GJJ = BJJ?

**Flipper** · Posted On: 8/20/2011 2:31pm

Pardon my total noobness, but is Gracie Jujitsu the same as Brazilian Jujitsu? I read somewhere that GJJ is "better", more SD oriented than BJJ. BJJ is supposedly "generic".

How true is this? Isn't GJJ the same as BJJ?

**It is Fake** · Posted On: 8/20/2011 2:41pm

Think Wing Chun, Traditional Wing Chun, and Wing Tsun lineage and technique arguments.

Only trolls, nutriders, and people arguing semantics are going to note the "differences."

**W. Rabbit** · Posted On: 8/20/2011 2:50pm

Yeah, think BJJ vs. GJJ™

**DKJr** · Posted On: 8/20/2011 2:50pm

Depends on which Gracie is teaching it and your goals.

**Flipper** · Posted On: 8/20/2011 3:08pm

ok, so BJJ is either the same as GJJ or different, depending on who I'm talking to?

***jnp*** · Posted On: 8/20/2011 3:26pm

Originally Posted by Flipper

Pardon my total noobness, but is Gracie Jujitsu the same as Brazilian Jujitsu? I read somewhere that GJJ is "better", more SD oriented than BJJ. BJJ is supposedly "generic".

How true is this? Isn't GJJ the same as BJJ?

Your post has nothing to do with any specific martial technique. Thus it was removed from the technique forums.

It's a simple concept really. Posts that do not concern a specific martial technique, like a roundhouse kick or an armbar, do not belong in the technique areas.

As for your rather trollish question, it is all BJJ. GJJ has it's own flavor, which can even vary from Gracie to Gracie as David Koresh jr pointed out.

No one distinguished between BJJ and GJJ until the Gracies used it as a marketing tool to boost their market share and separate themselves from other BJJ schools.

Edit: I suppose I should add that the lack of self defense curriculum in many sport oriented BJJ schools caused the Gracies to do this in the first place

**Tom .C** · Posted On: 8/20/2011 3:27pm

Originally Posted by Flipper

ok, so BJJ is either the same as GJJ or different, depending on who I'm talking to?

People you're talking to are not equal depending on who you are talking to. If you need stuff to be equal, delve into some math. That has some equal **** going on for sure.

**Flipper** · Posted On: 8/20/2011 3:29pm

Sorry about posting in the wrong forum, i didn't know where to post it.

I'm not being a troll, I'm just curious about the difference between the two and it's all becoming clear to me.

**DKJr** · Posted On: 8/20/2011 4:41pm

Well what are your goals and what is available in your area? That matter more.

**It is Fake** · Posted On: 8/20/2011 5:38pm

Originally Posted by Flipper

ok, so BJJ is either the same as GJJ or different, depending on who I'm talking to?

Yes. Will there be some differences? Of course. Just like different coaches in boxing are teaching you their "version." A good coach is going to be a good coach.

People are going to argue this is more SD this is more for the sport. As much as it will piss off some Bjjers it sounds like the too deadly bullshit to me.

Edit:

Yes, I know focus is important to an extent. Still, I know GJJers and BJJers that have used their respective versions effectively and ineffectively.