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What Is BJJ?

What's bjj? It's both art and a combat sport that centers on grappling in order for you to subdue your foe.

Several of the techniques were taken from judo and jiu-jitsu. Picking up how to perform the appropriate move permits even a tinier and weaker person to subdue an assailant that is larger which is why it's also taught in self-defense classes.

BJJ developed as early as in the early part of the century. It recently got global fame after Royce Gracie won the UFC several times after it was founded in the 90's. As a result, a variety of gyms are now instructing this martial art.

You can say that its popularity as a sport is second to football.  There are tournaments held regularly such as the European Championships, the Mundials and the Pan Am Games

If you want to advance in bjj, practice makes perfect and the sole method you are able to do that is through training and rolling. This signifies sparring against a live and resisting opponent under simulated conditions while at the same time being careful not to cause any serious injury.

During rolling and competition, wrestlers are mandated to don the gi. It looks just like what you would have on when you train judo. The only difference is that the outfit has tighter cuffs on both the jacket and pants.

Submissions in Brazilian jiu-jitsu are done either through chokes or joint locks. Choking as you well know involves constricting the windpipe so the enemy is not able to breathe. Apart from that, there's also what is known as a strangle which cuts off the carotid artery. Choking is less efficient than strangles and may cause permanent damage or death which is why the latter is used more frequently during tournaments.

As for joint locks which are more likely safer, what you are doing is generating a lever with the body position which will force the joint to move past its normal range of motion. This is otherwise known as hyperextension and since there's no way out of it, the enemy has no other recourse but to submit. 

Anyone can be taught jiu-jitsu. As you get better, you are promoted to the next belt level. Noobs start with the white and progress their way towards the red belt. For those who are less than 15 years old, you work your way from white to green belt.

How quickly you grow depends on the amount of time the person dedicates and how quickly they learn. To reach the elite class for example, it requires at least ten years or even more.

With Brazilian jiu-jitsu making its mark on the global scene, you will not have a hard time discovering a gym that is offering classes. The one thing you have to do now is manage your time wisely since this is done in a group and you are just one of many that are learning the ropes of this sport. As a noob, you do not have to get a kimono so just come in wearing a shirt and board shorts.  If you are trying to find a bjj blog that doesn't take it too seriously, you should check out doyoubjj.com.