The Way of the Intercepting Fist

The techniques themselves are not that bad–you just have to practice a lot. Problem is: there are lots of techniques. Just check out all the books in the bookstore. I took it for less than a year and there are tons of techniques I never heard of in the grappling magazines, books, online, etc.

Also there is a lot of body work. You need to be in good shape, strong, flexible, able to roll and fall well, excellent cardiovascular conditioning.

There is a reason why BJJ is known for few black belts compared to other martial arts. It takes a real long time to master. The techniques are designed for use against bigger opponents but that’s really only if they don’t know BJJ. In class( and competitions) your partners are also doing BJJ so skill level and body type/conditioning do matter. I got injured a few times—nothing serious–but that’s something that will happen in any martial art, more so in grappling arts–look at wrestling–because people think you can go all out without serious injury compared to karate for instance. Striking arts either use gloves or pads or do not usually go all out–non contact or minimal contact.

If you try it and you like it, just keep practicing and you’ll get better every week. Try to enjoy learning more than attempting mastery.

13+ years of Judo training. Judo is actualy derived from Jujitsu so most of the submissions are the same

So I would say No.

plus, you need to train with others that’re learning to do the techniques as well, s that you can learn to execute or apply them correctly and safely to an opponent, because if you happen to injure an opponent in the street, even if it’s not a serious injury; you could be get b**ch slapped by a lawsuit from a punk lookin’ to make a quick buck at your expense.

because I have heard of instances where this has happened, and the judge has ruled in the plaintiff’s favor, even if the plaintiff was the aggressor in the situation.

So studying it in a class setting would be more beneficial.

If you can’t find a BJJ school, look for Sambo or some other form of submission grappling. Judo is also a good alternative. The advantage of Judo is that the schools are less likely to be money grubbing (many are non-profit clubs), and they’re usually easy to find. Good luck.

Another option is to enroll in Judo if you can find that. It is not as focused on grappling but any good Judo school should have some grappling work.

Or maybe you can find a saturday class and just travel to it. One day a week you could still learn somethings.

also the eyes are blind to themself in other words you executing the moves will not be able to see what you are doing wrong as if you have a teacher

but i guess it would be better than not doing anything at all….as for books or videos i’d go with anything made by the gracies…obviously

good luck

Gracias =)

Hope this helps. If you really wanna mess up his world start applying side spin and watch the thing fly off the table.

He was talented but not the best.

But the drawback to all this[supernatural speed,power,stamina] is that he could have possibly overtrained his body. it went over the natural threshold of tolerance accepted by his physical limits. Remember he reported to have alot of muscle aches during the final years of his life?