MMA is not BJJ

February 6th, 2008 | by |

Once upon a time Royce Gracie dominated the UFC with his BJJ skills. That was a long time ago and he was easily defeated by Matt Hughes (not a BJJ specialist (but who passed his guard like butter)) who got clobbered by George St. Pierre.

Many people (even in BJJ) refuse to acknowledge the evolution of MMA fighting. That is ok - since they will never make it in MMA.

Today, the student of the martial arts should look to revise his skills and keep up with the current changes. I know the old argument - “You are breaking tradition” and “This is a phase”. Tell that to the  MMA fighters who are forced to revise their skills and practice wrestling, judo, muay thai, bjj, catch wrestling, and etc.,

If someone is telling you differently then you are being brainwashed. Just don’t test those skills - you will be humiliated.

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