Jiu-Jitsu 365: BJJ and Grappling Study

Jiu-Jitsu 365 is the blog of Bakari Akil II, Ph.D., started with the thought of chronicling his first year (365 days) of Jiu-Jitsu training. A couple of months ago I stumbled upon one of his posts, Do Most Fights Go to the Ground?, where he questions the claims:

Ninety to Ninety-five percent of fights go to the ground; or
Most fights go to the ground.

He presented some very revealing findings that I think are worth checking out if you haven't already.

More recently, Bakari has started another BJJ and Grappling Study. From Bakari's post he says, "I am now conducting research on people’s experiences in BJJ and other grappling arts. I believe that there are a lot of great stories out there and hope to explore in-depth why BJJ is so captivating...This survey is open to all grapplers. So If you would like to participate in this brief survey (6 open-ended questions and 8 demographic questions, i.e, age, belt rank, etc.), so you can share your experience with others, I would be grateful to hear from you. Also, feel free to share this information with others."

Bakari can be reached at bakil@fccj.edu. Please place BJJ Study in the Subject Line so he can give it prompt attention and send you a survey.

Bakari Akil II is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Middle Georgia College and received his Ph.D. in Mass Communications from Florida State University. He has studied no-gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for over three years and also holds a green belt in Judo. He trains with Team Praxis in Macon, GA. For more information on this study contact Bakari Akil at bakil@fccj.edu.