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Jiu Jitsu Self Defense

Gracies show a quick overview of some self defense moves.

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Pepermint says:

Heh @ 1:32. I wouldn’t wanna *throw* a guy who’s got an arm wrapped around
my neck :)

Fippe Schmidt says:

That headbutt was vicious though ;D

David Dilparic says:

Is this japanese jiu jitsu or brazilian jj

Scott Fantell says:

nice techniques.i did not realize that gracie jiu-jitsu had self defense
moves like this.every time i see bjj its ground fighting geared more to
competition.being an older person the self defense aspect is more
attractive.the moves are excellent,you end up hitting your attacker with
the hardest object around,the ground! it would be great if a lot of the bjj
schools offered just street self defense classes as a seperate curriculumn.

vlhendon7185 says:

Bjj need more moves like this


xKerev says:

Dam, I thought his arm broke at 0:43 xd

yurinobre says:

#freddiemercury

joshdahusky says:

He looks like a spanish Tom Sellick……

ThirdEyeLight says:

@peltiersupporter You have a valid point but if you cannot run immediately
the last thing you want to do with multiple attackers is go to the ground.
I think that is what the person is saying. You don’t always have the option
to run right away, you may have to fight your way through someone blocking
your path first.

ilinaeternity says:

How come? Is it better?

biglogstrongman says:

Love this and I train this

Risha says:

Cool!

tojiro12 says:

@MDIS why do you assume that GJJ has no striking? the reason you don’t see
it is tournmanets don’t allow it but the self defense portion will use it.

Holtkai1 says:

Jiu jitsu is better then taekwando in my opinion

Paco Gonzales says:

Well the counters are good except for those headlocks. I’ve been in a fight
and it is really difficult to escape head locks. It is your neck that is at
stake. If the neck breaks your dead meat.

chacha mahrabat says:

@peltiersupporter classical jujutsu is different. you are talking about bjj

Corey Morrison says:

True story. I’m 5ft 3, 15 years old, and a purple belt.

44excalibur says:

Why, for making an informed observation? The techniques shown here are
standing jointlocks and takedowns, are they not? Japanese Jujutsu is known
for those techniques, are they not? BJJ is known for its primary focus
being nezawa/ground techniques taken from Judo, is it not? I was surprised
to see Gracie techniques on this vid that more closely resemble standing
grappling and joint locks that are similar to Japanese JJ, that’s all.

Soldier9k says:

who in their right mind watches this shit?

Nicholas Meyers says:

-I agree… I had black belt training in tkd, but I always gravitated
towards jiu-juitsu. Now that I’m older and less flexible it makes perfect
sense.

Agony & Phage says:

Good stuff

pforphong88 says:

I followed the techniques and it worked on my sister.

Ninafufukitty says:

thumbs down for all the damn pop ups

Dante Hajime says:

Impressive, most impressive. Thanks!

candyisc00l says:

Actually it is the opposite. It is about skill instead of strength. ‘BJJ
promotes the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend
against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper
technique, taking the fight to the ground – most notably by applying
joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person.’

puffin420 says:

what if they are faster than you ?

lupa atay says:

katarantadohan nyo mga gago

Termosaurus says:

felt SO GOOD when i beat up my sister

SharpenedScalpel says:

@MDIS that’s where Krav Maga military come sin mate

geertwilders911 says:

jiu jutsu the sport for hugging people:)

44excalibur says:

No, actually BJJ comes from Judo, which is a composite of several Jujutsu
styles. It was Judo master Mitsuyo Maeda who was a student of Judo founder
Jigoro Kano who came to Brazil and began teaching Judo to students under
the name “Kano Jiu Jitsu” as most westerners did not know what Judo was at
the time. Maeda taught Judo to Carlos Gracie and his brothers, and younger
brother Helio is the one who focused on newaza techniques he learned from
Carlos to create BJJ.

julian hopps says:

me personally would recomend AMERICAN JU JITSU,

aly nouh says:

hahahahahahaa

Caroline Boraghi says:

I’m actually thinking about doing jiu jitsu

Greg Jaksec says:

I feel like “groin Kick” would be a very effective defense in each of these
scenarios.

44excalibur says:

Not really. BJJ came from Judo, not Japanese Jujutsu(correct spelling).
Jigoro Kano created Judo after studying several styles of japanese jujutsu,
not Samurai. One of Kano’s students – Mitsuyo Maeda – brought Judo to
Brazil under the name “Kano Jiu Jitsu”(an early romanization) since
westerners were unfamiliar with Judo. Carlos Gracie studied under Maeda.
Carlos’ younger brother Helio learned from his brother and later created
BJJ, focusing on ground techniques(newaza).

Ahmed D says:

The whole point of gracie jiu jitsu is to be able to put technique over
strength and fight people 2 your weight

Travis Tran says:

i will try these move on 6 years old kids

Scipio Sholars says:

Keep in mind on the headlocks that if the guy is not punching, then we have
to see if the legs are wide or narrow which thus results in different
techniques.

Camthemovieman1 says:

What level of difficulty are most of these techniques in the scope of jiu
jitsu in general?

Paco Gonzales says:

I’m not convince with the counter move on the front headlock. Give many any
Black Belt BJJ practitioner. I can break their neck once I head lock them.

1987King100 says:

lmao

olamprov says:

If you don’t know Gracie self-defense, then you don’t know Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.

Tasneef Mahammad says:

This is GOLD. A self defense video by the legendary Rickson Gracie himself!
Thank you very much for uploading.

julian hopps says:

I have only heard of american an brazilion

Wookey1011 says:

Rorion looks legit with a mustache

Duarte Terán says:

Interesting …Thank you!

Mr8directions says:

Most of these techniques are in the Gracie self defense book, but it’s neat
to be able to see them in motion picture. Thanks for posting.

Bret Griffin says:

no don’t go pick a fight and try “youtube kung fu” lmao. If you are
interested in jiu jitsu I would find a local gym in 6 months you’ll have
little problem controlling a larger opponent(within a reasonable limit)
remember Helio Gracie weighed around 140 pounds and beat trained fighters
of up to and over 100 pounds heavier then himself

fellowmercenary says:

basically just judo

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