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All martial arts on some level is for self defense, we are talking about sport. You think the top BJJ guys now don't know self defense? Most of that stuff is white belt basic shitI disagree and agree. Yeah the sport has evolved but bjj was for self defense. As the sport has evolved the self defense aspect has regressed. There's tons of things that work in a bjj match under their rule set that don't really transfer into a real fight.
I applauded eddie bravo for combat jj. I think with the addition of open palm strikes things like leg locks won't be as successful. Some of these more intricate guards won't be as successful.
I think about 20% of sport BJJ techniques won't work in MMA, but that can be said about every art including Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling, etc.
Wait till some of these modern BJJ guys like Garry Tonon, and Neiman Gracie continue going in MMA, they're proving the new innovations in leg locks absolutely work in MMA
Ironically Neiman Gracie just finished JON FITCH with a Heel Hook