| I have to agree its how you train. Thats what I love about bjj. We can train really hard. I also have to say that training that way would never appeal to soccer moms. If they watched one bjj class, they would never, never let their kids participate. But I guess if there was a kids class, as there are at certain schools, they would.
I think last night I walked away with a huge blister on my foot from mat burn, a cut on my hand, and coughing from choke hold. But I learned a lot from the session. I am also learning how fight bigger and stronger guys.
I think in a real self defense situation, those bigger stronger guys would be the ones I would be up against, so its great practice. Being a little guy, I am realizing that if I punched/kicked someone bigger than me, they wouldnt go down unless I got really lucky because I just dont have the weight and power to back them up and if they landed one punch on me, I would go down. I think bjj is the only way for me to stand a chance against them at this point.
But TKD is good for stand up, although I think boxing/MT are probably better from a self defense aspect. TKD doesnt teach how to stand, punch, duck, block the way boxers do...and I cant figure that out for the life of me. |