Demetrious Johnson’s BJJ is UNBEATABLE

[@manjitheerratic5127]

Grappling gives chances for smaller fighters to win against bigger ones, totally agree BJJ is the best, I have a different idea. I see two questionable things which I don't have high regard in BJJ To begin this, grappling is a good choice if: 1- You are smaller than your attacker 2- You defend against one unarmed attacker 3- You don't want to injure your attacker But why I don't prefer BJJ alone for self-defense ( just me, I don't discourage anyone from training BJJ ): 1- Pulling guard is something isn't "martial". Sitting down during attack for what purpose ? 2- BJJ promotes the idea that top and bottom positions are equal. Is it good to be in the bottom position on the street when now you have to face ground and pound ? By the way, the fact which Demetrious ( along with his exceptional physical attribute ) is a GOAT in MMA with BJJ isn't a great point to prove BJJ is the best martial art for self defense even grappling as whole.

[@marcinm5830]

Claiming that ju jitsu is the best self-defense system based on an extremely talented fighter simply makes no sense. Mirko Crocop, in his prime, also used kickboxing to destroy everyone, and an ordinary guy can be compared to the elite players. I normally train 2-3 times a week for 1.5 hours. and the best ones live by training. so comparing an ordinary guy to an elite warrior is like comparing a Kia Picanto to a Paganini Zonda.

[@JoshuaCalvert80]

Mate, have you watched the entire video or just read the title?

[@JC-wj3hx]

I would totally agree. Basically no art is the Best ever for self defense... It's just happens to be whatever you could be learning or training at the time yes? Be it Judo, Karate or Wing Chun... I'm sure Bruce Lee didn't claim his system was the best... It's all Abt the trainee and of cus the teacher.... Put a crappy teacher with the best student... Even the student will become better than that teacher ...

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Hey that Metrolina Matial Arts guys looked pretty cool

[@CombatSelfDefense]

He is

[@staysafemartialarts]

man I hope to be able to share the mat with Mighty Mouse at some point when he hits black. I will absolutely sign up for that tournament if I see the opportunity

[@CombatSelfDefense]

I’ll give him a call

[@MasakanSolaris]

I dont know...having jiu jitsu as the core of your combat strategy seems counter intuitive regardless of your size. Like there are plenty of bjj practitioners who end up getting conpletely stumped when the other guy just doesnt olay their game and so they just end up looking like a flailing toddler. Honestly the methodology only seems to work against someone who is just looking for an easy mark and doesnt know what they are doing, and while this will likely be a good chunk of self defence encounters, personally i wouldn't train just for those situations. Also I'd rather do an even 30/30/30 split between grappling clinching and striking with the last 10 for weapons..gotta stay well rounded.

[@bloodwynn]

Man, you are exagerrating a lot! Size and strenght still plays a huge role when it comes to grappling - that's why they use weight categories in those sports as well. I rolled with people 20-30 kg heavier than me and it is freaking overwhelming! Mighty Mouse is just exceptionally incredible fighter and he was able to overcome this. It is a horrible idea to form general statements based on an exceptional case of an exceptional human being. Lighter striker can also beat heavier striker if he is much better or is gifted with a lot of punching power. It's not bjj-exclusive thing.

[@jamesgrannon2836]

Actually, after gaining rank in 3 martial arts over 24 years, I find Hapkido the best for smaller people. It's emphasis on pressure points give it an advantage.

[@michaeldonnelly8068]

Idk judo/sambo + american collegiate wrestling is a supreme combo. Maybe throw some bjj and additional boxing if want to take it to the next level. Bjj is fun and addictive as hell tho. It is a kino sport

[@ryanhudson1252]

Could part of the grappling / clinch equation include wing chun trapping?

[@FleetStreetBarber765]

Mighty Mouse vs Popeye The Sailor next match 😁😁

[@untilvalhalla7854]

For DJ to do that was cool as hell. I loved watching it. You are absolutely correct. But knives change everything. The “world self defense championship” guys ALL got “killed” by the guy with the “knife.” Be careful. As Han Solo said, “don’t get cocky!”

[@jamesstonekickboxing]

bjj for self defence... no .. do you realy want to go to the floor in a street fight. what if its not 1 on 1. what if the floor has its own daggers broken glass ect. and for small people ? at what point dos skill not matter with a weight difference. shor your small and you want to start a marital art and what might be best for you to not have such a disadvantage . go for it go for bjj. but self defence. not on your life. you comparing bjj tournament fights to street fights and using that as the argument for it being a god idea. yes a choke is a choke but can you get it when your attacker isnt using a rule set.

[@jrnmadsen2710]

There is more to it. Any real world fighter (from the streets), any security guard or doorman, will tell the same: Rule number 1, 2 and 3: Never, ever fight down there. Never go down on the floor. Potential suicide. The list of killed heroes is endless. Down there, holding the perfect arm bar or something,- and stabbed to death by your opponent's friend. Real world fighting, not being a master in the gym doing fancy stuff - includes constant awareness and mobility. If you're down there, holding your opponent down,- you're just as vulnerable as your opponent. "Mighty Mouse" dies too,- even though he is phenomenal in "sports fightning" - if he is stabbed in the neck while applying the perfect arm bar. His opponent can't move, but he can't see what is coming or do anything about it. Don't mix up sports and real life. 2 very different things. Any untrained 15-years old boy with skinny arms, but holding a knife, is 100 times more dangerous than "Mighty Mouse" or a 10'th dan "something". Static down on the floor,- you're the potential next number in a statistic.

[@Liam1991]

So, if sport martial arts are the best for self defense, when do they teach you how to defend against, •Multiple attackers •Domestic abuse •Defending against weapons •If legal in your country, learn how to use weapons •Scenario training •De-escalation skills •Awareness training •The pre and post fight •Have some understanding about your country's self defense law, just in case you have to justify your actions in court

[@clarkb.5940]

Combat sports fanboys aren't the smartest LOL.

[@MyBodyIsReggie1]

Because those things don't sell. The main reason a lot of people join a martial art is because they have a superhero fantasy. Fighting is only a fraction of what self defense means but most people who argue about it want to believe it's the no.1 most important aspect of it. Case in point the entire "multiple attackers" fantasy that people who want to focus entirely on striking always bring up.

[@JC-wj3hx]

You could try giving Aikido a try. It works for ladies and people like myself who happens to be tall but skinny and Asian lol! I've personally used Aikido to defend my wife and it does work.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Respectfully, do you have any video of yourself training aikido in a functionally resistant way?

[@JC-wj3hx]

@@CombatSelfDefense thank you for the question. firstly, to answer your question.. no videos.. don't video myself when I teach becus I don't have time for that and also I don't self advertise... I just incorporate aikido techniques mixed with say Kali for example... But when I said that Aikido worked it did... Becus the guy was probably Abt your size and charging at me, actually threw a right hook to my face... I just side stepped and hit him with my forearm straight to his neck or what we in Aikido would call an "Irimi Nage" ... :) also when you say resistant... i've seen the flashlight video where your student or friend did the wrist lock on you.. imagine if you really resisted? Your wrist would have been broken yes? So in most aikido training, it is a resistant free training.. because we want the students to learn the foundations and also eventually how to counter should people resist. we only do resistant based within reason when we hit black..

[@CombatSelfDefense]

@@JC-wj3hx I teach classes full time, and run this channel, and constantly film content. So you can definitely have someone run a camera for you.

[@JC-wj3hx]

​@@CombatSelfDefense Yes but let's just say I don't like the media attention? I mean I teach too but I never like video myself or rather have students video for me n then post it online in that way . That being said your videos are good though 😊

[@CombatSelfDefense]

@@JC-wj3hx I can appreciate what you’re saying, but you’re also making a claim without any evidence of it. It makes it hard to believe

[@OneFromEasternFinland]

I see your points 'bout grappling being the best option for self defense, but: just 'cause Johnson has beaten guys bigger than him, doesn't automatically mean, that BJJ would be the best martial art for self defense there is. It's kinda like you said on this video of yours: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXOUgJ2tZb6fldE - that maybe it merely means, Johnson is just so good at fighting, that _he can make BJJ work_ . I'm not saying, that grappling/wrestling doesn't work, but statistically speaking, proving that BJJ is the best option for self defense, requires more and more solid proof than just that...

[@CombatSelfDefense]

I say multiple times in the video that it’s not the fact that Mighty Mouse won, it’s HOW he did it, and how those same tactics and skills are repeatable by other people, not just Mighty Mouse. Anderson Silva doing a little bit of wing chun in a fight is not the same as Mighty Mouse using tactics we can all learn and implement.

[@rman4539]

Those claims are utter nonsense. First : comparing the results of a pro athlete, and one of the best in his category, to any agressive situation an average human might have to deal with, is like comparing F1 performances with a random, cheap car. Second : the state of mind in real life and in a ring/cage are 2 totally different things. Third : anyone who tell to primarely train a combat system that priorize the fact that you have to be ON THE GROUND to defend yourself with your best technics was obviously never, ever, involved in real agressions.

[@Admin-qy4zi]

That’s the dumbest point ever. A low blow, and gouge or a fishhook can break a choke easily.

[@errnapo]

Traditional Japanese Jujutsu is the best martial art for self defense, of course.

[@algierssolja]

Lotta but hurt strikers in the ments section.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

And I AM a striker

[@algierssolja]

@@CombatSelfDefense ikr

[@handroids1981]

Kudo. Japanese MMA.

[@brianrahuba6919]

This sport wouldn't be my go to defense. Why in the name of God would I want to hold on to someone that I should be getting away from ? If your talking true self-defense correct ? Listen I dont start nothing with nobody but go ahead bjj guy as you end up having a major artery cut or a couple of other stabs wounds . If they left it alone Japanese Jujitsu was just fine . Closest to a complete fighting system without cross training ..... bjj keep it a sport . Its already water downed enough plus its not so exclusive anymore.....

[@MyBodyIsReggie1]

I always hear people bringing up the knife argument like it's a weakness only to bjj and striking will somehow do better, it won't. Yes running away is always your best bet, but if someone grabs you then that option is nullified until you shake them off, in which case grappling is your best bet. You see, the problem with people who argue against bjj is that they always look at it exclusively from an offensive perspective, never considering the defensive qualities of it.

[@brianrahuba6919]

@MyBodyIsReggie1 BJJ only works if one wants to play . But I guess you only have been in girls' confrontation . Myself I carry a couple of things all the time . Why should anyone want to waste 5 plus yrs just so they can defend themselves . Really, it's only a sport in reality that may be if you're above average. Do I see this art working in a real life-threatening situation. Usally, if jumped on the streets their nothing you can do in any art . But BJJ volunteers go down on their own . And no, not all fights go, tho the ground . Know what I say ? Go find a self-defense gym . Forget martail art's schools . Pay big $$$ for crumbs in return for knowledge . Get in shape and take care of your body . Harden certain bones of your body is all you need . There are other things, but just know where to hit and when . But most importantly, can people hit that inner switch is the answer . And that's all I'm gonna say . See when one turns the tide with a high level of aggression where someone doesn't care for your well-being in any level of life . I've been in two situations that I chose not to repeat . Listen, my friend BJJ wouldn't have done anything useful for me . See, if one is allowed to carry a weapon legally, I try to tell them to carry a knife as well . And placement of a weapon. God forbid it's not a violent attack. If they go for a weapon, they can see they will go for it and let them . They legally signed their own death warrant. And it would be a lawful use of force at that point . Unlike the police, citizens they don't get the 21-foot rule that protects the police . If you think BJJ is above what I described above, ok . Good luck, sir, and any other art's as well . If one learns as a hobbyist for trophies by all means, have fun . Just know the limitations of your art and what it was designed for . Asphalt is not mats . Peace ✌️

[@MyBodyIsReggie1]

​@@brianrahuba6919The thing is there are way too many "what ifs" once you are outside of the gym for anyone to say "this is the one and only answer"so don't assume things about what others have lived. You don't have to make bjj the basis of your life for you to learn a few good tricks out of it, in fact the majority of self defense instructors will incorporate it in their lessons to one degree or another. I'm sure your personal experiences have shaped a lot the way you think, but then again so have mine for myself, and I have used bjj in a couple of fights, just like many others. But I suppose there are multiple ways to keep you alive and safe, so whatever is working for you then keep doing it, man, and I don't mean that in a condescending way. Best of luck.

[@brianrahuba6919]

@MyBodyIsReggie1 I'm not assuming anything. I'm talking about reality. I teach self-defense not a sport . One day equals 3 months with me . I'm not teaching a art or a sport . I train to take your objective out . Are there variables in all situations of course . But the end results can be the same.

[@MyBodyIsReggie1]

​@@brianrahuba6919what exactly do you teach in your classes?

[@kubikiribasara3499]

Sorry sir, BJJ is NOT the best martial art for self-defense. You greatly oversimplify your conclusion and I would like to add a fourth point to manitheeratic5127's comment: 4- a smaller grappler can beat a larger grappler GIVEN the larger grappler is not equal technically and physically. I have seen 20-year black belts get their asses handed to them by wrestlers with 6 months of anti-bjj training in a MMA tournament. And nowadays, any teenage punk on the street can walk into an MMA gym and be a killer in less than a year.