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Originally Posted by TylerDurden
BJJ cannot beat a world class wrestler? Hmmm, so then Nog didn't beat Dan Henderson? Or Mark Coleman?
Henderson didn't lose to Ricardo Arona?
BJ Penn didn't beat Matt Hughers? Ricco didn't beat Randy Couture?
Sounds like another person grasping at straws to explain why despite proving it's worth time and again, BJJ really isn't as good as it seems. You want to know the biggest difference between karate and BJJ, karate never proved anything.
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Tyler,
I think the point most people are trying to make is that at the current level of MMA, it’s not really what you know, but who you are in terms of physical attributes and athletic ability. In other words, a world class wrestler would tie a BJJ blue belt in knots. I think the mistake people make is comparing MMA fighters with themselves. Most MMA fighters aren’t too concerned with style, rather they want to improve themselves to a level of efficiency. I think it wise to do the same.
I don’t doubt the effectiveness of BJJ, but in the real world things are quite different. True story: I got into a fight outside a bar about three years ago. Some jerk mistook me for someone else. The guy grabbed me from behind and pulled me to the ground. I had him in my half-guard then full guard, but couldn’t sweep or reverse him because the friction between the concrete and my shirt didn’t allow me to twist or turn. The guy was throwing wild punches and as I tried to control his head and arms, I got hit in the eye which obscured my vision. Luckily for me, someone pulled him off of me because I couldn't keep his head down.
BJJ worked because it kept the guy from seriously hurting me long enough for other people to save me. Had there been broken glass, which there always seems to be outside a bar, I would had been hurt badly. Since then, I’m not so naive and I’ve come to realize that certain BJJ techniques work on the mat, but not concrete, carpet or even grass.