If someone takes Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, are they going to be beaten up on the first day?
First off, let me clear the air, BJJ is not a striking self-defense, it’s a grappling self-defense. It’s not fighting, so you most certainly will not be “beaten up” on the first day. Any good jiu jitsu school, will open with a warm-up and then go into some technique. Jiu Jitsu is a sport that puts a high emphasis on what to do if you’ve taken your oppenent down, or he has taken you down, and how to defeat your opponent without throwing strikes through joint locks/chokes.
I have been doing MMA for about 25 years, and I don’t think I have a friend in this world that hasn’t either choked me, or I haven’t choked. The great thing about Jiu Jitsu, is the moment you start feeling any pain, you simply tap your opponent on the body, and he stops. Any decent MMA gym will put a huge focus on the respect of your opponent, and what I’ve found, is that people who go to MMA gyms want to get better at fighting, and want to get you better.
At the gym we own, Factum CrossFit and Mixed Martial Arts in Salt Lake City, we have beginners in just about every class and every discipline. So, typically, we put beginners with beginners and advanced with advanced. That being said, if you are a beginner and you go with an advanced submission grappler, you will learn LIGHTING QUICK.
BJJ is also one aspect of a complete fighter, to be a complete martial artist you need other forms as well.
I put a pretty heavy emphasis on using the Martial Arts that have proven effective in the UFC. In my opinion, all martial arts have a place in the world, but because I fight professionally, I feel I need to be versed in the hand-to-hand combat that has proven most effective amongst professionals.
These are most typically:
Brazilian jiu-jitsu: The art of submitting your opponent through chokes and joint locks
Muay Thai: "The art of eight points", de facto striking technique of the UFC, utilizes striking with fists, feet, knees and elbows, while also utilizing clinch work
Wrestling/Judo: The art of controlling your opponent through superior positioning
There is a reason these disciplines have proven most effective at the professional MMA level. Other martial arts are okay to try, but I would stick to the martial arts that the professionals use.
Most cities have MMA gyms that train pro fighters, if you're ever in Salt Lake City, UT, I'd check out Factum CrossFit and MMA.
Factum CrossFit and Mixed Martial Arts | www.factumutah.com | Jiu Jitsu | Muay Thai | MMA | CrossFit | Wrestling | Salt Lake City, Utah
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