John Fitch, Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and Former UFC fighter.
I spent last Nov. training in the Army MACP. All their soldiers go through this program. Going through this process has given me a much better understanding of what our military goes through and an even deeper respect for our troops.
Which Martial Art is the Best for the Streets and Self Defense?
While most of the grappling martial arts are oriented on sport and competition Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not just a sport-oriented grappling martial art. Old school Jiu Jitsu started as a self-defense martial art and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is still focused on it.
It’s actually very hard to fight against a knife with grappling martial arts or any other martial arts. But once you’re on the ground chances of your surviving a knife-wielding attacker are much bigger.
Controlling his arms and chest are the key in this situation, but even then, if you make everything perfect it’s very likely you’ll get cut.
So, does grappling martial arts have any chances of defending against a knife attack? Let’s see how good Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is against a knife in hands of the best in the world with it, Kali Martial Artists.
Jocko Willink: Jiu-Jitsu is Only the Second Most Effective Form of Self Defense
You remember the MMA guy who fought Tai Chi master and knocked him out in 10 seconds? He’s on a mission again.
The fight ended before it even began. Police in China swept in and detained controversial Chinese mixed martial arts fighter Xu Xiaodong minutes before his scheduled comeback fight against a Tai Chi master.
The planned fight came just weeks after video of Xu brutally flattening a Tai Chi master went viral – a fight that lasted just about 10 seconds, prompting massive backlash that forced Xu into hiding. Xu, an outspoken self-promoter, has claimed he is on a mission to expose fake masters of traditional martial arts.
VICE News met with Xu at his gym in Beijing earlier this month when he was still preparing for the scheduled battle that ended up not happening.
Fred Mastro in an MMA Fight – Let’s See if He’s Able to Apply his Techniques in a real MMA fight
250lb bodybuilder takes on 150lb Matheus Gabriel. Purple belt at Guy Mezgers Gym. 20 years old.
Ever wonder how NOT to fight with Women/Men (opposite sex) in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, well here it is!
Whether that new girl in your Jiu-Jitsu class is smoking hot and you want to get to know her, you want to hit on her, or it just happens to be that she is the only one left to partner up with, here are a few do’s and don’ts…
This question is as old as GIs.. Ancient Jiu Jitsu lore tells us that black belt started out as a white belt, and with lots of training it’s become dirtier as you’re getting better until it becomes black. So, according to legend you shouldn’t wash your belt because you’ll wash out all your knowledge from it.
As we probably don’t believe in Santa Clause and legends also let’s talk about whether it’s really necessary to wash our belt.
Here are the facts. Yes, you should wash your belt as it’s getting dirty and it’s full of bacteria, fungus and viruses that can be transferred to you or your training partners.
Some people say they don’t wash their belt because they don’t sweat on their belt. True, you’re not sweating on your belt, but you’re sweating on the floor so the floor can easily conduct bacterias, viruses and other microbes to your training partners.
The conclusion is that you have to wash your belt just like you wash your GI or yourself. If not because of your health then because of the health of people around you.
What about you? do you wash your belt or you believe in legends and you’re afraid your knowledge is gone once you wash it?
A man and his wife witness an individual chasing and beating a dog. When they stop to see what is going on they find the man drunk and irate already interacting with other concerned citizens.
When the man’s wife tells the individual the dog needs a leash, he becomes more irate and moves in an aggressive manner towards her. The husband steps in between them and asks the man to back away. The man then lunges toward the husband, throwing a strike towards his face.
Unfortunately for the individual the women’s husband is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and retired pro fighter Dennis Davidson. The fight immediately goes to the ground where the drunk man is subdued until the police arrive.
UPDATE: We have a comment from Black Belt in this clip Dennis Davidson, instructor at American Top Team Rockledge:
“I am the individual in this video. The strong have an obligation to stand up for those who can not stand up for themselves. In my life, I have been in a lot of fights. Most of which have been the result of me stepping in to help someone who could not help themselves. The sad part of all of this, is that the state of Florida gave the dog back to this man.”
Nikolas Collier: A 17 year old (135 lbs.) Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under 7 x IBJJF World Champion Samuel Braga and a Brown Belt in The Collier Method of Judo faces an adult (185 lbs.) Black Belt in Ninjitsu at the KBMA World Championships in Concord, North Carolina (13 May 2017).
This was the championship match in the gi-division. It was a 5 minute match / NAGA Rules. Nik and his brother Jeremiah were the only competitors at this event that were trained in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Judo. As far as we know, all of the other competitors were black belts in Hapkido, Ninjitsu, and Japanese Ju-jutsu.
Many of us have not seen a style-vs-style tournament since the early days of the UFC, so this was a very interesting event. The gentleman Nikolas Collier faced in this video told us he won the championship match last year with a score of 35 to 0. Even though there were various styles and backgrounds competing at this event, all the participants showed great courage and sportsmanship.
The Gracie challenge was an open invitation issued by some members of the Brazilian Gracie family, known for their Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) mastery, to martial artists of other styles to fight them in a vale tudo match. A precursor to the Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC), the purpose of these challenges was to prove the effectiveness of the Gracie style of BJJ. Challenges have been issued since Carlos Gracie first made one in the 1920s with some becoming public events while others have remained private.
In this video se can see BJJ Vs Kung Fu, Judo, Kenpo Karate & Hapkido. No rules. No ref. No time limit. Lets see some Gracie Jiu Jitsu in action…
https://youtu.be/VQXlg7DksvY
Here’s a video of me rolling with one of my blue belts. Alvin is 135 lbs and I am 170 lbs. Every know and then I will get caught by one of my students. It happens even though most instructors won’t admit it.
Well, it may not happen if your instructor goes 100% everytime they roll with you. But what is the purpose of going 100% and beating up your students? In my opinion smaller and weaker opponents won’t develop as well if you go 100% on them. anyway, in this situation I get sloppy when going for a ankle lock. I normally don’t go for ankle locks, especially when wearing a gi.
Why? The pants sometimes get in the way like they did in this video. But instead of giving up on the ankle I kept trying to get my hand in and that’s what leads up to me getting submitted with a heel hook. Anyway, keep on training and I hope you learn something from this video.
