wcskgh : I actually roll every week with a guy that does Wing-Chun. He was telling me how the style emphacizes controlling "the middle" (the area between head and waist while facing an opponent). It was pretty effective, but he also said that he studies submission wrestling because Wing-Chun isn't particulary good on the ground.
Jack: I do BJJ and I totally agree with you. Competition style BJJ must be greatly modified if you want to use it in a street setting. When my instructor was showing me takedowns, he would show me first what to do if it was BJJ. The next time he would show what to do on the street, which usually ended in
1.Grab the nuts 2. Twist the Nuts 3.Pull
So while BJJ isn't the most street effective art, it's qualities cannot simply be dismissed.
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