On May 05 2011 02:05 JitnikoVi wrote: 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
I was a black and red belt in my younger days of Tae Kwon Do, but now I have been studying Wing Chun/Ving Tsun under a high lineage sifu for about 6 months. It is a very practical, efficient style and Bruce Lee's Jeet Kun Do was largely derived from it.
Used to train in aikido for a couple of years but it became a hell of a lot of stress on my wrist which has been suffering with tendinitis for a while now. After i stopped doing that i took up karate for a while but just kind of slowly stopped attending classes, that was about 2/3 years ago now, from what i can remember i got up to i think brown belt in both
Trained kick boxing for about 6 years but never gone to any showmatches or something. Was going to have a showmatch against the top 5th in norway one time, but hurt my ancle so could'nt(wasnt allowed) to perform Would have probably lost bigtime tho. I might have done better today if I didnt use 80% of my spare time playing Sc2!
Why would anyone who knows bjj pull guard in a real fight? That's fucking stupid.
I do bjj since two years back, and judo once a week too. I basicly train 5-6 times a week unless something comes in the way. We don't do stripes at my club, but I think I'm closing in on blue soon. Seems most people at my club gets it after two years of regular training approximately. And we'll have some graduations (or whatever you call it) next week. Makes me nervous.
It would be awesome if I do indeed get blue next week, but it would also feel weird because I don't know if I have the level for it since I just recently had my first win in a competition (I've been struggling with my competition mindset for a while, but it seems to be getting better). Also, I'm going to Brazil this summer to train at Gordo Jiu-jitsu. If I'm still white belt that would mean a lot less pressure, and the opportunity to come back and put up some nice results in competitions next semester.
On the other hand, getting blue belt is just generally awesome. And doing wrist locks is something I've been looking forward to a long time since I did aikido for six years prior to taking up bjj.
Oh well, it's not in mind hands and I try to look at it positively Does anyone have experiences with the same thoughts when they were closing in on a new belt?
From what i hear, many clubs give away belts like toys in a cornflake package. Cant u even get like a brown belt just by sending a video of u doing some stuff to the gracies?
I'm 16 and really want to get into some martrial arts but I'm not sure which and I don't know if it's too late to start, been playing football (Soccer...T_T) since I was 4.
On May 06 2011 22:49 Slakkoo wrote: I'm 16 and really want to get into some martrial arts but I'm not sure which and I don't know if it's too late to start, been playing football (Soccer...T_T) since I was 4.
16 is not at all too late. I would suggiest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu if u like ground fighting, or Muay Thai if u like standing.U can also do MMA (mixed martiel arts) if u prefer both. I would recommend MMA to anyone wanting to do a martial arts.
And again 16 is not at all to late, i think its kinda early .
I'm an avid aikido practitioner, but I find BJJ (especially the ground work) incredibly fascinating. It's so technical it's actually amazing. I'd probably suck at it though, my legs are not nearly as supple as they should be.
I was wondering whether someone could tell me if there's also a more martial (read: non-competitive) form of BJJ, preferably one that takes multiple attackers into account.
On May 06 2011 22:26 ZeGzoR wrote: From what i hear, many clubs give away belts like toys in a cornflake package. Cant u even get like a brown belt just by sending a video of u doing some stuff to the gracies?
Bjj has been pretty strict with belts. I did Tae kwon do for almost 10 years and saw how people went from white to "black belt" in 3 years. A belt a month to keep people motivated.
By contrast in BJJ it took me two years to get blue, which is the first belt. I think avg time for black belt in BJJ is 10+ years of consistent training. Quite a commitment.
Competition is a big part of BJJ as well and it makes things very clear who deserves their belt and who doesn't. It also helps the evolution of the sport as people constantly compete at 100% so the techniques that work survive those that don't are modified or are discarded.
There is also the "BJJ police" to discourage people who open a gym and claim to have a BJJ belt. Someone will show up and ask about their lineage who their instructors were etc.. It keeps things more on the up and up,
As BJJ becomes more popular there will be those who will lower standards to make the $$. (As you mentioned above with belt via mail) but for the most part if you go to an instructor with a legit lineage then you can expect quality instructions, and a long road up the ranks.
On May 06 2011 22:08 ZeGzoR wrote: I know a guy who does bjj and pulled guard in a street fight. The other guys friend stomped him in the head....
Well, most martial arts don't do 2v1 situations or as a side thing. The only "martial art" I saw doing this was Close Combat but it was a bunch of guys in the military learning how to kick someone's ass in odd situations - and training to be "tough" with things like running head first into a wall.
What most good techers say is: if you ever fight more than 1 person or an armed person (= unfair fight), trying avoiding it or running. You could pull it off if you make every right decision, but it's a huge risk. Training to fight bare-handed against a guy with a knife is just in case you get stuck in such situations... that's why you also learn how to run in dojos. :o)
Am I the only one here who did Ju-Jutsu - not the brazilian kind? Did 2 years then stopped, was orange belt. I think I'll go back to it this year. I like it because it's not only ground-fighting, it's also judo and ponto-combo.
On May 06 2011 22:49 Slakkoo wrote: I'm 16 and really want to get into some martrial arts but I'm not sure which and I don't know if it's too late to start, been playing football (Soccer...T_T) since I was 4.
Oh yeah, by the way, I thought that too, but it's just because at that age you feel that you're becoming an adult. You're actually just a kid and people keep on changing, switching from guitar to electro dance and then MMA. When people grow older they tend to try a whole lot of different things. Realize that you still have 20+ years of possible training so... nope, it's not too late.
Also, martial arts really get serious at that age, so you can close the gap with those who started earlier really quick.
EPT
Would have probably lost bigtime tho. I might have done better today if I didnt use 80% of my spare time playing Sc2! 
Does anyone have experiences with the same thoughts when they were closing in on a new belt?
