Bas Rutten's opinion on which grappling art is best for street self defense

[Steve-French]

Kind of a long read, but I got this from his facebook page.

Question from fan, this is like the 8th I get about this, I answered a while ago on one of the posts, this time I figured to post it so that you can read it as well

QUESTION:

I have been hearing about your amazing work with Judo, Catch Wrestling, Jujitsu and I need your help.

I have been studying Mauy Thai for 3 years and I want add an good grappling art for real life street self defense.

In your expert opinion which good grappling art offers real life street self defense ?

Many Thanks

ANSWER:

I would say BJJ with and without a Gi would be good. Of course you don't wanna end up on the ground with friends of the attacker trying to kick you in the face, (that's what people always say, and that's why they say it's "not good for street fighting" but that is of course BS)

Just understanding leg locks and all other locks is very important, in a street fight you can submit somebody really fast (if he doesn't know the ground) so even when his friends are helping, its ALWAYS better to have ground experience as well.

A good grappler doesn't have to really look to slap on submissions, meaning, he can keep an eye on the other guys, make sure he keeps his opponent between him and the other guys and go for a submission, when he has the submission, break whatever submission he has so that guy can't fight anymore or with less "weapons" (like one arm or one leg only)

For the people who say BJJ is not effective on the street I say: "What if you trip and fall on your back, you don't think it's better to understand the ground game? Of course it is, because like I said, you can simply trip and fall.

I give you an example how it helped me once:
I was fighting three guys one time in Holland, one broke a glass on my head so I was bleeding profusely and felt my neck get warm, I felt what it was and I saw my hands were full of blood. So my thought was "OK, he has me, but I am going to return the favor".

So I grabbed him in a Thai clinch and pulled him forward and slapped a guillotine choke on. The other guys were trying to hit me, but I simply kept the guy in between myself and his friends and just deflected their punches with head movement and my shoulders (You don't need to look at the person you are choking you since you have done this many times in training)

When he fell down (was choked out) I kicked him first in the head (I had like 39 stitches in my head afterwards, I was pissed) and than I fought his buddies.

Without grappling training I wouldn't have known this. Also when somebody grabs you from the back, front, side, anywhere, "standing" you can still do a whole bunch of submissions, and quick ones that can dislocate shoulders, break arms etc

But if you want to keep it simple, best thing for you, since you are a Thai Boxer already, go wrestle, so they can't take you down, and even when they are better on their feet than you, you can take THEM down and go for G&P.

Train for the G&P though, so that you can make quick work, because again, when his friends come to help him you don't have a lot of time there

This is what I always say, "It's better to know and don't need it, than to need it and don't know it"

When you train in BJJ with and without a Gi, focus a lot on reversals, in street fighting that's pretty important

Godspeed!

Bas

 

[uhwrestler]

I would say most (NOT ALL) of catch wrestling is bullshit or just low percentage plus they have pins and don't focus on the guard. Judo and sambo are good but for purely the ground bjj is simply the best. Bjj is best was some wresting takedowns or judo throws incorporated.

 

[Steve-French]

This is probably one of the better sources for this argument as Bas has been in a ton of street fights and had success when he fought professionally.

 

[JohnSouth]

This is probably one of the better sources for this argument as Bas has been in a ton of street fights and had success when he professionally.

Nobody believe that anyway, nobody saw some street fightchy.

Beside who care about some old guys in slap box conchest wearing Hick James boots.

I slap a transexual but you don't see me brag about that. It's just what we do.

 

[Steve-French]

Nobody believe that anyway, nobody saw some street fightchy.

Beside who care about some old guys in slap box conchest wearing Hick James boots.

I slap a transexual but you don't see me brag about that. It's just what we do.

 

[GiBurns]

Nobody believe that anyway, nobody saw some street fightchy.

Beside who care about some old guys in slap box conchest wearing Hick James boots.

I slap a transexual but you don't see me brag about that. It's just what we do.

You come across as a much more credible person than Bas is.

Kill yourself **********

 

[JohnSouth]

You come across as a much more credible person than Bas is.

Kill yourself **********

Nobody believe a Bas Hoochen street fighchy any more than I believe in the movie careers of a Frank Shamhockey

Did you have the video on that one?

 

[Steve-French]

Nobody believe a Bas Hoochen street fighchy any more than I believe in the movie careers of a Frank Shamhockey

Did you have the video on that one?

#thuglife

 

[Kozbot]

Nobody believe that anyway, nobody saw some street fightchy.

Beside who care about some old guys in slap box conchest wearing Hick James boots.

I slap a transexual but you don't see me brag about that. It's just what we do.

I knew you were into some sort of tranny BDSM stuff.

 

[MadSquabbles500]

Bas Rutten did not say BJJ is best for street I think. He is just giving some pros of BJJ. Every art has pros as well as cons. Bas makes his money nowadays doing promotional work doesnt he?

 

[vcmmafan]

Bas sure as hell wasn't doing BJJ when he fought mutiple guys in that one street fight story

 

[JohnSouth]

I knew you were into some sort of tranny BDSM stuff.

At least I don't wear hed boots like Hick James and have a bald head while fading from helevancy.

Seriously Bas is a Krav Maga guy so why he says all this.

Holding onto a submission while some other guys bang away on you is hetarded.

Also, he have a heally big thick bald head he probably put vaseline on that one so maybe that not gonna work for you.

 

[Matsukaze]

Rickson Gracie would have arm barred all of those attackers...at the same time

 

[Thai Otoshi]

wtf am I reading ITT?

 

[Steve-French]

]Bas Rutten did not say BJJ is best for street[/B] I think. He is just giving some pros of BJJ. Every art has pros as well as cons. Bas makes his money nowadays doing promotional work doesnt he?

Yes he did. Read the article. He didn't say anything along the lines of that's all you need is pure bjj, but he said it would be best to learn if you have a striking background.

 

[TC100FL]

At least I don't wear hed boots like Hick James and have a bald head while fading from helevancy.

Seriously ...

Quality posts in this thread. Hespecht

 

[_Glorfindel_]

I would say most (NOT ALL) of catch wrestling is bullshit or just low percentage plus they have pins and don't focus on the guard. Judo and sambo are good but for purely the ground bjj is simply the best. Bjj is best was some wresting takedowns or judo throws incorporated.

 

[MadSquabbles500]

Yes he did. Read the article. He didn't say anything along the lines of that's all you need is pure bjj, but he said it would be best to learn if you have a striking background.

The question is not even what is best. Bas said BJJ is good.

 

[Bluesbreaker]

I would say most (NOT ALL) of catch wrestling is bullshit or just low percentage plus they have pins and don't focus on the guard. Judo and sambo are good but for purely the ground bjj is simply the best. Bjj is best was some wresting takedowns or judo throws incorporated.

We have an expert on catch wrestling here, ladies and gentlemen.

 

[shunyata]

Nobody believe that anyway, nobody saw some street fightchy.

Beside who care about some old guys in slap box conchest wearing Hick James boots.

I slap a transexual but you don't see me brag about that. It's just what we do.

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