brazilian jiu-jitsu.. anyone study it?

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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    i wanna start taking classes .... tell me about the training


    i wanna snap someone's arm :)

    yes ive been watching too much UFC

    I have been studying Jui-jitsu for a few years now and let me just say it is one of the best work outs you can ever imagine. As someone already stated you are taught discipline and will end up being far less willing to resort to violence. My training, I can't speak for others, starts of with stretching followed by about 30 minutes of high paced cardio. Depending on your level you would then undergo some instruction, for begineers most of the class would be instruction. For more advanced students it would be about 30 minutes of instruction followed by pairing up and sparing.

    I would suggest that if you are interested in taking classes you also accompany it by taking either kick boxing or muay thai. I take muay thai and the two art forms work beautifully together and muay thai work out really kick your ass. I miss it like crazy, hurt my knee a few months ago and just had surgery so no classes for me for about another 6 months.
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    mammasan wrote:
    I have been studying Jui-jitsu for a few years now and let me just say it is one of the best work outs you can ever imagine. As someone already stated you are taught discipline and will end up being far less willing to resort to violence. My training, I can't speak for others, starts of with stretching followed by about 30 minutes of high paced cardio. Depending on your level you would then undergo some instruction, for begineers most of the class would be instruction. For more advanced students it would be about 30 minutes of instruction followed by pairing up and sparing.

    I would suggest that if you are interested in taking classes you also accompany it by taking either kick boxing or muay thai. I take muay thai and the two art forms work beautifully together and muay thai work out really kick your ass. I miss it like crazy, hurt my knee a few months ago and just had surgery so no classes for me for about another 6 months.

    obviously i would be a begineer ,,,so it wouldnt be wise to just take bjj ?
    i understand muay thai or something else would help ,but is it stupid to just start with bjj ?
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    i have a school that looks good ,,a friend attends it ,( but i haven't talked to him yet )

    is it very demanding in terms of being in shape ... can u ease into it?

    http://www.brooklynbjj.com/about/

    Jui-jitsu you can ease into I find. I was completely and utterly out of shape when I started taking it. It was painfull at first. Your body will ache in ways you couldn't fathom. The only advice I can give is to take it seriously and be very focused and determined. If your heart is into it you will be able to work past the pain. Within a month of starting I was taking 3 classes a week, I was hooked and no matter how much my body hurt I just couldn't stop going.
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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    obviously i would be a begineer ,,,so it wouldnt be wise to just take bjj ?
    i understand muay thai or something else would help ,but is it stupid to just start with bjj ?


    I just started with jui-jitsu because the owner of the dojo told me I would be better off. Muay thai was far more physically demanding, even the beginner courses than BJJ. After about 3-4 months of BJJ, and some hopkido, I started muay thai. You don't need one to learn the other but I found BJJ conditioned me and I was then able to keep up with the physical demands of muay thai.

    Also you can take BJJ without learning another art form. I just find the combination of the two to be great as far as self defense goes.
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    mammasan wrote:
    Jui-jitsu you can ease into I find. I was completely and utterly out of shape when I started taking it. It was painfull at first. Your body will ache in ways you couldn't fathom. The only advice I can give is to take it seriously and be very focused and determined. If your heart is into it you will be able to work past the pain. Within a month of starting I was taking 3 classes a week, I was hooked and no matter how much my body hurt I just couldn't stop going.


    as iam out of shape also ,, oh boy this would hurt my body lol

    i realize i must take it seriously otherwise its just a waste of time and money

    thanx for the input

    im thinking of just starting with the bbj as u did
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    as iam out of shape also ,, oh boy this would hurt my body lol

    i realize i must take it seriously otherwise its just a waste of time and money

    thanx for the input

    im thinking of just starting with the bbj as u did


    Best of luck. I am so fucking envious of you right now. I can't wait to get back. I'm sitting here pondering how the hell am I going to go 6 months without taking a class.
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    mammasan wrote:
    Best of luck. I am so fucking envious of you right now. I can't wait to get back. I'm sitting here pondering how the hell am I going to go 6 months without taking a class.


    its the other way around ,,u have the experience i wish i had lol
  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    Yeah BJJ is seriously badass. I think it's even taught in Army Ranger school now.

    I took different styles of Karate for years and have had my fair share of street fighting experiences, but I am terrified of running into a BJJ fighter. I would be on the ground in the blink of an eye.
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    sponger wrote:
    Yeah BJJ is seriously badass. I think it's even taught in Army Ranger school now.

    I took different styles of Karate for years and have had my fair share of street fighting experiences, but I am terrified of running into a BJJ fighter. I would be on the ground in the blink of an eye.


    IM COMING FOR YOU ;) lol

    but yes its pretty freaky to think a little douchebag might know this art and break your neck in 3 seconds lol
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    I'm thinking about doing Jiu Jitsu as well, but I'm not sure yet. Right now, my preference goes to Aikido.
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    Collin wrote:
    I'm thinking about doing Jiu Jitsu as well, but I'm not sure yet. Right now, my preference goes to Aikido.


    YEA that was steven segal

    i need something more ,,dont get me wrong ..its all good but im real interested in the bjj
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    one day, i want to attempt a gogoplata on someone. :p:D
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    one day, i want to attempt a gogoplata on someone. :p:D


    ME ME ME PLEASE :) LOL

    but only if i can put you in a triangle ;)
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    i think his name is spelled Royce.... pronounced Hoyce.

    unless there's another guy named horace... i can't keep track... there's too many of them. :p

    royce, renzo, rickson, rorion, royler, ryan, roger, ralek...all with the "H" :)

    many more, i'm sure, ceg! funny that the father is the only one i know of that uses the "H"...helio. ;)

    just a couple minutes of one of his most legendary matches...

    Helio Gracie vs. Masahiko Kimura:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wd7GXgep4
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    i wanna start taking classes .... tell me about the training


    i wanna snap someone's arm :)

    yes ive been watching too much UFC

    nice thread, NY PJ1. good luck to you in finding a school that is a good fit. nice to see some good answers from people like mammasan here for you. :)

    BJJ...the gentle art. ;)
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    i wanna start taking classes .... tell me about the training


    i wanna snap someone's arm :)

    yes ive been watching too much UFC

    REAL men dont need no stinkin BJJ !
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  • pouch15
    pouch15 Posts: 436
    Mamassan dude, whats Mauy Thai?? and why is it more demanding than BJJ. I play soccer almost everyday, but I've always suffered from ankle injuries, do you think that taking any martial arts classes like BJJ or Aikido will be bad for my ankles, or good?
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    BJJ...the gentle art. ;)

    it's a real art when you can submit someone with only your thumb.... ;)
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    royce, renzo, rickson, rorion, royler, ryan, roger, ralek...all with the "H" :)

    many more, i'm sure, ceg! funny that the father is the only one i know of that uses the "H"...helio. ;)

    just a couple minutes of one of his most legendary matches...

    Helio Gracie vs. Masahiko Kimura:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wd7GXgep4

    :eek: there's more of them than i thought!

    lol... and Helio isn't even pronounced with and "H"... i think it's "Elio" ....

    my brain hurts. :p
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    it's a real art when you can submit someone with only your thumb.... ;)

    this is true! haha

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