I did Karate for 3 years and Bjj for 1 1/2 They both work good together

I've done a lot of martial arts for the last 25 years of my life. I train everyday. Honestly, from being in a lot of fights, the toughest ppl are the ones who can stop the takedowns, can take a shot and can deliver effective strikes. The idea to let someone take you down or the idea of being on the ground in a street fight will become very dangerous if there is more than 1 person.

Any instructor who downs on other martial arts will get put to sleep first round in any mma fight

My son was an insecure mess despite being strong ,fast good sized kid. Socially awkward but a sweet kid who got teased. His personality has changed for the better. Walks confident. 2 years of rolling changed him for the better. Loves to grapple and his 10 year old ears are starting to show it. 3 times a week and one private lesson a week... Best way to get good is to go to jiujitsu and his is an addict. Loves it. Best decision I have ever made as a parent.

They used to disrespect TKD in the mma area .Now most fighters in UFC have TKD techniques in their repertoire.... Don't patronize people...leave them free to chose what they really want and need.

Being someone who has served in the military, LE, and been a professional bouncer for almost 25 years I will say that if all you know is ground fighting, you will end up in a very bad place. The ground is usually no prob for 1 on 1 and if you are good maybe even 2 on 1 for a time. But the moment more people are introduced as well as debris on the ground (Sand/dirt, gravel/rocks, glass etc) then the risk to you skyrockets the longer you stay on the ground rolling. Ground fighting is great when there are rules and referees and 1 on 1. Go beyond that and you seriously risk having your butt handed to you. I have seen it time and time again with ground fighters who where amazing on the mat but got nothing less than a serious lesson in the street with street rules. It got to the point in bouncing where people who only did ground work and put in applications with us, we would just throw those apps aside. Same typically with MMA trained fighters. No sense of use of force and when the hell to stop. A balanced but traditionally disciplined training is what I have come to respect and employ myself after almost 40 years in the martial arts and in careers that required my training. Don't get me wrong, ground fighting is important, though I am a Judo guy myself. I have trained BJJ though. But without balance and the proper mental training and self discipline I see all to often missing in MMA clubs, your training is not rounded or complete.

Bjj is good for 1 on 1 fighting I’m not saying that bjj is useless I’m just saying that you don’t want to be on the ground if there are more than one person. Also taekwondo kicks were made so that a smaller person can bring down a bigger person. Also you can defend yourself with any practical martial art as long as you dedicate yourself to learning it.

Tae Kwon Do, is not just fancy kicking. It is a very brutal technique. That's what the forms teach you. Like how to kick someone's knee, palm hit someone's nose or hit someone's neck. What people see in the tournaments is just point scores. Everyone mocks the forms for the belts and Dan's passing, but if you exercise them correctly and with strength, they can give severe blows to more than one opponents. Not to mention that they provide you a good physical and mental exercise.

Baloney. Learn both. TKD is a fine sport and method of self-defence. Just like boxing or kick boxing. It teaches children and adults discipline, self-respect and physical fitness as do many other martial arts. Shame on you telling someone in your video headline not to learn it in order to promote your art and your business. Encourage both in the title!

I really don't think you understand how striking works?

Couple of things wrong here 1.Kids should be able to choose which martial art they want to learn or anybody really 2.Don’t mock other martial arts styles 3.It’s not about the martial art it’s about the martial artist and how they use the art 4.You shouldn’t let someone take you down to the ground just so you can do jiu jitsu 5.All fights starts start standing not on the ground I personally wrestle and do karate

Why is he so disrespectful towards tkd and karate jiu jitsu is good but its not the best way alone

well I trained karate as a kid, helped me out tbh no not in a self defense way, or kinda. I just got more confident and so I could avoid violent confrontation. I mean school bullies are usually in groups (from my experience) and jiu jitsu against a group is a disadvantage anyways.

85% of fights go to the ground, but 100% of fights start standing up.

2:05 "if I know karate hai-yaa, is that doing me any good right now?" Geez. I see his point, but mocking Karate in front of those kids....that's uncool. That's like me saying "Your'e on the ground, and your enemy's buddy just came in and is kicking you in the teeth....is that ground stuff doing me any good right now?". Just my opinion, but striking and ground game go together pretty well....its good to have as many tools as you can, for all ranges fighting: Long range (sticks, etc), kicking range, striking range (punching, striking, knife, etc), close range (elbows, knees, head butts, etc) and grappling range.

So it doesn't matter what kind of martial art style you use, you need to learn all skills to be good even when you standing or on ground

Karate is to make sure that you don’t end up on the ground and you take the opponent out before you go to the ground

karate is not a useless martial art and there is no such thing as one best martial art every martial art has its history and techniques...

BJJ is great for elementary school kids. Kids love grappling, getting in a mess on the ground, and just playing to exhaust all the energy. Then in Middle School they could go into Traditional Striking. Then follow up with Judo in High School.

I practised tkd for 2 years and I could start to defend myself

TKD isn’t all punch and kicks we have one step sparring which is grappling punching and kicking combined

There's no "better martial art" because the effectiveness and all those things that this guy thinks that make a martial art "the best", depend on how they are teached. Everyone has their own interest so please do NOT make fun of or just learn from this video. "There's no such thing as a bad student, but a bad teacher." -mrs. Miyagi

In my opinion its not always about ground game.

Well if you know taekwondo on the speed and powerful kicks will knock somebody out before they go to the ground

You say punching and kicking doesn't work very well against bigger opponents, but you don't explain why. Will you elaborate please?

If someone’s trying to mount you on the ground, you kick them in their knee and see how affective it is and how much time you have to get distance and get up

Each to their own I've done kyokushin Karate, kick boxing and judo! Respect all martial arts, they are all excellent!

80% of the 85% you end up on the ground because you got knocked out, Good luck with jj then 😉

A little known fact on a heavy bag if you kick it towards the base with power it wont move much but if you kick chest to head high with power it will move more than it would if there is someone taller the stomach will be widely exposed so thanks i think kicking and punching does the job

Shame on you for degrading other Martial arts.

Why not both ju jitsu with karate or taekwondo. What happens when the person you are choking has friends. Will you choke them out one by one?

Brazilian Jiujitsu is important but not at all complete. If there are two people attacking you and you go to the ground, what do you do? The important thing is to never go to the ground, for that you learn Taekwondo, karate, Krav Maga, Japanese Jiujitsu, etc... Of course if you end up on the ground JJB is fantastic, but in the street I would never go to the ground to fight if I could choose.

A ground game is great when you get there but if you can't get the person down there then your gonna get taught a valuable lesson. Ronda Rousey is great until she couldn't get Holly Holmes on the ground. Ronda learned some things that day.

Good Presentation Sir. I was a child tae kwon do practitioner and have kept many of the same concepts as an adult. I would like my children to learn an effective martial art and I'm considering Jiu Jitsu for them (as well as myself). Will they learn striking techniques in Jiu Jitsu? I don't know much about the art. Thank you :)

Kids should learn BOTH. I have a 4th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and a 1st Degree Black Belt in BJJ. I just earned my first degree Several months ago. It’s true that more than 80% of all fights end up on the ground, but they all start standing up. If you’re skilled in stand up fighting, then you won’t have to worry about the ground. If however, you end up on the ground, then BJJ all the way.

I've been in 4 fights as a kid/teen. None of them ended on the ground. In 1 fight, the "opponent" tripped and fell, but he kept me away with his legs until others broke us up. As an adult, I did end up on the ground once. I fought 3 guys (like a dumbass) at the same time and somehow kept my own (for a minute) until one of them pushed me (rugby style) into a small ditch. There were walls on either side and the dude was stomping my head, so I immediately deescalated with whatever crap I could spew to "make peace," and his buddy soon shook him off. However, I highly doubt that if I knew how to take the much bigger bodybuilder who was stomping my head with me into the ditch, I would've been able to turn things around when his friends were there too. What saved me was my ability to block/dodge punches to the head (every single blow from all 3 of them was to the head) and my ability to rapidly deescalate once things went south. So, in my experience, no. Fights do not go to the ground "85% of the time," and the ground is not a place you want to be in a street fight. In my experience, boxing is waaay more likely to be useful in a fight than groundwork (and no, I'm not a boxer). People with no martial arts experience clench their fists and swing towards the head, and most people you'll get into fights with do not have martial arts experience. If they end up on the ground, it's because someone tripped, they grabbed each other while swinging, or someone got knocked the F out. But, even there, a boxer, karate guy, etc. can still defend themselves because most people do not know jiu jitsu, so they'll continue to try and punch you.

Thanks so much! A combination works too!

And karate when you spar you can learn to take a hit u guys might just get knocked out

I think Karate style kicks aren't used as much in mma as I think they should be. I've seen several fighters in mma who I thought could have benefited from Karate and Tae Kwon Do style kicks. These kicks can help fighters to maintain some distance while also scoring points against certain fighters. If you're dealing with a fighter who's very effective in boxing range I'd recommend staying out of that range some by using Karate kicks. You can score points with effective kicks and maintain some distance with those kicks.

"BJJ is good for 1 on 1 fighting" and "BJJ Can't handle multiple opponents". How you gonna handle multiple opponents if your fighting style can't even beat a single one? You know what is the best martial arts for multiple opponents? Tactical pistol training.

This is why there this little thing called mixed martial arts woah impressive it is best to know both karate and jiu jit su like I do because then you have good ground control and standing control because honestly in a fight is best hit and run. In karate a technique they teach is that you should front snap kick the opponent in the shin and get away as fast as possible to make sure nothing bad happens to you.

Self defense is not the ultimate goal of martial arts

Taekwondo kicks on the floor in white belt

fight a boxer or a kyokoshin guy ... see how well you far against a full contact compitent striker

Jiu jitsu is a great martial art I do think IT works but,if the fight Will always be standing up how Will you defeat them

It’s good for one against one...but not many times this happens. Also stats wise...85% ends on the ground, BUT REMEMBER 100% starts STOOD UP. IF YOUR GOODD STOOD UP IT SHOULD GET TO THE GROUND!!!!!!

I believe LE came up with that statistic of fights ending up on the ground from an arresting officer versus a suspect situation. How would LE know how many civilian versus civilian fights end up on the ground? Any sample size they would have from incident reports would be far too small. I have been in roughly 4 or 5 street fights. Only 1 ended up on the ground, from a punch.

I practice both Taekwondo and BJJ ,and as I go to the process.The Taekwondo Lessons is much structured to be learn easily by it's practitioner.

Steven seagal says the original jui jiutsu was strictly standing up designed for Samurai on the battlefield as opposed to the modern Brazilian version on the ground.

For those who say that jiujitsu only works against one opponent, I will say: Wow, they seem to admit that, against jiujitsu, not a single opponent is worth. Also, first, jiujitsu experts are not stupid, with more than one opponent they will not go to the ground voluntarily. But you can throw the opponent and hit with the ground or kick him without staying on the ground. Second : there is no other martial art that guarantees you to beat more than one opponent, if they know how to fight. And I'm not a jiujitsu practitioner, I quit martial arts years ago. I always practiced styles that made me waste my time ... kung-fu, some taekwondo and karate ... if I was born again I would practice muay thay and jiujitsu, but focusing on jiujitsu. A relative, a third dan black belt in judo, gave me practical lessons about the time I had lost. Sorry for my english.

It doesn't really matter what martial art you learn because one is not better than the other it all depends on how you use them and which one suits you more

I like how he said we're gonna learn the muay thai and made that distinction between the other steiking arts. Why? Because it, like bjj, it is one of the proven striking arts.

when i used to do tie kwondo they taught me to use nun-chucks, and a bow staff and i simply refused because i thought it would make me weak to use weapons in a fight

As someone with no formal fight training... toughness over martial arts... if I can take everything you got. Doesn't matter if you're standing up, or on the ground, because you can't make me want to stop. Me hurt vs you hurt. My drive to not be hurt is strong. ;-) That being said my kids are going in to Tae Kwon Do first. In my head, and I may be wrong but it has the highest speed. Learn proper kicks, punches, and the speed to go with it. Then branch out once your foundation is solid.

I think it's because Jiu Jitsu is very effective against regular people while other kicking/punching martial arts can be countered by people with fast reflexes, also teaching Jiu Jitsu in an early age helps growth development, as you're working your own bodyweight you'll be more in control of yourself.

Actually the #1 goal of martial arts is to bind your spirit and body as one allowing you to tap into latent abilities and achieving balance in both mind, soul and body. Once you engage in a fight, nobody wins. A true martial arts master can win without raising a fist. I trained in Jhoon Rhee style Taekwando since I was a kid until I graduated high school. And while I do respect this practitioner and anyone who practices martial arts, I would hope that they are not ignorant enough to believe that the style matters. As long as you are trained by a real master, that's all that matters. PS- Taekwando is just 50% of what you should learn, the other 50% should be Hapkido, which is a mix of Jiu-Jitsu and Judo. Students normally just don't learn it until they've strengthened their legs so they can stay grounded and balanced.

Id say Judo and Jiu Jitsu since the latter neglects good stand up grappling. Judo for throwing like a beast, Jiu Jitsu chokes em out and breaks them apart.

I personally think Judo is more effective in more situations than jiu jutsu because you can throw people without having to go to the ground (which can be a very dangerous place to be against multiple opponents) and you still learn basic groundwork anyway

If you degrade any Martial Arts you definitely don’t understand the beauty of different Martial Arts. There’s pros and cons to every Martial Art.

If there is only one opponent grappling is awesome but in a group fight striking is the best

How often are you people getting jumped by multiple opponents?

"Does that make sense"- bunch of kids staring blankly.?

I prefer bjj not karate because I love it bjj better because as a kid I have been practicing Muay boran and muay thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a very long time since I was 6 years old with my dad

Tae Kwon Do is a phenomenal base for kids to learn the absolute fundamentals of punching and especially kicking. No, it is not the best self defense technique by a long shot, but it gives you a base that most adults cannot learn as well. It makes your kicks and punching technique engrained in your DNA. You can alway tell some who did TKD or Karate as a kid because their form is so much better than most others. BJJ and wrestling also have their place. Ultimately, you should learn grappling, boxing and Muay Thai to be a complete fighter.

How to teach your kids to be bullies. I'm speechless.

Jiu-jitsu it’s absolutely the best for kids but into their teens of course it would be great if they incorporate boxing/Muay Thai

I mean , I’ve done taekwondo for 12 years, im a 3rd dan blackbelt in both ITF and WTF , he’s kinda being disrespectful towards my martial art because tbh when you really know taekwondo you can take down anyone 🤷🏻‍♀️ jujitsu isn’t everything and I’ve done jujitsu for a while now . I did sparring with a mate in jujitsu and i took her down with the skills I learned in taekwondo 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

have you ever thought if they dont want to learn jiu jitsu?

I’m from the UK and I don’t believe that stats ? You never see fights on the streets role around ? That’s the truth 🥋👍

What about judo?

Another great aspect of jiu jitsu is that self defense situations are so adversarial in the legal world. If I break someone's nose with a punch or kick in a self defense situation, my claim of self defense in many cases can be invalidated and I can be charged with "assult with deadly force" (even though I was defending my self). Using jiu jitsu, I have a choice: I can apply an arm lock and/ or take my opponent to the ground and apply a leg lock and hold and hold my opponent down without causing any visible injury to my opponent. Jiu jitsu is also very effective for a man if he has to defend himself against a crazy woman or vice versa.

Agreed that bjj is better but I wouldn’t say that taekwondo or karate is bad. From Pablo Silva Bjj in Houston btw

The guys is talking about Brazillian Jujitsu, not Jujitsu. Also, if you only know how to grapple, how will that help you when the fight initially breaks out and you need to strike? P.S. against a bigger, stronger opponent, submissions can be broken too from brute strength (mind-blowing right?) BJJ kool-aid strikes again...

I have the same question ... why...

If you have two enemy and you know ju jitsu you can take down the one and other one is stabbing you with knives at the back. While your chocking the other one. The best defense you need to have is how to run fast. Like forest Gump and no body can hurt you.

That kid in 0:19 is carrying that weight half his size like it’s a toy.

There aint no pads on the streets.. You can fuck someone up on the ground and walk away bloody like you lost never even being hit once. Years of traveling on the streets with just a Taekwondo Blackbelt and a lot of scraps growing up jail homelessness ect.. My brother was a wrestler my dad shared some judo so a little grappling from big ass dad and wrestling with my huge brother to winning state championships in taekwondo because they were all students and I was the one person whos life depended on my martial arts and communication on a daily basis. When I ended up homeless I did everything to avoid any fight possible and would try to throw a warning flashy move and tell them calm down or im leaving chill, but when it came down to seriously dangerous guys on the streets(not ur avg falling apart bum but felons and convicts) I had to be extremely agile and technical and do my best to manage distance and not get into a brawl.. pick your shots be patient.. don't try to finish them off or ko them just out last them while as relaxed as can be try to over load their mental circuits with information.. Most common defense for me has been front leg knee checks into the straight and reverse(usually pulled) and faking a backfist to cover launching in to the power side kick(chest away from target pushing with glutes). The bjj guys I have fought have mainly been scared, scared, scared, then shoot.. Ive noticed i have never seen a bjj practitioner take down a technical fighter who wasn't loading up shots. Taekwondo has great takedown self defense and ground game.. Me and my Bjj green belt ex best friends last fight ended up with him unconscious from a darce choke after his 3rd attempt at a takedown. In taekwondo after years of practice you learn to only use a very minimal amount of muscle in your body to block move defend strike.. this allows for a much easier reaction time and control. Basically in jail or streets avoid the ground at all costs because people not even involved in the fight will just try to get a lick in.. Well im from the streets of houston and vagabonded the U.s in places like Baltimore Atl chicago homeless in nyc from bronx to brooklyn.. 40 plus times thru new orleans.. and Im telling you the best defense that has kept me alive thru all those years: Get the fuck out of there. All glory to God

The kids in my jiujitsu class can't kick or punch. I do both. Kids should do both AND learn from more than one coach. Just like in college kids learn from more than one teacher. Martial Artist need to enjoy trying different styles and pick and choose what they like. 10 years one teacher? Ten years one style? Most kids don't have access to good coaches in every style. There is that too.

If you want to win on 1 vs 1 combat, Learn Jiu Jitsu If you want to win on 1 vs 2/3 combat, Learn another than Jiu Jitsu (ex: boxing, karate, tkd, muay thai). Nb: depend on your pure luck. If you want to win against many opponent, choose RUN!

When I was growing up in a gang infested neighborhood, you had to be able to fight multiple opponents. If the fight ends up on the ground you get stomped on. Wing Chun or traditional Karate are more practical in a street fight where you're more likely to get jumped

This is your typical belt factory school right here....as an instructor you cannot bash other styles. Thats a no no!

Nice speech broski. But the level of lies that you said is remarkable. 1) JJ is not the ultimate MA, we also have wrestling, Judo, Russian Sambo , mongolian wrestling, ect. 2) JJ can't win fights on it's own, even against striking. Pure JJ can't win against striking because there are no strikes in JJ, it's only the grappling. So the moment you use it you are getting K.O. That's why you practice striking, in order to set up the takedowns and to gain the upper hand against wrestlers on the ground, for they can out maneuver you. Also JJ is not only ground grappling. You were describing kosen judo my friend. So in essence you practice kosen judo (the newaza = the ground game). 3) So to conclude modern JJ isn't a pure MA style, it's a mixed bag, or should i say it's a mixed martial art, composing of judo's newaza and some myau-thai kick boxing. If you use pure JJ even a boxer can beat you. The only problem with the other "traditional" MAs is that they don't upgrade their repertoire. Karate is one such example. They don't improve their punching, nor their grappling, nor their kicking, they don't improve at all. And then they wonder why they lose against even mildly trained boxers. So be honest and just admit that you aren't teaching JJ, but an MMA style. You can even call it BamBam Jiu Jitsu. I guess that's the fashion of the day to call everything JiuJitsu now. Before we called every MA karate, now it's JJ

yeah but is ninjutsu better than jiu jitsu?

I want to learn twd not because i want to defend myself, because i found it a beautiful sport with beautiful kicks to watch at. You can't just say that you sould learn Bjj and not karate or twd. No hate just saying.

I've been doing karate for 4 1/2 years and they teach you a few ground defenses and some locks and throws that also focus on defending yourself from a bigger person, so karate is not "useless" as you say, you just don't know what you're talking about. And because you're saying this, it's pretty obvious that you have never done karate before.

i have won over 14 championships in taekwondo and 2many fights but once I got destroyed by someone on steroids, I was on the ground getting hammer after the other, I vouched from that day to stop learning taekwondo and start learning BJJ instead, good video because it tells you that punching and kicking is good against people smaller than you. Word of advise: dont let anyone punch you first because once you're dizzy you're on the floor you better hope the other guy is just a fighter not a killer.

yah, but if you only can learn karate, chose the traditional okinawan if you can find, because in okinawan karate, they do have ground work

Better Title and Answer: Why you should also learn BJJ along with Karate and Taekwondo

And if it doesn't go to the ground you are gonna get beat up

There is definitely a war going on right now about whats better. Well it really all about what are you naturally talented. Do you like grappling or striking. I would say you should try to learn as many martial arts styles as you can cause it will make you a better more gifted athlete you may like self defense side of judo and jui jitsu and at the same time you may like the toughness of karate which will make you punch and kick with more power and will make you physically tough it will also teach you pressure points breaking bones with one strike and make your hands stronger. Im not sure in jui jitsu they do all that just grappling and rolling around on the floor. Judo in my opinion is better cause not only will it teach you grappling but throwing someone on the floor is a good feeling not to mention it takes the wind right out of you when you get slammed on the ground repeatedly.

Okay so he said punching and kicking a person bigger than you won't work it's basically the same thing with bjj, if their bigger and you're not strong enough to take the down or get out from under them if they're on top of you and they are just naturally stronger and can resist what you're trying to do doesn't that mean it's useless too? 85% of fights go to the ground but what about that 15% that don't? If you can't punch or kick what good will grappling alone do you if you're getting kneed in the face and shit? Personally I don't like how he was undermining Karate and TKD like that.

Where were you guys 25 years ago when my parents decided to put me in TaeKwonDo at the age of 4 lol. I got my Black belt in TaeKwonDo at 8 years old, I likely would’ve gotten destroyed by someone bigger than me since TaeKwonDo doesn’t allow punches to the face. Respect to you guys for getting to these kids early and teaching them something more practical, especially for the naturally smaller kids.

I do want to cuz I am a Karate and I wanna learn this Jiu or jui blablabla but we don't have that kind of martial art here in Bontoc

Over simplification in favor of Jujitsu. No mention of walking or running away. Avoid the ground at all cost in the streets.

What a lot of Karate styles lack is teaching people to aim to violently strike areas like the throat. Stop aiming for body shots or Head shots. Aim for vital areas which is also what Jiu Jitsu does but make your striking effective and decisive in the same way your chokes are.

everyone should know how to fight on the ground if thats where the fight happens to end up! ....but it should never be your goal to go to the ground!.....choosing to go to the ground in a street fight is very unwise!......unless its written in stone that your opponent respects the unwritten rules of a one on one fight, no weapons, no friends......and youre fighting on grass or something, you're taking a hell of a risk! ......because even if you are in the dominant position, you are still tied to your opponent, and become a stationary target! im not denying that bjj is effective, but as a guy who grew up in a rough neighborhood where fights that start off 1 on 1 with no weapons dont always end that way, going to the ground goes against every survival instinct i have! .......also many ppl are killed in street fights by people with short concealed knives!.....so the last thing i want to do is grapple with someone when i have no idea whats in their other hand.

Meet a boxer in real fight = fall to the ground.. Agree

MMA seems to be „the best“ way to train and not just one style... this video sounds a bit too proud and narrow , a bit too one size fits all & „forget all the rest“. Check out Ramsey Dewey‘s channel I recommend, for some balance

Kicks and punches is actually good..

He is selling his product here. Trust me you don´t want to go on the groud in a fight situation.If it happen you should stand up quickly. BJJ is good but other stuff like boxing and kicking are way better,