Once again, very selective with the facts.
""The effect of BJJ on real, pressure tested Martial Arts has been immeasurabe." Exactly so why use it as an example of an effective style?"
One of us is at cross purposes here I think. The first sentence you quote explains the second.
So Judo, with it's myriad of rules (rules that say wrapping your leg around your opponent means youre "not in a hold down", or where you can't apply pressure to his legs, wrists or across the face.......etc.) is is the street system? What rubbish.
Japanese styles are not battle ground proven. They fought battles with Swords, or Bows and Arrows etc. Later they fought wars with guns and planes. They did not use Karate to punch through the arnmour of Samurai! They did not use Jiu Jutsu to take a Samurai Sword off the enemy! All that is nonsense. Look how Karate faired in the early UFCs. It was embarrassing.
I like the way you use a wrestler and a kickboxer (of very brief reign) to back your argument that Japanese systems are the best..........The only reason Mo Smith has made such an impact is because he actually managed to win! And he had been tutored by Ken Shamrock for a year.
Sakuraba is a brilliant fighter. Smashed the BJJ myth? I don't think so. BJJ was kicking everyone's arses until the other absorbed it into their own systems. And the top BJJ fighters are still way up their in the big competitions. Sakurabe is NOT Karate fighter. He is NOT a Judo player, and he is NOT a Karate-ka. So what is your point?
The BJJ "myth"? That made me laugh out loud. I think many people here will be able to see who is using facts for their arguments, as against who is using myths. The martial arts where in a mess before BJJ became well known in the 90s. There was next to no recognition of grappling, and millions walked up and down dojos punching thin air. The only realistic striking methods were in Thai and Kick Boxing, and next to no one was grappling.
Wait, though. Maybe you're right. Maybe No Holds Barred competitions HAVE been dominated by the Japanese experts in Karate, Judo, Aikido and Ninjitsu! BUT I DON'T THINK SO!
Haw haw haw!
