Taking the last point first, my opinion is that it is the grappling that is most natural. Of course untrained people cannot do it with any skill, but from kids in the playground to drunks in the pub, grappling is what happens in a fight. Yes, people throw punches too, but these are just as untutored as any grappling, and are often totally inneffective swing.
I have not specificaaly tried to adapt grappling for the street (I train in an art that is only partially made up of BJJ techniques) but I would imagine that the following would be helpful.
1. Grappling without Gi.
2. Dealing with at least semi contact blows whilst on the ground.
3. Learning to resucitate a person after they have been choked out, or at least ensuring they stay alive.
4. Following on from 2, learning and recognising opportunities you could have for striking when you have your opponent in a contrlled position.
It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that you could face a drugged up lunatic who could shake off the pain instead of submitting, or even shake off the pain of a break, and even a bite. The skill and power to knock him out would be advantageous (so practice that striking), and the ability to strangle/choke with or without him wearing some kind of jacket would be priceless.
After saying all that, though, there are not many people out there who could have any real chance against a well trained grappler. The existence of weapons and multiple attackers doesn't just threaten BJJ people, they threaten all of us regardless of style.
I reiterate my first point though. Grappling is a natural thing to do. You would be hard pressed to find a culture that hasn't developed any grappling sports, though not all cultures have striking arts.
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