Comments on The Jiu-Jitsu Fighter: Honoring the J in Jiu-Jitsu

Hey all, I agree that from a technique standpoint ...

2010-03-13T11:42:51.248-06:00

Hey all, I agree that from a technique standpoint there is little difference. The more important distinction is training methodology. As Matt Thornton and the Straight Blast Gym have pointed out, training with "aliveness," ie against resisting opponents free to react as they wish, helps us weed out what techniques work for us from what doesn't. That's why training for sport can be such a valuable part of your larger training. For instance, there are people out there with beautiful looking boxing, yet they fold under pressure. In my experience guys from different grappling disciplines that train with realistic pressure and are open to changing their minds will often come up with similar skill sets. Quite a bit of Japanese JJ I've seen has been fairly ritualized. Even though Judo is derided as being too sport specific, the competition drives people to find out what actually works for them

Thanks for this post, Brent! Instead of commenting...

2008-09-17T09:14:00.000-05:00

Thanks for this post, Brent! Instead of commenting in full here, I decided that my response to this subject deserved a separate post, Response to: Honoring the J in Jiu-Jitsu

i didn't know that, garret. perhaps jiu jitsu (in ...

2008-09-16T20:43:00.000-05:00

i didn't know that, garret. perhaps jiu jitsu (in japanese) is a polysemic term? there are multiple things called jiu jitsu?
in any case, i don't assume that shihan got his jiu jitsu training from the gracies or other bjj teachers.
hence, it seems that he knows what he knows (and conan knows what he knows) from the japanese traditions. ultimately, that we are a japanese jiu jitsu school? not trying to refute, just to understand.
in any case, thanks for your thoughts!

From my understanding and experience, what we do a...

2008-09-16T18:45:00.000-05:00

From my understanding and experience, what we do at sho rie shobu kan is much closer to BJJ than Japanese jui jitsu. If you went to a traditional juijitsu class, it would look more like a mix of judo and karate.

If you watch the early UFCs you will see people that have a black belt in juijitsu, but still don't have any ground game.

it was actually our discussion last week that made...

2008-09-16T13:36:00.000-05:00

it was actually our discussion last week that made me think of doing this. i hope it extends beyond just our training team, and that people anywhere read it and come to appreciate the Japanese in Jiu Jitsu.
Brent

Wow! You, my brother, have read my mind! I have be...

2008-09-16T11:51:00.000-05:00

Wow! You, my brother, have read my mind! I have been contemplating a similar post! Glad you posted! I hope that everybody can be of like mind. Thank you Brent.