is always changing. When I first started I was just interested in learning a few submissions, because who doesn't wanna know how to choke a friend out right? Lol after about two weeks of just getting demolished. I started noticing patterns in why people so much smaller than me could just sweep me with such ease. You then begin to see what to lookout for but, anyone who knows anything about bjj knows it's always evolving. There is this meta game inside of the game. People start pulling rubber guard. Then you have guys like Ryan hall who plays inverted guard(upside down). Things that have traditional jj black belts scratching their head.

Bjj is a game of human chess.
Sc2 is a game of chess.

Glueburn

United States496 Posts

May 04 2011 17:04 GMT

#36

If only there were people that practiced capoeira in the sc2 pro-scene.

Clearout

Norway1060 Posts

May 04 2011 17:04 GMT

#37

I've trained karate and taekwondo on and off the last 10 years. I've never done it too long (just intervals of 6 months / a year) in one round so I never managed to get a high belt. I was always the top of my class (this includes 14 year old girls and 50 year old men so not too much of a brag) and could spar convincingly with red belts.

JitnikoVi

Russian Federation396 Posts

May 04 2011 17:05 GMT

#38

ive been doing bjj for 3 years now, competing in ontario opens, and a competition in ohio (i love in ontario myself), i also participate in boxing where i just got my amateur license 3 months ago, and sanshou competitions which ive been to 4 of, with a king of the hill-esque style, and ive come first in all 4

:D

and im a rank 1 - 750point diamond if it counts

sc4k

United Kingdom5454 Posts

May 04 2011 17:11 GMT

#39

trained boxing, wrestling, kyokushin, BJJ, muay thai. Personally, the more and more I learn about fighting the less and less I would resort to it, and the more I would rely on being calm and easing tension. I think martial arts are good for self-confidence and fitness though

.

Currently I only box because it's so hard to be injured in boxing compared to wrestling or BJJ where it's almost once monthly you will pick SOMETHING up.

Fryght

Netherlands254 Posts

May 04 2011 17:20 GMT

#40

Judo (when I was little), wing chun kung-fu (3 years), kendo (3 years), taekwondo (6 months)...On a break for now. I need to get back to kendo though, it's really nice for endurance to compliment my lifting. TKD feels weird to me, because I have pretty muscular, short legs and I'm not really all that flexible, lol. Wing chun was cool as well, but all the guys at the club had like 10+ or even 20+ years of experience, so sparring was tough. I still like kendo best though.