I like BJJ I think it’s a excellent ground fighting martial art, maybe even the best. However I am wondering what martial art out there can defend well against a BJJ fighter in a STREET FIGHT??
I already know it depends on the individual, however lets say both fighters think a like and have the same training experience in each of their arts. Plus same size, weight, strength etc.
From what I have read Judo, Aikido, Wrestlers, and even Krav Maga could do well or better then BJJ in a street fight. All things being equal of course!
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that`s impossible to answer i mean for a start krav maga and aikido deal with knife gun and batton defences wheres as judo doesnt so theres that to consider a judo man could be at a dissadvantage against a knife attacker,but also if your just talking fistycuffs kicking wrestling etc the judo man may have the advantage as he spends more time not training with knifes etc but dealing with plain wrestling techniques chokes etc but to be honest all of those above are equally good i feel and all use grabbling techniques and theres only so many ways you can lock a joint! just different angles of doing it thats all and yes experiance also comes into of course so i can`t answer that.
Krav Maga would annihilate BJJ. BJJ is good for groundwork, but it really depends on the situation. If you are talking about a one on one fight, a skilled Krav Maga person could put a BJJ fighter down for the count before he could bring him to the ground to do all those joint manipulations and stuff. Krav Maga also does some ground work, but is much more lethal than BJJ since it was developed for special forces. I don’t see how a wrestler could beat a BJJ person though.
Since a BJJ person is pretty much screwed if he can’t bring his opponent to the ground, anyone who has a strong stance and can deliver powerful blows would defeat one.
knowing even a little wrestling will help you greatly in a streetfight against someone who does BJJ, the best thinig to counter it is probably BJJ itself or other wrestling arts like sambo, catch wrestling, Judo…..
Like you sayed however BJJ IS one of, if not the best most refined and constantly evolving art for ground game, and in essence BJJ is a street defence style born in one of the more dangerous parts of the world where fights are very common and a guy who knows what he is doing will be trained to avoid all the strikes and other things he might encounter in a street fight
If krav Maga is anything like what I learned from a real former special forces person 12 years ago then it would do well. But to those who think it would dominate, think again. BJJ was also developed with real fighting in mind. In my extensive training we didn’t practise extensive take down defence every day. From what I learned about creativity and knowledge of how the body works I have taught myself Ju Jitsu simply from watching it. Many schools now teach MMA and this will give you more than just one style. BJJ no longer dominates like it used to because take down defence has grown.
You know this is a hard one. Basically, any style can beat any other if you know how to get through them. BJJ has a disadvantage in that the most devestating locks take place on the ground, but an excellent practitioner has some options that don’t include going to the ground (flying guillotine, anyone?). The weakness is going to be against the stand up game, since that is where the least training takes place. Any of the standing games will have an advantage if they can keep it on their feet. Muay thai, for example, could probably close and mess their game up quite quickly. The trick is that you had better move fast, because if you don’t get them on the first couple of strikes, you’re going to end up on the ground. Wrestlers would have no real advantage. Krav Maga is designed for this sort of a thing, so it would be an excellent option. Judo would not offer a real advantage, unless they can do some damage with the throw. I have not seen enough of Aikido in real use to determine if it would be effective or not. Beautiful to watch, though.
Yeah…in a street fight, the best art to use is FightDirty-Kwan Do.
If you’re in a street fight, kick the guy in the nuts, gouge his eyes, do whatever it takes. If it’s a street fight, they’re not fighting clean, and neither should you.
It would probably come down to like in many situations who is the smartest fighter and a little luck
If you’re talking a straight BJJ practitioner.. I would think that guy would be much easier to counter outside than inside a ring.
You generally aren’t on a mat in a street fight. A lot of doors open up when you’re fighting a BJJ fighter on a hard surface, especially if you’re the stronger fighter. There are just so many variables in a street fight and the action is so intense (and often sloppy), so the big thing BJJ has going for it is taking advantage of that sloppiness to end the fight.
well really good take down defense solves the bjj problem cold. I’m starting to fight mma. I lost my first fight but it was fun. look at chuck liddel. he stops all the take downs so bjj does not beat him. also look at fedor. he is sambo trained and he killed nogs. its not about knowing one thing its about being well rounded. if you know stand up and ground and how to avoid the take down, you’ll have no problem in a street fight. randy couture said if some one takes one martial art for one year he’ll be able to defeat 85% of the people out there
Kajukenbo.
Have a friend? the ground game doesnt do much good against two attackers