Goodbye BJJ...

[jubaji]

Is was an still is the best martial art bar none ten times over, period. It owns every other style, we've seen this a million times, anyone who fights with one style cannot beat BJJ, period.

Its official. You're a gracie-ass-sucking idiot. You are a total justification for morons like boaringspear, who is your mirror-image.

[DJColdfusion]

If you reword It enough ways maybe someone will believe you huh?

Squirm away, I really couldnt care less.

I was taking an exact quote from my original statement. Try and misquote all you want but its still there and your moronic use of smilies doesn't make you any less . . . well, moronic.

[DJColdfusion]

Naw...I'm still being lazy. Haven't trained since the Guro Dan seminar...but I did run into Brandon and M'lissa a few times when the restaraunt was still open...unfortunately we're moving Bankok...

Yeah, I talked to Will at Guro's seminar, and he said he's looking for a new place, I think things are going well...he may even have it by now, he was really optimistic about it last time I saw him. If not, he's probably still teaching out of Pedro's new place.

Wait, wait, wait! Bangkok Thai is closed???????
WTF?

That's absolutely horrible. When are you moving?

[Garland]

Wait, wait, wait! Bangkok Thai is closed???????
WTF?

That's absolutely horrible. When are you moving?

Well...we're out now...hopefully a lease will be signed at a new place SOON. I'm freaking out without a place to work, and my parent's are obviously pretty pressured. The buisness next to us just snaked our lease months before it was due...offered to pay more, and we thought we had a place lined up, but they fucked us real good...so...we've just been holding our breath, man.

I'm praying we're in a new place within the month.

[rev.jc]

real military self defense

I was a Marine for 4 years, we learned good self defense moves, with an M16!

It amazes me so many people think they are jedi knights or somthing, the UFC is awsome, people in the millitary are brave and great at what they do, that is shoot things, if you want that then join, the other stuff is not practicle, where are all these great super men anyway!

[Garland]

where are all these great super men anyway!

I'm at home crackin' a beer.

[white devil]

rev j is right...wake up you fake solid snakes

[SamuraiGuy]

rev j is right...wake up you fake solid snakes

Actually I'm the real solid snake.

Dont you fucking doubt me on this..

[Garland]

reading this shit gives me a "solid snake" in my pants.

[IPON]

reading this shit gives me a "solid snake" in my pants.

dude I think reading the wall street journal would cause the same reaction

[DJColdfusion]

I was a Marine for 4 years, we learned good self defense moves, with an M16!

It amazes me so many people think they are jedi knights or somthing, the UFC is awsome, people in the millitary are brave and great at what they do, that is shoot things, if you want that then join, the other stuff is not practicle, where are all these great super men anyway!

The announcer/host/lead instructor on the Army Combatives instructional videos delivers a great quote which goes something like "In combat, the winner of any hand to hand combat scenario is the guy whose buddy shows up first with a gun"

And I am one of the great supermen . . . but mostly only at buffets

[bOoRadley]

Hey wait a minute...what about this? If it's on the internet it has to be true!

I think you all owe me an apology...

http://www.matbattle.com/articles/bjj/new_gay_judo.htm

[DJColdfusion]

boo . . . you should be banned for posting that link

[bOoRadley]

Hey I didn't write the essay...don't shoot the messenger!

"The first and most basic tenet of Brazilian jiu-jitsu is this: all fights go to the ground. The entire system has been built from the ground up (excuse the pun) with this in mind. As Renzo and Royler Gracie, the authors of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique are keen to note, ‘What Brazilian jiu-jitsu recognizes as a hard fact of life that many traditional martial arts do not, is that in a real fight it is usually not a matter of choice whether you end up on the ground - it just happens - regardless of your stated intentions.’

Furthermore, there exists no time limit whatsoever when it comes to pins in Brazilian jiu-jitsu; all holds may be maintained indefinitely until your opponent concedes the match, escapes your grip, or is submitted by a strangle, lock, or further immobilization.

Compare this to the Gracie's assessment of judo: ‘As a spectator sport with Olympic aspirations, a greater emphasis was placed on aesthetically pleasing throws than on effective ground grappling. The result was an ever growing bias away from ground grappling. Competitors had only a very short period on the ground before the referee would intervene and stand them back up...The Gracie clan saw the negative effect of these limitations and rejected them outright.’

Let’s consider the implications, then. This sport:

a. involves the wearing of gis

b. is devoted almost exclusively to full-contact grappling

and

c. allows you to pin your opponent for as long as you like (case in point: a future MatBattle.com movie exclusive shows the dominant player restraining his victim in an unbreakable hold for over three minutes; this is unheard of in traditional judo).
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These qualities alone would seem sufficient reason for gay judo devotees to make the switch to Brazilian jiu-jitsu. But what about that most vital of components - tate-shiho-gatame? Is there an appropriate counterpart for it? Is there a twin?

Yes. Yes, there is.

Better still, it ranks as one of the most important techniques in the Brazilian art’s repertoire.

Like judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu utilizes a points system to determine the winner of a bout. Unlike judo, points are awarded for positional changes that would prove advantageous in a real fight. Thus, taking your opponent down to the mat earns you two points. Placing your knee on his stomach while pinning his upper body earns three more.

And mounting him, either from the front (groin to groin), or behind (groin to ass), results in the awarding of four points, the highest possible score for any given position. Here is what the authors of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique have to say about mounting from the front:

‘There are many ways for the person on top to hold and control his opponent. One arm can encircle the opponent’s head, the other is held out wide, hand on the ground, to make a wide base that makes the opponent’s attempts to roll out very difficult. If the opponent is wearing a jacket, one hand can reach inside his collar so as to threaten the opponent with various chokes. In addition, your legs can be used to stabilize the mounted position by crossing the feet under the opponent’s buttocks or by grapevining around the opponents shins.’

So far, so good. No mention of, 'Shouldn't be taught, should be banned, illegal'. In fact, no sign of discomfit at all. What then, do the authors have to say about mounting from the rear?

‘It is very advantageous to get into a controlling position behind your opponent’s back. This is because your opponent cannot strike you and has virtually no chance of applying a submission hold, while you can attack with chokes, arm locks, and strikes at will. The best situation is where you are behind your opponent, either on top of him or underneath him, with both of your feet hooked into his hips...The function of these “hooks” is to keep you in place as your opponent tries to dislodge you. These hooks give you a great deal of control over your opponent and give you the time and control to apply chokes and other submission holds...The fact that in a sporting jiu-jitsu match, achieving the rear position with both hooks in scores the same as achieving the mounted position, indicates just how highly valued this position is.’

d Surely, there is nothing more we could ask for? Surely, there is nothing else that might elevate Brazilian jiu-jitsu to the lofty of pinnacle of sex itself?

Wrong: there is.

It’s called the guard, and is possibly the sport’s most characteristic feature. Distinctly reminiscent of the missionary position, the clinch involves one fighter lying on his back with the other between his legs, chest to chest, face to face, their hips pressed together with what can only be construed as conjugal intent.


I could continue to proselytize for several hundred words on the sheer, audacious intimacy of this particular kind of entanglement; suffice it to say that, when combined with the other, equally homoerotic elements referred to above, there can be no questioning the superiority of this new breed of grappling over its weaker, more conservative precursor.

This is why my collection of arousing martial arts media now contains almost ten times as much Brazilian jiu-jitsu than judo. This is why MatBattle.com, my latest venture, is primarily devoted to BJJ. This is why I now train Brazilian jiu-jitsu instead of judo.

This is why I have made the switch.

This is why I am no longer JudokaGuy, but JitsukaGuy."

http://www.matbattle.com/articles/bjj/new_gay_judo.htm

http://www.matbattle.com/articles/bjj/all_about_the_ground.htm

[OmaPlata]

[QUOTE=bOoRadley]Hey I didn't write the essay...don't shoot the messenger!

QUOTE]


where did this noob come from? its attack of the knob newbies.