Comments on: BJJ Champions Going to MMA http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2008/08/08/bjj-champions-mma/ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling News and Podcast Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:42:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: slideyfoot http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2008/08/08/bjj-champions-mma/comment-page-1/#comment-503 slideyfoot Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:38:54 +0000 http://thefightworkspodcast.com/?p=382#comment-503 Cool summary, but I'm not sure I'd be quite so firm on the conclusion (unless I'm misreading, which is entirely possibly). After all, BJJ is just a part (though admittedly a very important part) of the whole picture, rather than a complete system. Then again, I've no interest in either self-defence or adding striking to my training, so could well be talking straight out of my arse. :D There was a long, and occasionally rather silly, thread essentially on the topic of 'BJJ Does Not Equal MMA!", which is well worth a read (if you can filter out the silly stuff, that is): http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=54437 Cool summary, but I’m not sure I’d be quite so firm on the conclusion (unless I’m misreading, which is entirely possibly). After all, BJJ is just a part (though admittedly a very important part) of the whole picture, rather than a complete system.

Then again, I’ve no interest in either self-defence or adding striking to my training, so could well be talking straight out of my arse. :D

There was a long, and occasionally rather silly, thread essentially on the topic of ‘BJJ Does Not Equal MMA!”, which is well worth a read (if you can filter out the silly stuff, that is):

http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=54437

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