Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position from which to force an attacker to submit via chokes, joint-locks, etc.... It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using proper technique can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant. BJJ can be trained for self defense, sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Sparring and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance. Since attacks, movements and changes in position can occur without a person physically seeing what their opponent is doing, "sensitivity" is major part of BJJ; therefore, time spent on the mat is of utmost importance.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position from which to force an attacker to submit via chokes, joint-locks, etc.... It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using proper technique can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant. BJJ can be trained for self defense, sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Sparring and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance. Since attacks, movements and changes in position can occur without a person physically seeing what their opponent is doing, "sensitivity" is major part of BJJ; therefore, time spent on the mat is of utmost importance.
