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I was looking through some old blackbelt magazines and I couldn't help but notice the many beating BJJ articles. I decided to write my thoughts here.
I noticed that many of the techniques would simply not work. They got better as the years went by but very, very few have mentioned the most obvious and so far the only way BJJ has been defeated is by simply becoming very good at BJJ yourself. There was one in which it showed how many different traditional arts would use there techniques to destroy BJJ. It was filled with things such as get down low and do a reverse punch as he gets low or elbow the back of the head as he goes for a double leg. Basically try to knock him out before he gets close too you. As seen by the first UFCs that does not work to well. There was an later article that basically pretty much when ever the person grabbed on to him then he would try to push him away and punch. Most articles suggessted either simply don't let him take you down or bite and eye gouge out of it. Right try eye gouging person when he is mouneted and throwing punches and won't be pretty. He will either just be able to punch your face more or he will transition into and armbar. The only thing you will be biting in that situation is his fist. Other articles tried to claim there style had ground fighting or better groundfighting than Jiu-jitsu. For example there was an article claiming that hapkido groundfighting was much better than Jiu-jitsu and an article saying that tae kwon dos takedowns were better
Others didn't claim they were better but claimed they had enouph to neutralize it. Such as the Shotokan groundfighting article. I didn't want to break it to them but the way they were striking from the ground was hazardous and they were not doing the armbar right. There was also a kung fu groundfighting article in that the person was trying to do an armbar by placing his feet on the side of his body and just pulling! Another article was an comparison of Gracie jiu-jitsu and kajukenbo. Reylson Gracie in the article dispelled myths about GJJ such as it has no striking or weapon defense and then went to explain its theories. When mentioning multiple opponents he simply said he prepared his students the best he could for the occassion but said they had no garunteed defense while the kajukenbo instructor pretended he did. What was really funny about the article was the techniques section. It showed their arts defense against a punch and a knife attack. Both of the kajukenbos defenses were fancy step away trap the hand and a do a few fancy movements that required a non-resisting partner and the GJJ defenses were simple and effective. I hate too see the Kajukenbos answer for two opponents if the techniques can not work against one. I then researched each arts defense against multiple opponents and found Reylson's to be the most effective. I have actually have used a few of them in my security jobs without knowing it! Another interesting article was by Emin Boztepe in which he said his style would beat BJJ by knocking them out before they could get close Hmmm that sounds what the people fighting Royce said. Boztepe already has backed out of a challenge he made to Royce so I guess we know how confident he is it will work. Later I noticed the articles got better. One suggested the sprawl as a remedy but that will only work on double legs and doesn't solve takedowns from the clinch. Besides that you will probaly end up on the ground eventually even if you have a good sprawl. Eventually these articles stopped probaly because the remedy for beating BJJ was found, learning a lot of bjj. Thats what every pro mma fighter does. Well thats my anaylasis. Peace out and goodnight.
I noticed that many of the techniques would simply not work. They got better as the years went by but very, very few have mentioned the most obvious and so far the only way BJJ has been defeated is by simply becoming very good at BJJ yourself. There was one in which it showed how many different traditional arts would use there techniques to destroy BJJ. It was filled with things such as get down low and do a reverse punch as he gets low or elbow the back of the head as he goes for a double leg. Basically try to knock him out before he gets close too you. As seen by the first UFCs that does not work to well. There was an later article that basically pretty much when ever the person grabbed on to him then he would try to push him away and punch. Most articles suggessted either simply don't let him take you down or bite and eye gouge out of it. Right try eye gouging person when he is mouneted and throwing punches and won't be pretty. He will either just be able to punch your face more or he will transition into and armbar. The only thing you will be biting in that situation is his fist. Other articles tried to claim there style had ground fighting or better groundfighting than Jiu-jitsu. For example there was an article claiming that hapkido groundfighting was much better than Jiu-jitsu and an article saying that tae kwon dos takedowns were better
Others didn't claim they were better but claimed they had enouph to neutralize it. Such as the Shotokan groundfighting article. I didn't want to break it to them but the way they were striking from the ground was hazardous and they were not doing the armbar right. There was also a kung fu groundfighting article in that the person was trying to do an armbar by placing his feet on the side of his body and just pulling! Another article was an comparison of Gracie jiu-jitsu and kajukenbo. Reylson Gracie in the article dispelled myths about GJJ such as it has no striking or weapon defense and then went to explain its theories. When mentioning multiple opponents he simply said he prepared his students the best he could for the occassion but said they had no garunteed defense while the kajukenbo instructor pretended he did. What was really funny about the article was the techniques section. It showed their arts defense against a punch and a knife attack. Both of the kajukenbos defenses were fancy step away trap the hand and a do a few fancy movements that required a non-resisting partner and the GJJ defenses were simple and effective. I hate too see the Kajukenbos answer for two opponents if the techniques can not work against one. I then researched each arts defense against multiple opponents and found Reylson's to be the most effective. I have actually have used a few of them in my security jobs without knowing it! Another interesting article was by Emin Boztepe in which he said his style would beat BJJ by knocking them out before they could get close Hmmm that sounds what the people fighting Royce said. Boztepe already has backed out of a challenge he made to Royce so I guess we know how confident he is it will work. Later I noticed the articles got better. One suggested the sprawl as a remedy but that will only work on double legs and doesn't solve takedowns from the clinch. Besides that you will probaly end up on the ground eventually even if you have a good sprawl. Eventually these articles stopped probaly because the remedy for beating BJJ was found, learning a lot of bjj. Thats what every pro mma fighter does. Well thats my anaylasis. Peace out and goodnight.
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