Striking in BJJ sufficient?

**PointyShinyBurn** · Posted On: 10/09/2011 4:47pm

Originally Posted by judoka_uk

Against your average assailant striking from the mount on concrete or other surfaces is going to be sufficient to end the fight i.e be devastating.

If you take down an expert Thai boxer or Boxer it wont be so effective, but in most encounters with random idiots its going to be more than enough end things decisively.

I'd be pretty careful flailing your fists at someone's head if you don't know how to strike properly and there's concrete behind it.

**The Juggernoob** · Posted On: 10/09/2011 4:57pm

Originally Posted by PointyShinyBurn

I'd be pretty careful flailing your fists at someone's head if you don't know how to strike properly and there's concrete behind it.

Forearm smash ftw.

**crappler** · Posted On: 10/09/2011 5:04pm

..............no................

**sunburnt** · Posted On: 10/09/2011 5:54pm

Thanks guys, good information. It is a very good point that once the assailant is on the ground it is quite easy to strike with elbows etc, ground and pound style. I train Gracie Barra so I guess I shouldn't expect to learn any supplementary striking. I was just thinking that it would be nice to have well rounded skills, with a bit of striking training thrown in. Can I expect to learn some blocking techniques in BJJ against strikers or will it just concentrate on taking the attacker to the ground?

**The Juggernoob** · Posted On: 10/09/2011 5:56pm

Originally Posted by sunburnt

Thanks guys, good information. It is a very good point that once the assailant is on the ground it is quite easy to strike with elbows etc, ground and pound style. I train Gracie Barra so I guess I shouldn't expect to learn any supplementary striking. I was just thinking that it would be nice to have well rounded skills, with a bit of striking training thrown in. Can I expect to learn some blocking techniques in BJJ against strikers or will it just concentrate on taking the attacker to the ground?

If you already train at Gracie Barra, why are you asking us what to expect?

**sunburnt** · Posted On: 10/09/2011 6:33pm

I have only recently started there. I didn't even know what BJJ was before I found Bullshido! I haven't been shown any striking and stuff but I didn't want to assume I would NEVER be shown any, since I haven't been doing it for terribly long :-)

**judoka_uk** · Posted On: 10/09/2011 6:47pm

Originally Posted by PointyShinyBurn

I'd be pretty careful flailing your fists at someone's head if you don't know how to strike properly and there's concrete behind it.

Ja, sure the legal consequences could be severe, but in the topsy turvey world of 'real fighting' BJJ would work out well in that scenario.

Bouncing somone's head off concrete whether it be via strikes or takedowns is no laughing matter and shouldn't be undertaken lightly.

**The Juggernoob** · Posted On: 10/09/2011 6:52pm

Originally Posted by judoka_uk

Ja, sure the legal consequences could be severe, but in the topsy turvey world of 'real fighting' BJJ would work out well in that scenario.

Bouncing somone's head off concrete whether it be via strikes or takedowns is no laughing matter and shouldn't be undertaken lightly.

An anecdote from a friendly nutter I used to know. "If there's a group of them, take the hardest looking **** to the ground, start bashing his head off the floor until his mates make the decision as to whether they want to give him brain damage or not".

**sunburnt** · Posted On: 10/09/2011 6:52pm

Are there any decent books or instructional videos (i.e. non-bullshido stuff) out there about BJJ? It seems to me that its a bit of a minefield out there trying to find decent stuff that cuts the crap and tells the truth.

**The Juggernoob** · Posted On: 10/09/2011 6:55pm

Originally Posted by sunburnt

Are there any decent books or instructional videos (i.e. non-bullshido stuff) out there about BJJ? It seems to me that its a bit of a minefield out there trying to find decent stuff that cuts the crap and tells the truth.

No , BJJ is pretty sekrit and deadly, the ancient texts are very rare, and instructional videos can only be viewed under a solar eclipse. Very hard to pinpoint the real BJJ, so many imitators out there, impossible to tell who's who.