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Teamcarvalho, you are a black belt, right?
It is not only Rickson that thinks this way......I have talked with high ranking black belts (Maters and Grandmasters) that say the same thing. According to them if you don't do the complete Jiu-Jitsu you are doing a watered down Jiu-Jitsu.
I know someone newbie is going to get butt hurt but I did not say this.....I am simply repeating it. :icon_chee
How many people here get a friend or training partner to put on a pair of gloves and throw strikes at you(he pretends he's almost grappling retarded) while you try to defend/avoid them and submit him using only BJJ?
How many people here get a friend or training partner to put on a pair of gloves and throw strikes at you(he pretends he's almost grappling retarded) while you try to defend/avoid them and submit him using only BJJ?
Teamcarvalho, you are a black belt, right?
Yeah brother....why did I screw up......you are not giving me a yellow card are you?:icon_sad:
How many people here get a friend or training partner to put on a pair of gloves and throw strikes at you(he pretends he's almost grappling retarded) while you try to defend/avoid them and submit him using only BJJ?
I've done this in training, but not with him pretending he's grappling retarded. He's a blue belt, I'm a purple, but he's much better at striking so basically my only viable option was on the ground. Let me tell you it's tougher than you think.
Haha, no way. I'm just checking, cause I thought you were, but I wasn't sure.
I was just thinking that it's funny, that when Rickson (who has been training and fighting since he was a kid), or you who are a black belt, some out and say that sport bjj is not the whole picture, there are people with much less experience telling you "no it's a sport, you're wrong." Where really what those people are saying is a much more recent opinion.
The whole striking thing kind of gave me a little epiphany because sometimes I'll chill out with someone in my guard for a second without maintaining control, but now I consider if they can hit me I better get my ass working to control
In my Vale-Tudo classes we have a drill where I make one student put on boxing gloves and have him in the top guard. The student on the bottom can only sweep and defend against strikes. The student with the gloves can only strike to the body and face but can't pass the guard....although he can stand if he wishes.
It is a good drill and very tiring...plus it makes you work your tie-ups form the guard such and head and arm control, double over-hooks and double under-hooks.
That's a pretty good drill.
I remember one time when a teammate was "testing" for one of his stripes when we were both blues (testing means basically he demonstrates some techniques and we kill him the rest of the class), my instructor texted me before class and said to bring my no gi stuff. I show up, and mid-class he pulls me into the dressing room and tells me to change. He then gives me some MMA gloves, and we go back. Then he says for me to start on top in the guy's guard, and I can punch (not full force) and grapple, and he can only grapple. It was my first time doing that, and a true learning experience. He learned that he had a great defensive guard. And I learned that striking changes things from both the top and bottom.
Do you have any suggestions for good sources i.e vids and books for VT training?
Haha, no way. I'm just checking, cause I thought you were, but I wasn't sure.
I was just thinking that it's funny, that when Rickson (who has been training and fighting since he was a kid), or you who are a black belt, some out and say that sport bjj is not the whole picture, there are people with much less experience telling you "no it's a sport, you're wrong." Where really what those people are saying is a much more recent opinion.