These are the reasons that I love jiu jitsu.
These are the reasons that I love jiu jitsu.
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The game is constantly evolving. (e.g., rubber guard didn't exist 5 years ago, now it's foundational; people are still learning what to do with leg locks)
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There's no rigid dogma; jiu jitsu is "whatever works"
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There's a culture of jiu jitsu that almost all students share. You can drop into a random studio, tag a guy, shake hands, and start rolling until someone taps twice.
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Because the goal in grappling is to make your opponent submit (as opposed to striking until he falls over) you can train at a level that's pretty close to competition level.
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There's an easy litmus test for people who talk a big game - roll with them and see if they can back it up.
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A belt in jiu jitsu actually still means something.
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Jiu Jitsu is an exercise in imposing one's will on another - it has a significant psychological (perhaps even spiritual) component.
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It's algorithmic and positional, like a chess game.
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It's incredibly fun to drop old-school shit on a newbie that doesn't work on anyone with a few months of training
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The me of today could kick the ass of the me from a year ago.
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