I Tried To Expose BJJ

I confronted Ryron Gracie from @GracieBreakdown to learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for self-defense vs. sport.

Filmed by William Ustav

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[gokulhemanthkumar]

The real self-defence was the friends we made along the way.

[liamdurr]

"Do what you can, not what you want" is big and clever advice

[FishingBruZA]

All Martial arts schools should look into this mentality for the non competitive martial artists.

[BMO_Creative]

I love that Jesse isn't afraid to get his hair or ego messed up! LOL... Amazing work man!

[alpinedb]

This was refreshing to watch. As someone who has trained Bjj for almost 8 years, I’ve always loved this side of jiujitsu more than the sport side. Also Ryron’s gym philosophy is spot on. Most people just want to learn self defense, not compete with each other constantly. It’s exhausting and injuries are high when it’s comp focused.

[raccoonmyroom]

I loved your course on Karate Ground fighting years ago. To quote you, "For a Karate practitioner to be ignorant of geound fighting is Insane". Its cool to see you do this type of stuff, I really enjoy your ground fighting work as well.

[CoachKevanKillsit]

I started BJJ a year ago originally for self defense purposes. I almost forgot that. These days I’m training for tournaments, I’m exercising and lifting weights for my stamina and strength - for tournaments. Thanks for the reminder as to why I even started this journey.

[donaldduke]

The most sensible person in the entire Gracie family.

[andrewkim]

I’ve never trained at a Gracie club, but I’ve always had a lot of respect for Ryron. He’s a wise and gifted instructor. Great video.

[eddiewright]

Im the exact opposite. I spent the firsr four months of my journey at a jiu-jitsu academy that is competition focused. I was miserable. I didnt quit jiu-jitsu. I quit that school. I found an academy that has a nice blend of self defense, takedowns, and ground fighting. The people are friendly and the higher belts sincerely go out of there way to help me - a white belt
I train with veterans and first responders. Im a marine corps veteran. I am so happy where i train jiu-jitsu. Im 54. I plan to train for as long as my mind and body will allow. God bless and great video.

[lke]

“Sport jiu jitsu” schools are where the best athletes/MMA fighters train, the whole “self-defense” take is for the day to day person who doesn’t want the intensity of competition classes, but still wants to learn the basics of bjj.

[owl]

This seems to be a common pattern with sports versions of many martial arts.
Very restrictive rules and a point system in the competitions completely obscure the true depth of the art!

[amospizzey]

I came up in this system under Ryron
He is a phenomenal professor 🥋🙏🏻

[FlyingGreenTea]

This is the art of Jiu Jitsu self-defense mixed with verbal jiu jitsu. It embodies the mindset of someone who is learning how to win and someone who is learning how to survive. Legitimate self-defense schools or classes teach these types of mindsets and skill sets. Thank you, Jesse, for always bringing new things and helping us learn new concepts.

[yusefnelson]

As a young man, I trained everywhere. I studied karate for a long time but got injured, which led me to explore Miyama Ryu Jujutsu. This opened my eyes to new possibilities, so I started mat hopping and trained in Aikido, Karate, and many other styles. Whenever I traveled, I trained in whatever art was available in the area. I continued searching for the truth in the same way. I commend you for connecting all martial arts And making thing’s relevant. Very Great video.

[aquilesml]

That's the problem with competition sports and martial arts. You have to control the sportist and competitive spirit to preserve the martial spirit and techniques system, otherwise it will be reduced to a specialized system of a few techniques and not studied in its entirety.

[LightGlyphRasengan]

You made a claim, then tested the claim, and found some flaws and learned from your mistakes. I also learned theres more to how bjj is actually taught from this video. Looks like some growth came out of this journey 👍

[KandL]

Disclaimer: I"m not a sport-BJJ hater, it's a great sport. But I ADORE this video, Jesse, because for me it really highlights why I enjoy this martial art so much in the first place (I started training with instructors of U.S. Army Combatives, which was based on Gracie Jiujitsu through Matt Larson); strikes are real and should be dealt with, fights start standing more than not, distance management is critical, mindset and tactical patience is key, etc. It even got me through the door into karate and other martial arts and explore them as a lifestyle.

From this humble student, thank you so much for looking at the martial art (as you always do) with an open mind and great follow-through!

[georgi]

Very good intro and storytelling. As a fighter, martial-artist and a content creator you are top Tier! Much love from Finland! ❤

[CervusGreen]

Possibly one of the major premises of bjj is that you don't always get to pick where the fight will happen. "Don't go to the ground, the attacker might have friends!" What if you don't get to choose and they put you on the ground? Wouldn't you want to know how to defend yourself there?