Street vs sport September 9, 2009
Posted by elitetraining in Uncategorized.Tags: aaron castellvi muay thai, brazilian jiujitsu, claude patrick, claude patrick mma, elite training center, grappling, mississauga combat
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Ran across this video which clearly articulates something that is quickly being lost in brazilian jiujitsu as a art. With the explosion of the the style popularity has come the divergence of techniques and strategies for tis different uses. With Jiu-jitsu applied in self defense, sport brazilian jiujitsu, No gi submission wrestling and mixed martial arts it is easy to think that which you practice will be handy whenever you need it but as this video clearly shows even a temporary lapse in judgement can be fight ending.
In this video Ryron Gracie faces one of Americas best Black belts in Cameron Earle. This particular match was contested under Specific rules in which slamming from closed guard was allowed as it would be in a fight or self defence type of scenario but never in training or sport bjj. Sunder sport rules slamming would lead to an immediate disqualification.
pos what you think about this before i chime in with my opinion.
well coming from a wrestling background I completely agree with slamming, and if you actually learn you can take the blow the minimal damage.
I believe this pretty much happens to any and all martial arts. the sudden change of 1 aspect just changes everything. even in the sports world, not too long ago, PRIDE fighting mma allowed stomps, soccer kicks, knees of a downed opponent. in such an environment, the ground became very dangerous to use defensively. side control was lethal, north south position was lethal simply because of knees to the head. now mma organizations in the USA don’t allow this so the importance has shifted and if you will be come less realistic.
for example, if attacks to the groin were allowed as in the early UFCs, perhaps the fighting stances would not be so square and be more traditional, if the fight floor was not matted, then perhaps slams, throws and the general standup techniques of grappling would also be more effective. if fighters had to wear gis which represent clothing in real life, then perhaps more submission and takedown possibilities would be utilized. the point is the smallest changes in fight “rules” can have the most complicated and unexpected changes. the same can be said for the environment of a fight. if fighters were allowed to hold the fence of the cage or the ropes, how would grapplers adjust? and would this be more in line with “real” life?
unfortunately for finding the most true to life techniques of what works and what doesn’t, is not a realistic or even reachable goal because of the safety precautions necessary. which leads to the final point: combat sports are not 100% real or true to life combat fighting.