BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU
B
razilian Jiu Jitsu, although obviously similar in many
respects to Judo and other traditional
systems of Japanese Jiu Jitsu, differs in some fundamental
ways from all other related systems. Judo was originally designed
as a powerful system of self-defense that also included a
sportive component and the idea of self-cultivation and the mutual
benefit of members of society. Presently, although the
techniques of Judo may certainly be applied in real fighting situations
(and many practitioners of
"sport"
Judo have applied their skills very effectively in
non-sportive confrontations), the emphasis
in most schools is on sport competition. During the
course of the last century the rules of Judo began to emphasize means of
achieving victory in competition that did not necessarily
reflect the conditions of all in fighting. For example, a Judo match
may be won by a throw or a pin hold without a submission.
These rules and limited groundwork that forbids many of the original
submission holds found in early Judo somewhat limit direct
applicability to street fights. Other styles of classical Jiu Jitsu
are still plagued by the original problem Kano addressed
with his emphasis on randori, namely, technical training is limited to
kata practice.
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has followed a different
course in the last 80 years. The Gracie challenge and participation in
countless
free fighting events has led to a different
emphasis in fighting strategy and the development of unique rules for
BJJ sport competition.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is divided into three broad
categories, each mutually supportive of the others; self-defense
(including striking techniques and unarmed
techniques against armed opponents), free fighting competition (commonly
referred to as
"vale tudo"
or
"anything goes"
events, now popularly called MMA), and sport
grappling with and without the gi (matches that include a wide range of
submission holds, but no striking).
Even the rules of sport grappling matches are
designed to ingrain the proper strategy to be applied in the street.
For example in a
sport BJJ match, points are awarded based on
achieving superior positions, positions from which not only grappling
techniques can be more
readily applied, but also from which strikes may
be applied or defended. Students naturally seek the positions that will
garner them
the most points, thereby constantly reinforcing
the most efficient strategy for real life confrontations. This
"position-submission"
strategy
has proven to be the most effective for real life
confrontations.
The overall fighting strategy of Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu is designed to equip a physically smaller or weaker individual
with an effective
method of defending against a larger and stronger
attacker. When applying BJJ techniques, leverage is paramount, as
leverage is the
secret to the amplification and most efficient use
of force. BJJ also has the most developed methods of fighting while on
one's back,
a position weaker fighters will often find
themselves when attacked. The innovations of the Gracie family, most
notably by grandmasters
Carlos and Helio Gracie, and continuing with BJJ
fighters today, through constant testing and refinement in the crucible
of actual fights,
has resulted in this unique style of Jiu Jitsu.
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