Originally Posted by Tim McFatridge

Alot of good points made by all. I have to disagree with one point that was made though. Wrestling is not more for stand up and BJJ more for the ground. Wrestling is great on the ground and just happens to be better in the stand up than BJJ only because most wrestlers work the tie up or clinch a great deal. Wrestlers are very hard to set up if you are in the tie up with them because they constantly train this position. BJJ is great on the ground and can be great standing if you train it for that. Someone mentioned Sambo also as being considered a wrestling art....which I agree but Sambo or Sombo has ALOT of really good submissions that are very effective. The main difference in the two I would say has to be the mind set and attitude of those that practice it. Wrestlers in my experience seem to be more open minded to trying new things and are more willing and eager to try different things in order to improve their skill/game. Most bjj guys that I have rolled with, train with and are friends with seem to be more close minded to outside knowledge. They seem to get stuck in the rut of "that isn't bjj so I am not going to do it." I have trained with alot of bjj guys who tell me that their instructor has told them to stick to armbars and chokes and not waist time on the leg locks. Thats a sad case....just the opposite is true for the wrestlers I have trained with. They see something and are all over it trying to learn it and make it theres. In the end both are very good arts, both can save your life and the practitioners of both deserve the respect.