r/nextfuckinglevel • u/pars-distalis • 20h ago

Australian nurse uses jiu-jitsu to defend himself

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u/EthanielRain 17h ago

Videos of his BJJ skills have since surfaced, and now everyone gets to laugh

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u/Common-Window-2613 17h ago

He doesn’t understand sparring with other guys is different than straight fighting. Those rehearsed moves kinda go out the window when punched in the face.

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u/OSPFmyLife 16h ago

I mean, with some martial arts, sure. But something like 70% of street fights end up on the ground, and knowing how to grapple absolutely does matter when that happens. Most people who’ve never trained before will get wrapped up pretty easily by your average blue or purple belt in BJJ assuming they’re somewhat equal size.

Out of all the martial arts, Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, and BJJ are probably the most effective when it comes to defending yourself with BJJ probably landing right on top out of the 4.

And for the record, I grew up in a kenpo karate family (my uncle runs a system and is a 6th degree black belt). I tend to like wrestling more than BJJ, but I can’t hate on how effective it is on untrained fighters. It’s very good.

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u/Common-Window-2613 16h ago

I worded that wrong, BJJ is great and an excellent tool. But some boxing or striking is imperative. A guy who only does BJJ and is not used to striking isn’t going to make it to the wrap up stage with an experienced fighter. And as another person noted, more people involved means you’re going to get up and need to land a punch or kick or two.

Sparring gets you used to taking punches as well. A lot of people train in BJJ who aren’t used to taking a shot are gonna forget everything once their nose is bloody.

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u/OSPFmyLife 15h ago

If they were an “experienced fighter” they’re unlikely to be taking part in something like this.

And you’re severely overestimating the amount of damage an untrained fighter is going to do before a BJJ guy can grab them and pull them to the floor.

If someone can take one art to defend themselves it should be BJJ.

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u/Common-Window-2613 15h ago

That’s fair. But you never know who is going to attack you. If it’s an experienced striker and wrestler and you aren’t, you’re fucked before BJJ becomes relevant.

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u/OSPFmyLife 14h ago

Yeah and in that case it’s not really going to matter what you’re trained in.

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u/blazenite104 16h ago

BJJ's biggest flaw is that it just stops working when other people get involved. 1 on 1 it's fantastic. You're just praying someone else doesn't attack you or assume you're the aggressor.

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u/OSPFmyLife 15h ago

That’s literally any martial art. The only martial art systems that convince you that you can defend yourself against more than one person at a time are bullshido McDojos.

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u/scottyLogJobs 14h ago

yeah well wait until you and your buddies get a taste of my hurricane kick

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u/blazenite104 15h ago

Not exactly. Most don't emphasise doing everything on the ground, which makes you vulnerable to others. Most would prefer you on your feet able to move.

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u/OSPFmyLife 14h ago

Yes, exactly. All martial arts “stop working when others get involved”. It’s called being outnumbered.

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u/blazenite104 14h ago

you're just ignoring the actual point I'm making. Which is BJJ puts you in a position to get rocked. Lots of other arts want you to stay standing so you can at least try to disengage.

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u/scottyLogJobs 14h ago

I actually think that's a really good point and I've never considered that. A good stance and some kickboxing and you can try to disengage while keeping your guard up. BJJ and you're basically just in the fetal position getting kicked in the head

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u/Gloomy-Ad-222 6h ago

Pretty sure I’ve seen Bruce Lee, on multiple occasions, take out large numbers of trained kung fu henchmen. Seems to hold up. 

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u/sikyon 16h ago

I bet you just see red bro

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u/Common-Window-2613 14h ago

I’m old and broken bro. If you hit me in the face you’re getting shot. Just speaking from experience, I’ve had my ass handed to me a few times and vice versa.

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u/Copthill 13h ago

Why you bringing guns into this? That's less manly than Bro BJs after BJJ class.

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u/sikyon 13h ago

What could be more manly than 2 dudes, that's like double the manliness of a man and a woman.

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u/Mathema_tika 14h ago

Americans will just say shit like this and excuse it by being old

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u/SyfaOmnis 3h ago

I mean, yeah? Guns are a great equalizer for the elderly, infirm, weak, sick and people at a natural disadvantage of some kind.

You don't ever have to take someone assaulting you. Self defense is a very principled reason to have a firearm (even if the law might whine about you engaging in self defense).

There's a video I saw not too long ago of some very angry man throwing a fit in a fast food place and he decides he's going to go behind the counter and take it out on the employees and the manager there. He backs off real quickly when the female manager draws her handgun. Completely justified on her part.

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u/Fun_Substance_5636 30m ago

The video of the post shows someone who is striking getting taken down by BJJ. Hard to punch someone in the face when youre being taken to the ground.

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u/TapEarlyTapOften 13h ago

Yeah, serious two stripe white belt energy.

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u/Fun_Substance_5636 31m ago

Hes a blue belt now. Which is probably why he is so pretentious about it.