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Originally Posted by Creeper
I’m reminded of when karate first arrived and everyone believed a reverse punch could kill. Now, I we know there’s no substitution for a jab, cross and hook.
The big difference is Karate uses kata for practice and BJJ uses open sparring with full resistance. One is taught in theory, the other in physical contact. BJJ works. It has holes like every other MA, but that's why the 'magic formula' is BJJ, Boxing or Muay Thai, and Wrestling.
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Not all karate uses Kata for training alone. Kata is merely an aspect of training for some karate. But my point here was to show a metaphor for people's innate to celebrate something new just because it worked in it's own context. I never said BJJ doesn't work, I'm saying that it's just another angle. One has to wonder how much American Catch Wrestling would have developed if the media didn't turn it into WWE.
BTW, there is no magic formula... There's no substitute for hard work, that's the ingredient to success in the martial arts. The Gracies train before they can walk... I doubt any BJJ can just defeat a world class wrestler who has been training from day one. The underlining principle is that hard work and discipline matters in combat sports, but not necessarily on the streets. On the streets, 20 years of training can end with a bullet to the brains.