MargaretPargeter
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 Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:29 pm Post subject: Jiu Jitsu Techniques - New to Martial Arts and Wondering Wha |
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If you're new to martial arts or recently decided to learn self defense, you might have noticed there is a huge range of techniques and styles to choose from. If you're wondering what you can learn to get the most payoff from your training, Jiu Jitsu is an excellent choice.
If you talk to experts in fighting and hand-to-hand combat who have studied striking martial arts like Karate and Tae Kwon Do for example as well as grappling and throwing arts like Judo, BJJ Singapore and Aikido, the majority of them will agree that for real world self defense and unarmed combat, Jiu Jitsu techniques are the single most effective way to learn to protect yourself in just about any situation. Think back to any fights you may have seen in real life - not in a movie or TV show. Unlike choreographed actors in a film who throw beautiful spinning butterfly kicks to the head in slow motion, real fights in dangerous situations quite often begin with a few sloppy punches at best and quickly turn into a basic grappling competition. College wrestlers, for example, are often better able to survive a bar brawl or a cage fight better than a top-level Kung Fu master. Also, many people are learning martial arts to prepare for a hopeful career in the military or police, and Jiu Jitsu techniques will certainly be more adaptable and immediately useful to military or police training than most striking forms.
What Makes Jiu Jitsu Techniques So Effective?
First of all, although it may seem obvious it's important to take note of the fact that Jiu Jitsu focuses on effectiveness, as opposed to other martial arts disciplines which focus on philosophy, perfect technique, or other highly specialized styles. For example, take Judo which is often referred to as the "sport version of Jiu Jitsu" and is also an Olympic Sport. Just like Olympic boxing focuses on a very narrow set of rules and a system of scoring points that would not necessarily be the most effective way to win a professional fight, so does Olympic Judo focus on style and points as opposed to the most effective way to subdue an attacker who intends to hurt you or a loved one. What makes Jiu Jitsu techniques different than other martial arts is that they focus on effective chokes and submissions to disable an opponent rather than more risky kicks and punches. While not exposing much of his own body to harm and also without exerting much physical effort, a master of Jiu Jitsu techniques can render an attacker unconsciously or physically unable to continue to fight with just a few fundamental moves.
Another reason Jiu Jitsu techniques are the most effective: close quarters combat. Many fights will occur in a relatively small space or crowded area. Imagine being accosted while you're in an ATM booth, on crowded public transportation, perhaps in the bedroom or hallway of your own home; in each of these areas you will have limited room to operate against your aggressor - most often you'll simply lack the space to throw a nice high roundhouse kick to the head, even if you do have time to set yourself and get it off. Even if you try, you will likely find your attacker ducking and rushing in towards your body while you're still on one leg. One way or another, you'll end up on the ground and that's where Jiu Jitsu techniques reign supreme. |
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