He is now back pedaling pretending it was satire. I literally have correspondence with his lineage to confirm he was being serious and they agree with me. He was reached out to multiple times to speak and his response was always block me and hide. Also have evidence of multiple accounts being made by Maurice simply to leave comments on this video and by multiple I mean well over a dozen. He even took the time to put profile pictures on the fake accounts. Which is strange behavior from a guy that refuses to speak with me live. His own lineage asked him to stop bringing them into his nonsense and if it was a joke why not just say that through alllll the opportunity instead of deleting the videos. The dude is simply someone who got caught in his nonsense and is backpedaling. To add to that I have a very quick back and forth of me and him when he asked me to take down my video response or he would put out a video for views. In that I asked him multiple times to speak live and he refused. Cowards are gonna cower I guess. 🤷🏻♂️ Door is always open Maurice to speak directly with me live like I asked you multiple times. :) Thank you for the continued support. A step closer to 100k Subscribers daily with your help :) Join this channel to support and get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/j0hSixOVSV4HvmbAQjk0WA.htmljoin Discounts from our sponsors, links to our other accounts (Instagram/Twitch/Twitter) or McDojoLife apparel: linktr.ee/mcdojolife
You live in Jacksonville? Florida? Do you train people? Can you recommend anyone? I have been thinking about getting some training. I am a Jacksonville native.
Remember Big Daddy Good Ridge he made His own style up but he was pretty good. & Tank Abbott He was just a Powerlifter Bar fighter he Destroyed people. I loved Tank Abbott & Oleg Takagrov old school days. 🙏👍🥋
There is a great story that Bas Rutten tells about a cult like martial arts group coming to his gym and totally discounting everything he is teaching (claiming biting/eye gouging ect. as effective ways to break the techniques Bas is teaching). Bas gets tired of hearing their nonsense and challenges one of the group to show him how they would escape when he applies a RNC and she agrees saying that she will gouge his eye out and escape. Just as Bas is about to tighten the RNC he says that the second her finger goes near his eye he will snap her neck, hearing this she panics and no longer wants to be a part of the demonstration.
I’ve heard that one 😁. Before it even gets tightened whether you are a believer or not beforehand you just know there is no way you are going to stop it like that 😂
I have a story about jiu jitsu and eye gouging. Way back in the early 1990s the Gracie Challenge was seen as legit in Australia and any jiu jitsu school fair game by some. My instructor (one of the pioneers of BJJ in NSW) was only a blue belt at the time and a "Combat Karate" guy came to his school and challenged him after class. My instructor took him down fairly easily and got his back for a choke, the guy tried to eye gouge him but it was easy for my instructor to just bury his face in the guy's shoulder. He transitioned to mount and held the guy there, slapping and lightly punching him, the guy totally unable to get out. He then gave him a lecture on eye gouging, explaining that the way he was trying to eye gouge with the fingers was very poor and he was much better using the thumb - "like this". He didn't damage the guy's eyes during this demo, but certainly made them water profusely. The guy eventually said "OK OK let me up" and my instructor asked him to say please, the guy said "Please let me up". He left straight away and never came back.
Imagine someone dominating you and your body is not threatened by any long term damage. You decide to introduce a long term damage tactic to your opponent. Should it ever be calculated that the opponent, who is dominating you, *might* use the same long term damage tactic more effectively back on you??? One of the beautiful things about jiu jitsu is that it teaches you to panic less and think through your moves.
Personally my wrestling experience has translated great with my BJJ style. Just having a good understanding of body control, takedowns and scrambles in wrestling helped me tremendously while learning jiujitsu.
Wrestlers are great and controlling the hips, and that is a big part of BJJ. Position over submission, and wrestling is great when establishing control positions.
Even the Gracies incorporated some wrestling. It's mandatory for fighting. Carlos and Helio did some catch, Rickson was on a wrestling team, Rener and Ryron both wrestled for West Torrance etc.
@@silviuvisan505 Who told you that? Wrestlers are still dominating UFC over all, and its because they train in short 3 min rounds and disengege once someone is pinned. If UFC was 10-15min rounds and fighters would actually be on the ground for a substantial amount of time, bjj would perform much better.
I took Japanese jujitsu for a few years a while back, took a break due to injury, and have since started Gracie jiu jitsu and muay Thai. One thing I've noticed right off the bat is that muay Thai forces you to consider every possible weapon at your disposal in a short amount of time--and react to your opponent having those same options--and jiu jitsu gets you accustomed to staying calm under stress and being thoughtful about strategy. Plus, blended together, the clinches and throws compliment each other, and the conditioning is unparalleled.
it's like any martial art, a blend of a few is way better than just one. I do feel that bjj falls short in several gyms of not having enough time taken to practice takedowns, of which Japanese jitz does.
@skindred1888 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is very lacking in Takedowns. Judo, Wrestling, and even Sambo are the Best ways to fix that honestly. I've done a bit of Aikido as well but I have yet to Try JJJ
As a BJJ brown belt with only basic stand up training I can objectively say that Muay Thai would be a great compliment to round out someone's skills (could argue boxing as well). Also agree with the folks mentioning wrestling and judo too. I love jiu-jitsu and feel reasonably equipped to defend myself against most people (this dude saying it's ineffective is crazy), but it does have its setbacks (take downs aren't great unless you are at a school that emphasizes them, striking probably a better options if you got jumped by multiple people, etc.). There's a reason why the best mixed martial artists on the planet train all these different disciplines.
I have trained TKD (not the sport) for 26 years, i did judo for 10 and bjj for the past 4 and I find that the fast footwork and ability to quickly rotate the hips that is developed in TKD made my judo and bjj a lot better.
@@gxtmfa many Traditional arts are hit or miss when it comes to fighting outside the dojo. Some traditional arts are more about forms and stances than beating up people. However some traditional arts do teach kick boxing or BJJ/wrestling alongside traditional elements. My Tajiquan teacher taught kick boxing combinations along side balance stances.
I think the couple years of boxing i did probably helped just as much, muay thai just seems way more moldable to bjj.. they might as well be the same thing im my opinion.. like trying to separate wrestling and grappling..
I run a Taekwondo studio. I enjoyed learning Jujitsu but after knee surgery, it got tougher. Training Boxing was great. You learned so much about body mechanics.
I'm in Melbourne and haven't trained in 7 years. Happy to go for a drive if he needs a sparring partner. Thanks Maurice for doing our city proud o7 was beginning to think our little city would be forgotten on this channel. But you sat up to the task.
@@Wing.Chun.Melbourne bro, I don't need mates. I'm an ex rugby league player. I'll just throw u around like u my bijch. Then stomp ya lights out. I'm in murrumbeena. Anytime ya want this smoke, we can do this brother
The two that I think compliment each other well are boxing and BJJ. I’ve goofed around with combat sports and traditional martial arts for years. But those two are the two I’ve done that actually made me feel like I was making tangible gains. And I think they’re good compliments (if you can only pick two) because they cover the major basses of striking, foot work, and grappling.
Hands down Boxing is the best art for striking in a street fight. Worked on the doors, and some of the boxers I've worked with have completely demolished some tough guys, even multiple guys. Hand speed, precision punching and combos 🥊💥💫
Each discipline offers advantages and disadvantages.. one is not better than the other and a combination of two is not better than a combination of two others.. only the practitioner who is better at his discipline or better in his style as a mixed martial artist is better.. it’s the individual person who is better.. this statement that one discipline or a combination of disciplines is better than others is absolutely egregious and typically the only people who say something like this is usually people with no knowledge or experience in martial arts.. except for shit like wing chun that shit is not a real combative martial art it’s more of a mental and spiritual discipline and it absolutely does not work in an actual fight..
@@Ben-xf7uy clearly you didn’t read what I said.. why don’t you go back and read everything slowly this time.. what I said is also a fact and I’m actually a mixed martial artist and I highly doubt you are..
@@cornpopwasabaddude69 I believe Krav Maga trains with firearms although I'm not sure if you would count that as "competitive". But that is kind of the point. What martial arts works better in the ring with a referee and a bunch of rules doesn't really matter much because at that point it's not even really a martial arts its just a sport.
@@ArcanistBlack yeah but my point was just that this guy saying bjj doesn't work against him is nonsense. If you add weapons into the equation all bets are off of course but I'm saying in a controlled environment this guy wouldn't stand a chance against a low level bjj practitioner lol
my only experience of martial arts is in jiu jitsu, but from what ive seen, boxing, jiu jitsu, wrestling, judo, and muy tai, all have their own niche, and learning all/most of them would make you a very well rounded fighter. personally however, ill stick to rolling around on the ground and aggressively cuddling, i dont like being punched or kicked or through on the floor
For me, in the question posted at the end of the video, it was Sanda(kickboxing) and baguazhang. But I’ve been learning BJJ for the past four months now (love it, by the way) and I’m finding some solid similarities between BJJ and cheng style baguazhang (it’s a wrestling style of the art). Haven’t been able to test them together yet, being still so new to BJJ, but i can’t wait to try them both out, together. Another great video, my guy. Keep it up, and keep training.
If noone else tells you this, let me. Your editing is fucking hilarious and I love it. Your videos are very well done bro. Thank you so much for what you do .
Super positive message. Always enjoy your take on Bullshito. So many young people get ruined on the idea of martial arts because of misconceptions from an instructor. Heck, I know me, I'm not for everyone. However, Chinese Kempo (striking, kicking, joint manipulation and take downs) from various instructors of similar nature coupled with a good grappling and endurance coach does wonders for your mental and physical fortitude. All this taught me how to "target" and "close the gap". I firmly believe that combining a physical and mental discipline can elevate our overall well being in life. Thanks for all work you do putting out these videos.
4:25 that's not a very solid point there. You COULD do A LOT of things but if you don't train or think about doing them FIRST or it becomes a vestigial afterthought, then it's pointless. The ingrained and conditioned response of a BJJ practitioner is that of closing the distance. The advantage is that it allows the practitioner to get into his comfort zone. The disadvantage is that is places the person into a potential kill zone where he could be mauled or injured in a number of unexpected ways. There are great examples of fights where one person has tried to grapple another person, without a care in the world for other dangers, as a conditioned response and he would literally or figuratively die because of it. Recent incident in NYC, in the Bx outside of a supermarket. One guy instinctively tried to take down another person, not realizing he already drew a blade. A single stab to his abdominal aorta and he dropped like a stone. Another incident involving subway slasher Maksim Gelman and Joe Lozito. Joe tried use what he saw from watching UFC, a double leg, to tackle the madman and nearly died from a butcher blade repeatedly slicing and cutting into him. The only thing that saved him were the two cops that pulled Gelman off him. As the saying goes, you fight like you train. During the heat of the moment you WILL resort to your most basic instincts of fighting. If you grapple, you will grapple. If you like to use a weapon and train for it, you WILL use a weapon. If you never train with weapons or think about weapons, you probably won't suddenly rise to the occasion and use a weapon. You will probably do something else as instinctual response. If you like to bite, you will latch onto the other person and bite. That's something I have seen in a fight and it was gory. Frankly, I don't see how "dominant positions" would enter your mind when someone is chewing your face open. I mean if a pit bull chomped onto you and is ripping your flesh off, would there be time to establish a dominant position and then bite back? So to your point again, you COULD eye gouge but if you don't train that daily or incorporate into a mindset, the other person will score first. You could carry a knife but if it's still in your pocket while the other guy immediately resorts to plunging his blade into your neck first as you are trying to shoot in, you have already lost. You may as well just leave that knife at home. Fights are won via elements of surprise and violence of action and whoever can capitalize on that FIRST is likely going to be the victor.
@@UnjustVerdict famous video clip on here of an angry guy approaching what appears to be a karateka. You can find it. He shot out with a eye jab and that was it. Guy was blinded in pain and fight is over. So to answer your question, YOU don’t train it that doesn’t mean the world is like you. There are people out there that do. How many fights stop in MMA when there’s an incidental eye jab? Plenty. I have seen a fight end because one kid took the other kid’s hand and chomped on it and wouldn’t let go. Not only was it excruciatingly painful but consider the secondary ramifications of a bite like that. We’re talking infection, sepsis or even necrosis. That’s tissue death for you. Did he need ten years of your so called BJJ and MMA or whatever? No. I don’t know what your fundamentals are but it certainly worked for these people on their own terms. Winning encompasses all the little things including doing the unexpected when the other guy least expects it. People like Mr. Cleft Lip here always talk down to tactics like eye attacks because it’s a cheap shot and it works.
@@UnjustVerdict I can see you have no intelligence whatsoever. Just a head full of stupid stereotypes and racial tropes. Explaining this to you is like explaining algebra to a frog. Go away.
for martial arts that complement each other, for me personally Muay Thai + Judo. The clinch game syncs up nicely and I like them both as well. As I'm getting a bit older, I prefer BJJ more as it's easier on the knees / back. If it were 1v1 self defence training, I would recommend others take up Muay Thai + Judo. MT gives you a bit of range (teep, jab etc), while Judo helps you keep your feet and many takedowns leave you in a standing position and come from the clinch, rather than taking a shot like in wrestling (eg de ashi barai, tai otoshi etc). I should add that I love BJJ as well (brown belt here) but if I specifically had to train for 1v1 unarmed fighting on "the streets" (and running away wasn't an option) then it would be Muay Thai + Judo for me. If we're adding in weapons, I'd train kali / DBMA and keep Judo as well, as grappling syncs up well with weapon fighting
I do wing chun, have a very minor background in wrestling and judo, and started jiu-jitsu last year. Wing chun works well with grappling arts because all of the escapes and traps actually translate well to how you would want to move in grappling. Wing chun isn't the most amazing art, but I like it for me, and that's all that matters.
For the question of the day: I am training in both Kung Fu San Soo (don't hate me) and in the Hawai'ian martial art Kajukenbo - Iversen method. I think these two arts compliment each other very well. KFSS has a softer, circular approach and the Iversen method of Kajukenbo is heavily influenced by Kenpo which tends to be a little more linear . In both arts I have sparred with martial artists from Goju Ryu and Shotokan Karate, Aikido, Kenpo, Wing Chun, and kickboxing. I've tested myself and learned which techniques work and those that are useless to me. KFSS and Kajukenbo-for me-both have excellent tools that help make me a more well-rounded fighter.
I used to train at a jiu-jitsu club that (somehow) had Wing Chun roots. No one there was delusional as to think that WC was the thing that could beat out other martial arts on its own. They were taking a "keep what works, get rid of what doesn't" approach to traditional martial arts, and eventually settled on something that was basically BJJ with some limited striking. There was so little Wing Chun left, that they saw no point in continuing to call it that. Sparring? Sure they did that -- grappling ONLY.
Martial arts that compliment each other would be a striking art (like boxing) and grappling art (like wrestling or BJJ). I've trained in a system called Chayon Ryu which is a combination of karate, taekwondo, kung fu and hapkido. So mostly striking arts with a tiny bit of grappling. I also started BJJ (and would love to continue) but have a shoulder/ neck injury that makes it tough. Anyways, good video as always!!
I’m a Wing Chun teacher, that also trains Jiu Jitsu. I am amazed at people that believe one system is better than another. It’s the fighter. Sift “More Rice.” (Funny!) is a strange bird. Great video man.
The problem is... well, 2 fold: 1. People think Wing Chun "sucks" cause of all the delusional traditional martial artist who got rocked when fighting any combat sport martial art. 2. Those people are right if the art isn't pressure tested. But, that means its not the art thats the problem, its the training method
Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s studying “karate” in jax there were so many instructors like this. My first 2 were complete frauds but at least they were good fighters and didn’t put down other styles.
4:15 The problem with your argument is that if you have your hands around someone's legs or somewhere else that is not protecting your head, while trying to take them down, your face and head are open for attacks. Any mean, streetwise punk would use this opportunity to rip a grappler's eyes out. YES, grapplers can rip people's eyes out, too. That's the oldest argument in the history of mankind. HOWEVER, the opportunity doesn't present itself if the grappler is going for a takedown with his hands going for someone's legs. The opportunity DOES present itself if some idiot is going for your legs, and here are your freed hands while there is his face just waiting for you to stick a thumb in his eye. I've seen, "Golden Gloves", street fighting, amateur boxers, with no grappling skills whatsoever, do this to grapplers in street fights. And it was the grapplers screaming for mercy, not the boxers. Either way, ANYONE can get got if the fight hits the ground. You would be really stupid to think otherwise. Not every street corner has someone who is ready to tap out the first moment they get taken to the ground by an mma fighter. Many will pull out a knife and stab that fighter repeatedly in the side, legs, and any other place. I would do that if someone took me to the ground in a fight to the death. I plan on buying a ring to use as a weapon to crack and slice ribs just in case some idiot ever takes me down to the ground in a fight. My Tiger Kungfu...is better than yours...I don't think you're good enough...to avenge your master...
I train Gracie Jujitsu and Chu Sau Lei Wing Chun separately and they both compliment one another nicely in application. Huge fan of yours, tonnes of respect for what you guys do and would love to collaborate sometime in the future! I started the wing chun club here in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, there is a wing chun “sifu” here that is even worse than this guy that harassed our club and claims basically the same nonsense, plus other bonkers stuff.
I have a black belt in tae kwon do, I have four grades in wing chun and once Iv completed wing chun I’m going to join my daughter and pursue a black belt in BJJ. I wondered how do you consider wing chun and jujitsu compliment each other well? I’m genuinely intrigued
Once again great video. Great attitude with being open to test someone's theory on given techniques by offering them to sparr with you. I also think that There's no risk to put yourself in the spot like that when you know you are not there to defend any theories but just to see validity in those claims and have a sparring match to find out instead of arguing about it. Great attitude
Why make claims then escape by saying "I'm overweight and can't do anything anymore"? I do Japanese jujutsu with katana classes involving tamishigiri. Wrestling, Muay thai, bjj, and taekwondo all seem to compliment eachother pretty well. A bit of this and a bit of that. When I started I was old, out of shape and couldn't do what the young bucks could do. Now I'm getting a little better
Luv Japanese jiujitsu, I been training in it last couple years and the techniques they teach work for actual life situations. Groin strikes, throws to striking them on the ground, multiple attackers. Great dirty tactics 👌🏾
Keep up with the excellent videos. Concerning your question, Judo, and BJJ complement each other well; if you are an expert, you'll need to continue learning. My Judo instructor encourages keeping an open mind and has wing chun techniques for his judo, and my BJJ coach has a wrestling background. I started with wrestling, so a lot of the wrestling was a review. There are also no-gi and gi techniques; if this is a self-defense situation, it is an asset to understand the gi and no-gi. In modern times, many schools offer cross-training, which will eliminate the dilemma of only having two choices. I am fortunate to practice boxing, Muay Thai, and the grappling mentioned above.
I was a decent wrestler in high school, and started training BJJ at the age of 29. I feel like they compliment eachother pretty well as I have much better stand up than 80%+ of strictly BJJ guys up to black belt. But I can also tear up the college wreslters on the ground that come in to train. Unfortunately I've never gotten into any striking art, so my striking is severely lacking.
I agree that wrestling helps with JJ and vice versa, but was it not weird for you coming from wrestling in the bottom guard position? It was hard wired to keep the back off of the mat, so that was an uncomfortable transition for me personally when my instinct from wrestling was always to either belly out, base up, escape, or reverse.
I am not the greatest at bjj, but I am a college wrestler and judo brown belt, and yes, the combo of good standing, defense, and submissions makes for quite the potent combo.
I've only been training in BJJ since June of 2020. I absolutely love it. The guys with wrestling background are dangerous. There's a recently promoted purple belt that in his late 40s and not a tall guy. He has some high school wrestling background, but I will not stand up with him... yet. he's dangerous on his feet.
4:35 not true. People fight like they train. If they don’t train eye gouging for example they would not even think of it during the fight. Unless sift tried it first and failed, which is quite possible. Muscle memory is real.
I’ve trained a little in bjj, but mostly in catch wrestling. My two lead teacher are black belts in shotakan, hapkido and bjj. They have also also studied jeet kune do, kick boxing and American boxing. They incorporated the best out of all those arts for their system. One of the teachers was a world champion kickboxer in the 80’s, but was severely injured in a car accident. I also studied in catch wrestling in another school. I love the fact that over the last 23 years I’ve been able to cross train in their system and use what best fits me for self defense. There are benefits from each art that I was able to put into my arsenal. I feel if you limit yourself to one art, you’re stunting your growth.
For your first question, I was surprised by how well Judo and wrestling compliment my Wing Chun. For example, the collar tie is basically a Lap Sao. The list goes on, but much of wrestling and Judo overlaps with Wing Chun movements. Another example is to bong sao your lead arm under your opponents armpit to grab their outside shoulder for a hip toss. The martial arts that have benefited me the most is my William Cheung lineage Wing Chung, my BJJ, boxing, MT, and my wrestling. If I hadn't trained for years with Coach Rene Dreyfuss at Radical MMA, I would never have been able to be the martial artist I am today.
Jiu jitsu and muay thai if you have partners that know how to keep each other safe. I also think rock climbing compliments most martial arts. Climbers have an insane power to weight ratio and I admire their style of training... they pretty much go until mechanical failure, as opposed to letting go of a hold. I've always loved your channel!
@@dogestranding5047 most of the climbers I know hang in there until they literally can't anymore and their grip slips/they fall. As opposed to letting go when they're extremely tired, climbers will go until they physically can't. Sorry, I don't know if that's any better of an explanation or not.
I did Muay Thai for about two and a half years, followed by kick-boxing for a year.. They both complimented each other quite well. Particularly the latter’s use of head movement and boxing. I’m all about BJJ these days and train that between 4 and 5 days a week over the last 16 months. I’m at a great club and I’ve really fallen in love with grappling. I’m training with some of my club mates to integrate basic Judo tachiwaza and some foundational wrestling into my Jiu-Jitsu and having a lot of fun doing so.
This one is better than I expected To answer the question, I started in Shotokan karate in college (eventually got to 2nd Dan). Along the way I dabbled in Aikido (but didn't last long). Then I found an off shoot of karate from an innovative instructor. He incorporated a lot of Judo and locking techniques with karate. That brought to train Judo directly, I also spent years doing Muay Thai (and yes, the karate did give me a great base for full contact training). Now I do focus on BJJ (currently a purple belt) because I saw that I lacked a ground game. Personally, when you get the right instructors, I think you can find great complimentary training when you combine many striking and grappling systems.
I've tried different styles. Started with TKD, then tried Kung Fu and Kempo in Uni. Tried Krav Maga and BJJ a few years back. I've done Shotokan for the last 5 years. We incorporate Judo into our training because my Sensei did it in the past. So I think I agree with a strike and grapple style so you can be more adaptable.
Outstanding vid good sir! I've only done some Karate, MT & KB but I do want to get into grappling. MT has probably been the biggest benefit to myself. The history, culture, people & overall never ending journey to be better have really kept me humble in my younger years.
Steven Seagal also often says that BJJ doesn't work. And that every real fight never goes to the ground. Did you hear? Steven Seagal agrees with this guy. What a bad sign, huh?
Steven Seagal demonstrated the ultimate choke escape against Gene Lebell: get choked out and crap your pants. No one wants to stay near the guy with nearly as much shit in his drawers as on his IMDB page.
Kendo and Aikido compliment each other well, imho. I have personally benefitted from my training in Shorin Ryu karate and Judo. I believe everyone should begin with a tactical combat style that teaches how to fall with wisdom. You'll be in more danger from a fall, statistically speaking, than you will from an opponent, armed or not.
His excuse when he loses to BJJ is always going to be "I wasn't allowed to eye-gouge" or "I didn't want to eye-gouge and blind them just to prove a point". 20 years karate, 1 year BJJ training here. They seemed to complement each other well.
I'll be honest, I was in a fight and it went to the ground and qas dominating the top position and just pinning them because I didn't want to hurt this person, well thr person got tired of that and grabbed my balls and just started squeezing and yanking on them. Probably the most painful thing I've experienced in my life. Luckily, a few elbows broke his grip ,so I could transition to thr back,but it was a definite eye opener . Fighting outside the mat is totally different. I'll definitely be more cautious lol
@@adamsmith577 The only time you should ever willingly put yourself eye to eye and entangled with them on the ground is when everyone is wearing pads and obeying competition rules. Two different times I had to deal with some MMA guys when I was younger and wilder working adult bars.....most as a DJ but my first few as a floor manager. Here's the logistical hurdle..... In the time it would take for an accomplished BJJ fighter whose had a few drinks to lock in 99.9% of any submission hold against someone who is letting you know they aren't happy with your proposal......how many pounds will you lose to prove that conviction? By pounds I mean that both times someone decided that they lived in this magical world where I was bound to only what wouldn't hinder what they literally train as much as a professional fighter....I literally put as much of their flesh as I could into my mouth and whatever chunk I had...stayed mine. You ever the way you bleed when someone bites a literal mouthful plug out of you? You wouldn't believe the kind of high pitch scream comes when they see you going for another bite. Sure I could try to "out wrestle" them or see if I can get to their eyes, but why work that hard when you literally choose a path that forces you into close contact? Because now I don't want to get away, I just want to show them that I am willing to go to places they won't. When I first started in the bar business at 20 I was jumped in the parking lot by a group of freaking fireman since they were rowdy with the ladies and simply needed to call it a night and sober up. Instead they hid and waited for me and jumped me down pretty good with a couple of beer bottlers and a box cutter. I was left for dead in a puddle at a bar in Paducah, KY. After that, the second someone squared up at or attacked me.....I just assume they plan to kill me. Because of that.....as well as never knowing just how many people might be with that person.....means I plan to be back on my feet inside of 10 seconds tops with whoever it was that wanted us to both get dirt on us literally tearing the entire city up doing whatever it takes to get away. The only BJJ you should use in an actual fight is just the amount you need to get off the ground with the other person. You never know when you've gotten ahold of someone who will do some prehistoric shit to you, and more importantly you never really know just how many people comes with the other person's dance card. There ain't too much worse then to realize the guy you're fighting on the ground has several friends with them.....and they're all standing around you.
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i think BJJ, and Muay Thai, would be very complimentary. BJJ has been very beneficial for me, for example: i gained a huge amount of respect for all martial arts, because BJJ teaches you to not underestimate anyone - maybe Sifu needs to learn that lesson.
Thank you for posting as always I love your content. Personally I feel Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, and Kali have all complemented each other. I have done each for around 26 years and it has led to almost euphoric epiphanies about how all systems are connected and how it's all the same strategies, just slightly different physics to get you there. The philosophy is what is complementary, Jiujitsu, boxing and FMA are all about honourable competition and the byproduct is being prepared to defend yourself.
I actually got my start in Tae Kwon Do when I was a kid. Later as a pre-teen I trained some Wu Shu and then Wrestling in high school. I feel that this mix at a young age benefited me both in Jiu Jitsu and in boxing/kickboxing. Wrestling helped to develop my mental fortitude and physical strength and durability with BJJ while the previous experience in Tae Kwon Do and Wu Shu gel with my agility and versatility with my boxing/kickboxing. I honestly think that Wing Chun could be highly effective when adapted to a dirty boxing style, which would make a fighter more effective in the clinch as well as more dangerous on the ground fighting off the back. But eye gouging shouldn’t be your go to tactic anymore than biting should be, that’s a quick way to lose your teeth wend up with broken fingers.
I did BJJ for about 7-8 months than quit to do wrestling. I found that wrestling really helped my ability to take down my training partner when I joined back in BJJ.
weird right? my primary martial art was Judo, so we do Jiu Jitsu as well. But it was weird that BJJ didn't train takedowns as much. but some very good Dojos teach wrestling and Judo alongside Jiu Jitsu
@@badfoody its because jiu jitsu's primary method of winning comes from submissions. If you look at judo and wrestling the main way of winning matches is by throws and takedowns, but in jiu jitsu match this isnt really the case. It doesn't matter how long you're on your back or how perfect the throw was in jiu jitsu because a submission can come from any where so realistically if you're training to be good st the sport of jiu jitsu you would train that stuff secondary to the primary way of winning which is submissions. Its honestly something i both love and hate about jiu jitsu
One guy who said he knew the "Dim Mak" death touch came into our place 20 years ago and our head coach said "How do you know it's a death touch, have you killed someone with it?" Guy says no, then spars a 5 month beginning Dutch Kickboxer and the 5 month guy lands a nice, but effective right cross that floors the Dim Mak guy. Unfortunatly the Dim Mak guy quit, we wanted him to stay and learn something real. Keep the death touch, I'll keep the Right Cross
Tony Fergusson famously trains wing chun and used techniques in mma. Also the reason BJJ is used more in mma is because it is more effective than WC in that setting.
@@UnjustVerdict Most martial arts are less effective outside of a controlled setting, even jujitsu. But Tony, did utilize some wing chun over the years.
I don't have enough experience to answer the first question well, but I think judo and silat can work well together because of the base mechanics. (I've done a bit of both.) Lately I've been doing western boxing. Gets me out of my slump and I look forward to going when I can.
To the question asked: I started with TKD from 12-19yrs old but at 17 I started Muay Thai and cross-trained because I was still competing in TKD. Once I left TKD at 19 I joined boxing while staying in Muaythai. I think that combo helped my movement, timing and natural snap-power i've had great success with in. Counter striking at a range and strong in pocket fighting. 33 yrs old, now I mess around in amateur MMA. Still happy I got into TKD young.
My instructor was a TKD kid who transitioned into Muay Thai, and TKD definitely helps a lot. He's much more difficult to spar with than the other Muay Thai guys because of the diversity in his kicks, and he's really accurate. I wish I'd gotten into TKD as a kid.
Great video! Really good perspective. I grew up boxing competitively from early teenage years then did various kinds of things in the Marine Corps, including Iko and some kickboxing. Later, I became a karate Black Belt and then in the last three years training, Brazilian Jujitsu. I feel like all of these arts and other things come together very well and that anyone who wants to focus on a striking art whether it is boxing or anything else, Also does well to learn Brazilian jiu-jitsu or wrestling, some kind of grappling art simply to be able to be confident in any kind of self-defense setting, and even if you’re only going to teach one of those arts, it is incredibly useful to give people practical self-defense education For you to have a background and deep familiarity with other martial arts and even just other types of fighting. Not to mention, that we learn a lot philosophically from these other arts that can help make us better martial artists.
Even if you do lose an eye from the eye gouging, bjj is one of the few martial arts you can actually still use effectively blindfolded provided you are competent and have sufficient kinetic awareness of your and your opponents body and positioning
I think for me its a mix of Kenpo for striking, Judo/ tradtional Jiu-jitsu for my standup grappling and most definatly Brazilian JJ for my ground work, no martial art is the end all be all .but to me these compliment each other very nicely. great vid as always!!
I’ve trained in eskrima for 30 years. Lots of this complement it nicely - a little aikido added to my disarms for example. I also train in: BJJ for grappling and conditioning. Kyokushin for striking and conditioning. Wing Chun for close in striking. They all fit together nicely.
I have trained in ITF style TKD in a gym that fortunately treated it a little more like kickboxing and we did regular sparring to pressure test everything we learn. I also learned some of the basics of jiu jitsu as they were able to have an instructor come in and teach on Saturdays and I’d say they paired pretty well! We even would do Saturday sparring days where we got to pressure test everything (getting rid of TKD’s sport rules of no takedowns and whatnot) and get to train and pressure test everhthing we’ve learned in a safe martial arts environment. However, one martial art that I do want to start soon is Muay Thai as I think it will compliment my previous training really well and there’s a place close to my work that I want to check out. If nothing else, I’m in a volleyball league with other coworkers now and just having done martial arts and been athletic most of my life definitely has helped with skills like reacting to changing situations quickly and general athleticism which is great for any sport :)
I like how you're not slamming Wing Chun or any other traditional martial artist, just the guy. You're one of the most grounded youtube martial arts channels :) that said, i would've loved more fighting footage, less face closeups
For sure. I only add it in when it’s relevant and that was old footage I found of me Vs one of arnetts students so it made sense. His footage is in his page so wasn’t really a need to show a ton of his nonsense. We shall see if he accepts then it will be nothing but lol
Greetings, thank you for shedding some light on this subject. I’ve trained in the same lineage as Sifu Arnette for just shy of 2 decades, trained in BJJ at professional MMA gyms in OC Calif. against professional fighters, and at a professional Muay Thai gym for a few years, with countless rounds of sparring in all settings, and a couple of amateur Muay Thai bouts under my belt. Let me start by saying that Sifu Maurice’s statement about certain techniques in Wing Chun being illegal in MMA (such as small joint manipulation, attacking the knee, striking the back of the head, attacking the esophagus, and finger strikes to the eye to name just a few) are in fact true. Interestingly enough, what I’ve discovered, in my opinion, is that BJJ is Wing Chun on the ground, and Wing Chun is standing BJJ because they are both ambidextrous in application, use trapping and locks to control an opponent, are able to flow from one technique into another seamlessly, use both hands and both legs simultaneously, and use an opponents force to create openings. I found that my ability to easily learn the flow of multiple BJJ techniques was a direct result of the similarities with Wing Chun as described above. In the end, it’s not the art, but the skill level and conditioning of the practitioner that makes a difference. Thus, Sifu Maurice is likely skilled against 97% of the people one might encounter on the street, just as any other dedicated martial artist would be. I also believe that disciplined martial artists regardless of style, are not likely to get into street confrontations with other martial artists because the ego is usually subdued and replaced with cautious confidence with years of training. The fact remains, combat or street applications cannot be tested in a sport setting therefore the comparisons aren’t valid either way, and as martial artists, avoiding these discussions entirely or in the alternative, should be done with humility and respect for the purpose of having a better understanding of the other.
I don't do Jiu-Jitsu or Wing-Chun but this dude is hilarious! Anyone who thinks BJJ doesn't work has never seen a fight before. As for the end of video question I think the MMA idea of mixing is the best. Taking a striker and teaching them grappling or vice versa is a big boost and can make them well rounded and also keep them humble. You might be the best striker but get humbled in grappling and that humility is great for you. Love the channel!!
Every system in which you learn body control and awareness of space will complement every other system. It's just a question of focus, IMO. Even systems that deal mostly with balance, posture, and breath will help you. I took Judo when I was a kid, and I wrestled two seasons in HS. I trained TKD in college. I learned a little Mu Thai from colleagues, I took classes in fencing, I dabbled a little in Kung Fu (Xing I / Bagua). A lot of forms / kata seem like fancy dancing; I've taken dance before too, and the body control required is applicable to a lot of stuff including martial arts, and I do stretches and some slow balance stuff and breathing exercises nearly every day, but that's more for health IMO rather than synchronizing into a good form. Fencing and TKD will give you awareness of lines of attack, when a person is far from you. Anything involving weapons will also force you to make note of whether a person is armed and how they're using what they have. Wrestling gives you incredible toughness and more than any other art, the ability to keep your base - everybody is trying to take you down so you get really good really fast at not being taken down. Judo's biggest strength IMO is they know how to land better than anyone else without getting hurt (as a life skill, it's saved my ass more times than any other martial art I've studied just for that alone). BJJ is all about knowing the submissions, not losing your cool no matter what position you're in, and what options you have for what position you're in. Not so familiar with boxing but I imagine one of the biggest benefits is being able to take shots to the face and body without being fazed - most people are not used to that and in a lot of altercations that's what they get. I'm just a dabbler though; I imagine it is different for others and there is a lot more I don't know than that I do.
One that I always mention is taiji (tai chi). Not necessarily because of its fighting application, but because it forces you to go slow and get your hip positions right. This really helped out my taekwondo and kickboxing. I learned a lot about balance and base.
That was special. My first pairing is obvious, Karate, Judo, & BJJ, but considering their close ties and origins, it's not hard to say they go well together. Very on topic, but I've personally found that Wing Chun pairs well with Wrestling
I started training in martial arts when I was 14 years old, in 1984/85, first with a fusion karate-kung fu style (Goshin Jitsu); this was in the UK and very non-traditional. I continued training until 1997, earning my black belt, 2nd Dan. Also, during this time, I tried a variety of different martial arts. Then, in 1997, I moved to China, where I currently live and work. Initially, in 1997, I continued to practice Goshin Jitsu. Then, around 2001, after moving from Wuhan to Beijing, I started training in traditional Chinese martial arts like Taiji Quan and Ba Gua Zhang from 2001-2007. From 2007-2017, I mostly trained in Xing Yi Quan and Qi Gong, but after sustaining an injury, I had physiotherapy and switched to BJJ. I trained in BJJ from 2017 to 2023 and had to stop due to degenerated knee cartilage. Currently, I exercise at home and am not training in any martial arts. I do miss the training a lot. For me, BJJ was the best, not just for being the hardest physically to train in; it got me really fit, my cardio was great, and the friendships and respect I was given and saw among most people who train in BJJ. This is the second video I have watched of yours. I like what you do, calling out the bullshitters. The first one was that dude who claimed he was a BJJ black belt, MMA fighter, and wrestler. Oh, BTW, I only achieved a blue belt; age, injuries, and a busy work schedule were factors. Actually, the only thing I regret is not training in BJJ sooner. Keep up the good work and call out the martial arts bullshitters!
I started in the early 70-ies with Jiu-Jitsu and Wado-Ryu Karate do , and that goes together flawless . Am still training , but a lot of things have been changed in those years . Karate and Jiu-Jitsu in the 60-ies 70-ies , ( in competition there were nearly no rules ) was based on self-defense , and we also took in consideration that people bite . Nowadays Jiu-Jitsu and Karate became more a sport than self-defense , and biting is forgotten , in the 70-ies we tried to knock-out the opponent before ending up fighting on the floor . Besides of that , of-course that BJJ is very effective ! Keep training !
The combination of wrestling in BJJ is the strongest, in my opinion. Additionally, if there's anyone out there who needs to test their skills against a purple belt and they're further north, I'm more than happy to accomodate. Just come to Pittsburgh and I will oblige you. Awesome video, my friend!
Even if you are a highly skilled fighter and confident in your abilities, I feel like cockiness is the worst thing to bring to a fight It’s like your doing everything you can to set your body into a reverse panic attack out of some desire to throw chingasos on hard mode, which I imagine would cause you to punch in slo mo and feel like your arms weigh 200 lbs each like those occasional odd nightmares some people get… except irl
fun stuff as always. Did TKD, Wing Tsun, Tang Soo Do and now Krav Maga while a tiny little of BJJ and Boxing. 80% MMA and 20% Krav Maga I think are a good combo if I could start again -- as MMA gives you the right mix of wrestling, BJJ and Thai Boxing to cover general fighting 80/20 , while Krav Maga (if you are at the right studio) complents with awareness and some practice of the non-sports element like weapons, multiple attackers and groin kicks/eye pokes - and with your MMA backround you then also have enough sparring with non-cooperating partners to be able to manage energy and adrenaline.
For years I struggled with my hands; everywhere I went, they would immediately seek out the nearest person's face and gouge their eyes out. I couldn't stop it! Before long, my whole town was blind except me. I knew it was time to do something about it, so I went to a gym and started practicing some Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Within minutes, my hands' ability to gouge people's eyes out had completely vanished. I was cured! Thanks, Mr. Jiu-Jitsu!
I’ve found kickboxing and TKD go pretty well together if you cut down to 20% of TKD’s stuff. The footwork, spin kicks (when set up through kickboxing ways), basics kicks, and distance management are pretty good for a kickboxing setting as long as you are trained well in kickboxing as well.
I came up in Karate and have a solid background in it. I've found that many techniques for various Karate styles cam be complimented well with techniques from various grappling arts. Old school Karate had a lot of grappling, but those techniques fell away when Karate was brought to Japan. It's nice to reintroduce the grappling back in.
First off. The eye gouge isnt trained in bjj like it is in wing chun. So there it is something that would be thought to do as a bjj student wouldnt think to eye gouge. And the kick inside the the leg he is probably referring to kicking the balls. Which is another training that wing chun does that "sport" bjj isnt trained
Hilarious, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu would turn you into a human pretzel in about fifteen seconds, they choke you out and so many ways it wouldn't even be funny.
As someone who started training sport BJJ for 10 years and recently have been doing Gracie Jiu Jitsu, I would say those two complement each other wonderfully. Sportive Jiu Jitsu with the funky guards and buttscooting and the more self defense old school basic Gracie Jiu Jitsu has evolved my game tremendously. Understanding that when you are in a seemingly good position in sportive Jiu Jitsu, you may be in a very bad position in a real fight has made my game so much sharper. Side note, I wonder when he said the part about kicking inside the legs, he meant groin. 🤷🏻
I have been training Shotokan karate since 1993, and now teach (and still train with my sensei). I started BJJ 2 years ago. I see so many overlaps in techniques and because of these technical similarities/relationships, I see my karate differently and they compliment each other.
I like your description of how a grappler looks at eye gouges. As a fellow grappler (I know you jiu jits) I would officially like to state for the record to anyone who does not grapple, "in a street fight or any other type of fight, do not attempt to eye gouge me. It won't work and I will break all of your fingers and then your wrist and probably some other stuff too because I value my eyes... And I'm stronger than you. By a lot." I had a guy try to fuck with my ears and eyes once as a first timer in the gym. Him and a couple of other powerlifter dudes came to try it out. I put him in a totally unrealistic position I call the double American, where I use my legs to put his arm into an Americana and my hands to Americana the other side.... Since both hands are occupied, he can't tap. In a street fight, just one small move and both of his shoulders will be wrecked. Then I untangled him and flipped him around into a twister. Do not fuck with a grappler.
Well i personally done taekwondo,wingchun, muaythai and hapkido. I think BJJ will compliment well with any standing fighting arts. I would love to learn BJJ but unfortunately i have suffered quiet a lot of injuries to my knees and back.. I love your show mate keep up the great work
lol "inside kicking not banned" hehe great video thx love the content! I practiced wrestling for 3 years in high school, then non-sparring wing chun with a good teacher (Ray Van Raamsdonk; he didn't pretend it was magic) for like 2 years, then dabbled in boxing and kickboxing for like 6 years then now I've done 5+ years of bjj (with a couple months of good Judo). I'd say that Judo, if you don't get injured during training, is probably the fastest way to become capable of defeating someone larger on the street without simply incapacitating them.
LOL thank you for the upload brother! Regarding eye gouge: it is not an eye poke as they can be ineffective when adrenaline is being secreted: or; if under the influence of mind altering substances. What you need to do is drive the thumb base knuckle deep into the eye socket & what you do from there is your prerogative: but I suggest not pulling out the eye as there is no need to permanently disfigure anyone when not a life or death situation!!! Peace & Love!!!
I recently received my black belt in bjj under Carlson Gracie jr: 13 years of hard work and grinding. However prior to that I did traditional martial arts growing up. Although 90% of techniques I learned was BS the body control and body mechanics I gain d from training at a young age helped me tremendously in my bjj journey.
You posted two questions; 1. “What Martial Arts compliment each other well?” Well for me the answer is simple. Tai Chi Chuan, Bagua Zhang, and Xing Yi Chuan. All three are Chinese Internal Martial Arts and all three lead into each other if they taught back to back of each other. 2. What Martial Arts have benefited you?” Well for me the answer is simple for this as well. Tai Chi Chuan and Bagua Zhang, I will be picking up Xing Yi Chuan in about two years or so. I started in the Martial Arts in 1980 and the styles were all “Hard Styles” and a practitioner of hard styles, you know that over time it takes a toll on the body. So just under three years ago I was fortunate enough to find a school in my area that teaches Tai Chi Chuan, Bagua Zhang and Xing Yi Chuan. These three styles are very beneficial for a person that are wanting to continue to train but their body can no longer handle the strain that the hard styles put on the body. I will also say that in reference to some of your other videos about fake techniques, my instructor does not teach Chi manipulation as a mystical power and often makes it known that it is not a mystical power and cannot be as an offensive or defensive martial arts tool. 😊
Every martial art i have spent time in (and there are many, because I have moved so often) has benefited me. Even if it was figuring out what did/did not work (good vs bullshido). I teach self-defense. I don’t teach martial arts. Unfortunately, a great many people don’t understand the difference. As for which arts compliment each other? Almost all of them do. Any mix of solid striking with any solid grappling will work well. Karate/San Shou/Muy Thai/Boxing, mixed with BJJ/Judo/Wrestling/Catch/Shai Jiao, works. I teach older close quarters material. I want to add more ground work, to emphasize getting up and getting away from harm. Any of those grappling arts would benefit me. I am also a basic FMA instructor. Adding weapons is complimentary to any system.
He is now back pedaling pretending it was satire. I literally have correspondence with his lineage to confirm he was being serious and they agree with me. He was reached out to multiple times to speak and his response was always block me and hide.
Also have evidence of multiple accounts being made by Maurice simply to leave comments on this video and by multiple I mean well over a dozen. He even took the time to put profile pictures on the fake accounts. Which is strange behavior from a guy that refuses to speak with me live.
His own lineage asked him to stop bringing them into his nonsense and if it was a joke why not just say that through alllll the opportunity instead of deleting the videos. The dude is simply someone who got caught in his nonsense and is backpedaling.
To add to that I have a very quick back and forth of me and him when he asked me to take down my video response or he would put out a video for views. In that I asked him multiple times to speak live and he refused. Cowards are gonna cower I guess. 🤷🏻♂️
Door is always open Maurice to speak directly with me live like I asked you multiple times. :)
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Bro put em against an experienced white belt, that’ll be even more hilarious😂.
i bet that medal Amy won is a participation medal
You live in Jacksonville? Florida? Do you train people? Can you recommend anyone? I have been thinking about getting some training. I am a Jacksonville native.
I'm so glad you found this guy 😂
Remember Big Daddy Good Ridge he made His own style up but he was pretty good. & Tank Abbott He was just a Powerlifter Bar fighter he Destroyed people. I loved Tank Abbott & Oleg Takagrov old school days. 🙏👍🥋
There is a great story that Bas Rutten tells about a cult like martial arts group coming to his gym and totally discounting everything he is teaching (claiming biting/eye gouging ect. as effective ways to break the techniques Bas is teaching). Bas gets tired of hearing their nonsense and challenges one of the group to show him how they would escape when he applies a RNC and she agrees saying that she will gouge his eye out and escape. Just as Bas is about to tighten the RNC he says that the second her finger goes near his eye he will snap her neck, hearing this she panics and no longer wants to be a part of the demonstration.
🤣🤣
I’ve heard that one 😁. Before it even gets tightened whether you are a believer or not beforehand you just know there is no way you are going to stop it like that 😂
And then he’s charged with murder so bullshit - and a ‘she ‘?? Wow he’s so tough
@@brookatkins8111you're missing the point entirely.
@@brookatkins8111you CANT be this dumb😂😂😂😂😂
I have a story about jiu jitsu and eye gouging. Way back in the early 1990s the Gracie Challenge was seen as legit in Australia and any jiu jitsu school fair game by some. My instructor (one of the pioneers of BJJ in NSW) was only a blue belt at the time and a "Combat Karate" guy came to his school and challenged him after class. My instructor took him down fairly easily and got his back for a choke, the guy tried to eye gouge him but it was easy for my instructor to just bury his face in the guy's shoulder. He transitioned to mount and held the guy there, slapping and lightly punching him, the guy totally unable to get out. He then gave him a lecture on eye gouging, explaining that the way he was trying to eye gouge with the fingers was very poor and he was much better using the thumb - "like this". He didn't damage the guy's eyes during this demo, but certainly made them water profusely. The guy eventually said "OK OK let me up" and my instructor asked him to say please, the guy said "Please let me up". He left straight away and never came back.
Imagine someone dominating you and your body is not threatened by any long term damage. You decide to introduce a long term damage tactic to your opponent. Should it ever be calculated that the opponent, who is dominating you, *might* use the same long term damage tactic more effectively back on you???
One of the beautiful things about jiu jitsu is that it teaches you to panic less and think through your moves.
pretty sad, grown men doing this
NSW represent
Such many cases, especially with karate "kids" acting like manchild.
BJJ. Jiu Jitsu is unarmed sword style, and you are trying to break what your opponent gives you. Not tap them out.
Personally my wrestling experience has translated great with my BJJ style. Just having a good understanding of body control, takedowns and scrambles in wrestling helped me tremendously while learning jiujitsu.
Wrestlers are great and controlling the hips, and that is a big part of BJJ. Position over submission, and wrestling is great when establishing control positions.
Even the Gracies incorporated some wrestling. It's mandatory for fighting. Carlos and Helio did some catch, Rickson was on a wrestling team, Rener and Ryron both wrestled for West Torrance etc.
But at top level sambo destroys bjj. You can see with dagestanis khabib, islam etc.
Yes it also teaches you to be more explosive in bjj, witch is kind of like doing interval sprints to improve your running speed.
@@silviuvisan505 Who told you that? Wrestlers are still dominating UFC over all, and its because they train in short 3 min rounds and disengege once someone is pinned. If UFC was 10-15min rounds and fighters would actually be on the ground for a substantial amount of time, bjj would perform much better.
I took Japanese jujitsu for a few years a while back, took a break due to injury, and have since started Gracie jiu jitsu and muay Thai. One thing I've noticed right off the bat is that muay Thai forces you to consider every possible weapon at your disposal in a short amount of time--and react to your opponent having those same options--and jiu jitsu gets you accustomed to staying calm under stress and being thoughtful about strategy. Plus, blended together, the clinches and throws compliment each other, and the conditioning is unparalleled.
it's like any martial art, a blend of a few is way better than just one.
I do feel that bjj falls short in several gyms of not having enough time taken to practice takedowns, of which Japanese jitz does.
@skindred1888 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is very lacking in Takedowns. Judo, Wrestling, and even Sambo are the Best ways to fix that honestly. I've done a bit of Aikido as well but I have yet to Try JJJ
As a BJJ brown belt with only basic stand up training I can objectively say that Muay Thai would be a great compliment to round out someone's skills (could argue boxing as well). Also agree with the folks mentioning wrestling and judo too. I love jiu-jitsu and feel reasonably equipped to defend myself against most people (this dude saying it's ineffective is crazy), but it does have its setbacks (take downs aren't great unless you are at a school that emphasizes them, striking probably a better options if you got jumped by multiple people, etc.). There's a reason why the best mixed martial artists on the planet train all these different disciplines.
I have trained TKD (not the sport) for 26 years, i did judo for 10 and bjj for the past 4 and I find that the fast footwork and ability to quickly rotate the hips that is developed in TKD made my judo and bjj a lot better.
What do you mean and how rotate the hips?
TKD is hit or miss depending on instructors, but the athleticism needed for TKD is always real.
@@gxtmfa many Traditional arts are hit or miss when it comes to fighting outside the dojo. Some traditional arts are more about forms and stances than beating up people. However some traditional arts do teach kick boxing or BJJ/wrestling alongside traditional elements. My Tajiquan teacher taught kick boxing combinations along side balance stances.
I think the couple years of boxing i did probably helped just as much, muay thai just seems way more moldable to bjj.. they might as well be the same thing im my opinion.. like trying to separate wrestling and grappling..
@@Vscustomprinting am i dumb or are you saying the gentle art and the art of eight limbs are the same
I run a Taekwondo studio. I enjoyed learning Jujitsu but after knee surgery, it got tougher. Training Boxing was great. You learned so much about body mechanics.
I'm in Melbourne and haven't trained in 7 years. Happy to go for a drive if he needs a sparring partner. Thanks Maurice for doing our city proud o7 was beginning to think our little city would be forgotten on this channel. But you sat up to the task.
Bruv, we gotta do a meet up and find this guy😂
I'm in Melbourne, let's do this😂
@@Shin_Akumi ...please record it
@@Wing.Chun.Melbourne bro, I don't need mates. I'm an ex rugby league player. I'll just throw u around like u my bijch. Then stomp ya lights out. I'm in murrumbeena. Anytime ya want this smoke, we can do this brother
I'm down to join ya!
The two that I think compliment each other well are boxing and BJJ. I’ve goofed around with combat sports and traditional martial arts for years. But those two are the two I’ve done that actually made me feel like I was making tangible gains. And I think they’re good compliments (if you can only pick two) because they cover the major basses of striking, foot work, and grappling.
Boxing is amazing, bjj is amazing, add some knees, shins, elbows and you will formidable
Been doing both for a couple of years now and yes: They work very well together ;)
Hands down Boxing is the best art for striking in a street fight. Worked on the doors, and some of the boxers I've worked with have completely demolished some tough guys, even multiple guys. Hand speed, precision punching and combos 🥊💥💫
Each discipline offers advantages and disadvantages.. one is not better than the other and a combination of two is not better than a combination of two others.. only the practitioner who is better at his discipline or better in his style as a mixed martial artist is better.. it’s the individual person who is better.. this statement that one discipline or a combination of disciplines is better than others is absolutely egregious and typically the only people who say something like this is usually people with no knowledge or experience in martial arts.. except for shit like wing chun that shit is not a real combative martial art it’s more of a mental and spiritual discipline and it absolutely does not work in an actual fight..
@@Ben-xf7uy clearly you didn’t read what I said.. why don’t you go back and read everything slowly this time.. what I said is also a fact and I’m actually a mixed martial artist and I highly doubt you are..
A BJJ whitebelt with 4 months of training would smoke this guy 100% of time.
An old lady with a $200 .22 revolver and 5 minutes of training would smoke BJJ black belt world champion.
@@ArcanistBlack You know of a lot of competitive martial arts that allow the use of firearms? Lol
@@cornpopwasabaddude69 I believe Krav Maga trains with firearms although I'm not sure if you would count that as "competitive". But that is kind of the point. What martial arts works better in the ring with a referee and a bunch of rules doesn't really matter much because at that point it's not even really a martial arts its just a sport.
@@ArcanistBlack yeah but my point was just that this guy saying bjj doesn't work against him is nonsense. If you add weapons into the equation all bets are off of course but I'm saying in a controlled environment this guy wouldn't stand a chance against a low level bjj practitioner lol
@memyselfi4486 it's called the great equalizer for a reason. No one is arguing against that, especially not BJJ practitioners 😅
Jiu Jitsu definitely doesn't work, in fact it bores me so much that whenever I roll I usually end up just falling asleep.
lol
my only experience of martial arts is in jiu jitsu, but from what ive seen, boxing, jiu jitsu, wrestling, judo, and muy tai, all have their own niche, and learning all/most of them would make you a very well rounded fighter. personally however, ill stick to rolling around on the ground and aggressively cuddling, i dont like being punched or kicked or through on the floor
You dont practice any throws in bjj? I sure as hell do.
@@vids595 my master teach me throws in bjj
I can say that BJJ has done a lot for my TKD and Kenpo training! That’s for sure! Great content by the way!
Thank you for the support
For me, in the question posted at the end of the video, it was Sanda(kickboxing) and baguazhang. But I’ve been learning BJJ for the past four months now (love it, by the way) and I’m finding some solid similarities between BJJ and cheng style baguazhang (it’s a wrestling style of the art). Haven’t been able to test them together yet, being still so new to BJJ, but i can’t wait to try them both out, together.
Another great video, my guy. Keep it up, and keep training.
If noone else tells you this, let me. Your editing is fucking hilarious and I love it. Your videos are very well done bro. Thank you so much for what you do .
This message really brightened my day. Thank you so much for that
Super positive message. Always enjoy your take on Bullshito. So many young people get ruined on the idea of martial arts because of misconceptions from an instructor. Heck, I know me, I'm not for everyone. However, Chinese Kempo (striking, kicking, joint manipulation and take downs) from various instructors of similar nature coupled with a good grappling and endurance coach does wonders for your mental and physical fortitude. All this taught me how to "target" and "close the gap". I firmly believe that combining a physical and mental discipline can elevate our overall well being in life. Thanks for all work you do putting out these videos.
4:25 that's not a very solid point there.
You COULD do A LOT of things but if you don't train or think about doing them FIRST or it becomes a vestigial afterthought, then it's pointless.
The ingrained and conditioned response of a BJJ practitioner is that of closing the distance. The advantage is that it allows the practitioner to get into his comfort zone. The disadvantage is that is places the person into a potential kill zone where he could be mauled or injured in a number of unexpected ways. There are great examples of fights where one person has tried to grapple another person, without a care in the world for other dangers, as a conditioned response and he would literally or figuratively die because of it. Recent incident in NYC, in the Bx outside of a supermarket. One guy instinctively tried to take down another person, not realizing he already drew a blade. A single stab to his abdominal aorta and he dropped like a stone. Another incident involving subway slasher Maksim Gelman and Joe Lozito. Joe tried use what he saw from watching UFC, a double leg, to tackle the madman and nearly died from a butcher blade repeatedly slicing and cutting into him. The only thing that saved him were the two cops that pulled Gelman off him.
As the saying goes, you fight like you train. During the heat of the moment you WILL resort to your most basic instincts of fighting. If you grapple, you will grapple. If you like to use a weapon and train for it, you WILL use a weapon. If you never train with weapons or think about weapons, you probably won't suddenly rise to the occasion and use a weapon. You will probably do something else as instinctual response. If you like to bite, you will latch onto the other person and bite. That's something I have seen in a fight and it was gory. Frankly, I don't see how "dominant positions" would enter your mind when someone is chewing your face open. I mean if a pit bull chomped onto you and is ripping your flesh off, would there be time to establish a dominant position and then bite back?
So to your point again, you COULD eye gouge but if you don't train that daily or incorporate into a mindset, the other person will score first. You could carry a knife but if it's still in your pocket while the other guy immediately resorts to plunging his blade into your neck first as you are trying to shoot in, you have already lost. You may as well just leave that knife at home. Fights are won via elements of surprise and violence of action and whoever can capitalize on that FIRST is likely going to be the victor.
@@UnjustVerdict famous video clip on here of an angry guy approaching what appears to be a karateka. You can find it. He shot out with a eye jab and that was it. Guy was blinded in pain and fight is over. So to answer your question, YOU don’t train it that doesn’t mean the world is like you. There are people out there that do. How many fights stop in MMA when there’s an incidental eye jab? Plenty. I have seen a fight end because one kid took the other kid’s hand and chomped on it and wouldn’t let go. Not only was it excruciatingly painful but consider the secondary ramifications of a bite like that. We’re talking infection, sepsis or even necrosis. That’s tissue death for you. Did he need ten years of your so called BJJ and MMA or whatever? No. I don’t know what your fundamentals are but it certainly worked for these people on their own terms. Winning encompasses all the little things including doing the unexpected when the other guy least expects it. People like Mr. Cleft Lip here always talk down to tactics like eye attacks because it’s a cheap shot and it works.
@@UnjustVerdict stop diddling yourself
@@UnjustVerdict I can see you have no intelligence whatsoever. Just a head full of stupid stereotypes and racial tropes. Explaining this to you is like explaining algebra to a frog. Go away.
for martial arts that complement each other, for me personally Muay Thai + Judo. The clinch game syncs up nicely and I like them both as well. As I'm getting a bit older, I prefer BJJ more as it's easier on the knees / back. If it were 1v1 self defence training, I would recommend others take up Muay Thai + Judo. MT gives you a bit of range (teep, jab etc), while Judo helps you keep your feet and many takedowns leave you in a standing position and come from the clinch, rather than taking a shot like in wrestling (eg de ashi barai, tai otoshi etc). I should add that I love BJJ as well (brown belt here) but if I specifically had to train for 1v1 unarmed fighting on "the streets" (and running away wasn't an option) then it would be Muay Thai + Judo for me.
If we're adding in weapons, I'd train kali / DBMA and keep Judo as well, as grappling syncs up well with weapon fighting
I do wing chun, have a very minor background in wrestling and judo, and started jiu-jitsu last year. Wing chun works well with grappling arts because all of the escapes and traps actually translate well to how you would want to move in grappling. Wing chun isn't the most amazing art, but I like it for me, and that's all that matters.
It’s not all that matters. But yeah, have fun bud.
I like Wing Chun because of its kicks
For the question of the day: I am training in both Kung Fu San Soo (don't hate me) and in the Hawai'ian martial art Kajukenbo - Iversen method. I think these two arts compliment each other very well. KFSS has a softer, circular approach and the Iversen method of Kajukenbo is heavily influenced by Kenpo which tends to be a little more linear . In both arts I have sparred with martial artists from Goju Ryu and Shotokan Karate, Aikido, Kenpo, Wing Chun, and kickboxing. I've tested myself and learned which techniques work and those that are useless to me. KFSS and Kajukenbo-for me-both have excellent tools that help make me a more well-rounded fighter.
I used to train at a jiu-jitsu club that (somehow) had Wing Chun roots. No one there was delusional as to think that WC was the thing that could beat out other martial arts on its own. They were taking a "keep what works, get rid of what doesn't" approach to traditional martial arts, and eventually settled on something that was basically BJJ with some limited striking. There was so little Wing Chun left, that they saw no point in continuing to call it that. Sparring? Sure they did that -- grappling ONLY.
They would make Bruce Lee proud. No seriously he would be pleased.
This is my latest comdedy therapy.. u have done so much great research
Martial arts that compliment each other would be a striking art (like boxing) and grappling art (like wrestling or BJJ). I've trained in a system called Chayon Ryu which is a combination of karate, taekwondo, kung fu and hapkido. So mostly striking arts with a tiny bit of grappling. I also started BJJ (and would love to continue) but have a shoulder/ neck injury that makes it tough. Anyways, good video as always!!
Thank you for watching the full video and the support.
Yeah theres a reason people prefer guns/knives ;)
@@Vscustomprinting oh yes, gun-fu 😝😝😝
What a cluster fuck of inneffective striking arts
I’m a Wing Chun teacher, that also trains Jiu Jitsu. I am amazed at people that believe one system is better than another. It’s the fighter. Sift “More Rice.” (Funny!) is a strange bird. Great video man.
The problem is... well, 2 fold: 1. People think Wing Chun "sucks" cause of all the delusional traditional martial artist who got rocked when fighting any combat sport martial art.
2. Those people are right if the art isn't pressure tested. But, that means its not the art thats the problem, its the training method
Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s studying “karate” in jax there were so many instructors like this. My first 2 were complete frauds but at least they were good fighters and didn’t put down other styles.
4:15 The problem with your argument is that if you have your hands around someone's legs or somewhere else that is not protecting your head, while trying to take them down, your face and head are open for attacks. Any mean, streetwise punk would use this opportunity to rip a grappler's eyes out. YES, grapplers can rip people's eyes out, too. That's the oldest argument in the history of mankind. HOWEVER, the opportunity doesn't present itself if the grappler is going for a takedown with his hands going for someone's legs. The opportunity DOES present itself if some idiot is going for your legs, and here are your freed hands while there is his face just waiting for you to stick a thumb in his eye. I've seen, "Golden Gloves", street fighting, amateur boxers, with no grappling skills whatsoever, do this to grapplers in street fights. And it was the grapplers screaming for mercy, not the boxers. Either way, ANYONE can get got if the fight hits the ground. You would be really stupid to think otherwise. Not every street corner has someone who is ready to tap out the first moment they get taken to the ground by an mma fighter. Many will pull out a knife and stab that fighter repeatedly in the side, legs, and any other place. I would do that if someone took me to the ground in a fight to the death. I plan on buying a ring to use as a weapon to crack and slice ribs just in case some idiot ever takes me down to the ground in a fight. My Tiger Kungfu...is better than yours...I don't think you're good enough...to avenge your master...
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I train Gracie Jujitsu and Chu Sau Lei Wing Chun separately and they both compliment one another nicely in application. Huge fan of yours, tonnes of respect for what you guys do and would love to collaborate sometime in the future! I started the wing chun club here in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, there is a wing chun “sifu” here that is even worse than this guy that harassed our club and claims basically the same nonsense, plus other bonkers stuff.
I think I know who that is. Did he happen to go to California one time?
Then you should stick to BJJ tradition and go to his dojo and educate him.
stop with the gracie jiu jitsu nonsense, that is not what it is called, regular old BJJ will do.
@@Nkhalilian Rorion named it GJJ when he came here, it only became BJJ because he sued his other family members for calling it GJJ lol
I have a black belt in tae kwon do, I have four grades in wing chun and once Iv completed wing chun I’m going to join my daughter and pursue a black belt in BJJ. I wondered how do you consider wing chun and jujitsu compliment each other well? I’m genuinely intrigued
Once again great video. Great attitude with being open to test someone's theory on given techniques by offering them to sparr with you. I also think that There's no risk to put yourself in the spot like that when you know you are not there to defend any theories but just to see validity in those claims and have a sparring match to find out instead of arguing about it. Great attitude
Why make claims then escape by saying "I'm overweight and can't do anything anymore"?
I do Japanese jujutsu with katana classes involving tamishigiri. Wrestling, Muay thai, bjj, and taekwondo all seem to compliment eachother pretty well. A bit of this and a bit of that. When I started I was old, out of shape and couldn't do what the young bucks could do. Now I'm getting a little better
Luv Japanese jiujitsu, I been training in it last couple years and the techniques they teach work for actual life situations. Groin strikes, throws to striking them on the ground, multiple attackers. Great dirty tactics 👌🏾
I have stright up been waiting for yall to make a video on him for so long!!!
Keep up with the excellent videos. Concerning your question, Judo, and BJJ complement each other well; if you are an expert, you'll need to continue learning. My Judo instructor encourages keeping an open mind and has wing chun techniques for his judo, and my BJJ coach has a wrestling background. I started with wrestling, so a lot of the wrestling was a review. There are also no-gi and gi techniques; if this is a self-defense situation, it is an asset to understand the gi and no-gi. In modern times, many schools offer cross-training, which will eliminate the dilemma of only having two choices. I am fortunate to practice boxing, Muay Thai, and the grappling mentioned above.
Keep up the good work, my brother. Love the content, the insight, and the humor.
I was a decent wrestler in high school, and started training BJJ at the age of 29. I feel like they compliment eachother pretty well as I have much better stand up than 80%+ of strictly BJJ guys up to black belt. But I can also tear up the college wreslters on the ground that come in to train. Unfortunately I've never gotten into any striking art, so my striking is severely lacking.
I agree that wrestling helps with JJ and vice versa, but was it not weird for you coming from wrestling in the bottom guard position? It was hard wired to keep the back off of the mat, so that was an uncomfortable transition for me personally when my instinct from wrestling was always to either belly out, base up, escape, or reverse.
sounds about right, wrestling and bjj are a killer combo. a few good muay thai classes should fix your striking
I am not the greatest at bjj, but I am a college wrestler and judo brown belt, and yes, the combo of good standing, defense, and submissions makes for quite the potent combo.
I've only been training in BJJ since June of 2020. I absolutely love it. The guys with wrestling background are dangerous. There's a recently promoted purple belt that in his late 40s and not a tall guy. He has some high school wrestling background, but I will not stand up with him... yet. he's dangerous on his feet.
4:35 not true. People fight like they train. If they don’t train eye gouging for example they would not even think of it during the fight. Unless sift tried it first and failed, which is quite possible. Muscle memory is real.
I’ve trained a little in bjj, but mostly in catch wrestling. My two lead teacher are black belts in shotakan, hapkido and bjj. They have also also studied jeet kune do, kick boxing and American boxing. They incorporated the best out of all those arts for their system. One of the teachers was a world champion kickboxer in the 80’s, but was severely injured in a car accident. I also studied in catch wrestling in another school. I love the fact that over the last 23 years I’ve been able to cross train in their system and use what best fits me for self defense. There are benefits from each art that I was able to put into my arsenal. I feel if you limit yourself to one art, you’re stunting your growth.
What the fuck is American boxing? Haha. Jesus
Muy thai/kickboxing and bjj go together really well, applicable for pretty much every situation
Craig Jones has also confirmed that ju jitsu doesn't work :)
Imagine creg throwing a match with him just for the meme
For your first question, I was surprised by how well Judo and wrestling compliment my Wing Chun. For example, the collar tie is basically a Lap Sao. The list goes on, but much of wrestling and Judo overlaps with Wing Chun movements. Another example is to bong sao your lead arm under your opponents armpit to grab their outside shoulder for a hip toss.
The martial arts that have benefited me the most is my William Cheung lineage Wing Chung, my BJJ, boxing, MT, and my wrestling. If I hadn't trained for years with Coach Rene Dreyfuss at Radical MMA, I would never have been able to be the martial artist I am today.
Jiu jitsu and muay thai if you have partners that know how to keep each other safe. I also think rock climbing compliments most martial arts. Climbers have an insane power to weight ratio and I admire their style of training... they pretty much go until mechanical failure, as opposed to letting go of a hold. I've always loved your channel!
Climbers have strong grip, not necessarily power.
What do you mean by “mechanical failure”?
@@dogestranding5047 most of the climbers I know hang in there until they literally can't anymore and their grip slips/they fall. As opposed to letting go when they're extremely tired, climbers will go until they physically can't. Sorry, I don't know if that's any better of an explanation or not.
Thanks for this video. This club was on my list to try out, to figure out for myself if Chun has any value... You've saved me the trip.
I did Muay Thai for about two and a half years, followed by kick-boxing for a year.. They both complimented each other quite well. Particularly the latter’s use of head movement and boxing. I’m all about BJJ these days and train that between 4 and 5 days a week over the last 16 months. I’m at a great club and I’ve really fallen in love with grappling. I’m training with some of my club mates to integrate basic Judo tachiwaza and some foundational wrestling into my Jiu-Jitsu and having a lot of fun doing so.
This one is better than I expected
To answer the question, I started in Shotokan karate in college (eventually got to 2nd Dan). Along the way I dabbled in Aikido (but didn't last long). Then I found an off shoot of karate from an innovative instructor. He incorporated a lot of Judo and locking techniques with karate. That brought to train Judo directly, I also spent years doing Muay Thai (and yes, the karate did give me a great base for full contact training). Now I do focus on BJJ (currently a purple belt) because I saw that I lacked a ground game. Personally, when you get the right instructors, I think you can find great complimentary training when you combine many striking and grappling systems.
I've tried different styles. Started with TKD, then tried Kung Fu and Kempo in Uni. Tried Krav Maga and BJJ a few years back. I've done Shotokan for the last 5 years. We incorporate Judo into our training because my Sensei did it in the past. So I think I agree with a strike and grapple style so you can be more adaptable.
Outstanding vid good sir!
I've only done some Karate, MT & KB but I do want to get into grappling.
MT has probably been the biggest benefit to myself. The history, culture, people & overall never ending journey to be better have really kept me humble in my younger years.
Steven Seagal also often says that BJJ doesn't work. And that every real fight never goes to the ground. Did you hear? Steven Seagal agrees with this guy. What a bad sign, huh?
Seagal need to stop eating this garbage food and stop with the sodas.
Speak nonsense like this man in the video.
If I understand you correctly you’re saying the fact that Seagal agrees with this guy is actually a point against him! Haha. If so, I agree!
Steven Seagal demonstrated the ultimate choke escape against Gene Lebell: get choked out and crap your pants. No one wants to stay near the guy with nearly as much shit in his drawers as on his IMDB page.
kickboxing, wrestling, and jiujitsu.
I have wrestled, done jiujitsu, boxing, and kickboxing. they have all been tremendously helpful
Kendo and Aikido compliment each other well, imho.
I have personally benefitted from my training in Shorin Ryu karate and Judo. I believe everyone should begin with a tactical combat style that teaches how to fall with wisdom. You'll be in more danger from a fall, statistically speaking, than you will from an opponent, armed or not.
Spot on.
Thatd bullshido. Go learn bjj wrestling or some other grappling and you will learn how to "fall". That if you actually wanna learn self defense.
I have a Wusu background and I am taking my 1st BJJ class Saturday! Looking forward to the journey!
We welcome you brother!
His excuse when he loses to BJJ is always going to be "I wasn't allowed to eye-gouge" or "I didn't want to eye-gouge and blind them just to prove a point". 20 years karate, 1 year BJJ training here. They seemed to complement each other well.
I'll be honest, I was in a fight and it went to the ground and qas dominating the top position and just pinning them because I didn't want to hurt this person, well thr person got tired of that and grabbed my balls and just started squeezing and yanking on them. Probably the most painful thing I've experienced in my life. Luckily, a few elbows broke his grip ,so I could transition to thr back,but it was a definite eye opener . Fighting outside the mat is totally different. I'll definitely be more cautious lol
@@adamsmith577 The only time you should ever willingly put yourself eye to eye and entangled with them on the ground is when everyone is wearing pads and obeying competition rules. Two different times I had to deal with some MMA guys when I was younger and wilder working adult bars.....most as a DJ but my first few as a floor manager.
Here's the logistical hurdle.....
In the time it would take for an accomplished BJJ fighter whose had a few drinks to lock in 99.9% of any submission hold against someone who is letting you know they aren't happy with your proposal......how many pounds will you lose to prove that conviction? By pounds I mean that both times someone decided that they lived in this magical world where I was bound to only what wouldn't hinder what they literally train as much as a professional fighter....I literally put as much of their flesh as I could into my mouth and whatever chunk I had...stayed mine.
You ever the way you bleed when someone bites a literal mouthful plug out of you? You wouldn't believe the kind of high pitch scream comes when they see you going for another bite. Sure I could try to "out wrestle" them or see if I can get to their eyes, but why work that hard when you literally choose a path that forces you into close contact? Because now I don't want to get away, I just want to show them that I am willing to go to places they won't. When I first started in the bar business at 20 I was jumped in the parking lot by a group of freaking fireman since they were rowdy with the ladies and simply needed to call it a night and sober up. Instead they hid and waited for me and jumped me down pretty good with a couple of beer bottlers and a box cutter.
I was left for dead in a puddle at a bar in Paducah, KY. After that, the second someone squared up at or attacked me.....I just assume they plan to kill me. Because of that.....as well as never knowing just how many people might be with that person.....means I plan to be back on my feet inside of 10 seconds tops with whoever it was that wanted us to both get dirt on us literally tearing the entire city up doing whatever it takes to get away.
The only BJJ you should use in an actual fight is just the amount you need to get off the ground with the other person. You never know when you've gotten ahold of someone who will do some prehistoric shit to you, and more importantly you never really know just how many people comes with the other person's dance card. There ain't too much worse then to realize the guy you're fighting on the ground has several friends with them.....and they're all standing around you.
@@adamsmith577Sounds like it easier. If I can punsh someone in the face, I don't need to finesse my way into a choke from mount. : 3
@@MrCmon113 I'm not say it is easier or harder , just different. I'm not going to make that assumption.
Your choice of forgiveness has been very understanding. I like your thoughts and feelings of both of your choices. I enjoy your work and will continue to follow your career.
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i think BJJ, and Muay Thai, would be very complimentary. BJJ has been very beneficial for me, for example: i gained a huge amount of respect for all martial arts, because BJJ teaches you to not underestimate anyone - maybe Sifu needs to learn that lesson.
Thank you for posting as always I love your content. Personally I feel Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, and Kali have all complemented each other. I have done each for around 26 years and it has led to almost euphoric epiphanies about how all systems are connected and how it's all the same strategies, just slightly different physics to get you there. The philosophy is what is complementary, Jiujitsu, boxing and FMA are all about honourable competition and the byproduct is being prepared to defend yourself.
I actually got my start in Tae Kwon Do when I was a kid. Later as a pre-teen I trained some Wu Shu and then Wrestling in high school. I feel that this mix at a young age benefited me both in Jiu Jitsu and in boxing/kickboxing. Wrestling helped to develop my mental fortitude and physical strength and durability with BJJ while the previous experience in Tae Kwon Do and Wu Shu gel with my agility and versatility with my boxing/kickboxing. I honestly think that Wing Chun could be highly effective when adapted to a dirty boxing style, which would make a fighter more effective in the clinch as well as more dangerous on the ground fighting off the back. But eye gouging shouldn’t be your go to tactic anymore than biting should be, that’s a quick way to lose your teeth wend up with broken fingers.
Playing the NAF has benefited my soul.
I did BJJ for about 7-8 months than quit to do wrestling. I found that wrestling really helped my ability to take down my training partner when I joined back in BJJ.
weird right? my primary martial art was Judo, so we do Jiu Jitsu as well. But it was weird that BJJ didn't train takedowns as much.
but some very good Dojos teach wrestling and Judo alongside Jiu Jitsu
Being exposed to wrestling is important while I do not do shoot for takedowns. Dealing with it has helped my guillotine game.
@@badfoody its because jiu jitsu's primary method of winning comes from submissions.
If you look at judo and wrestling the main way of winning matches is by throws and takedowns, but in jiu jitsu match this isnt really the case. It doesn't matter how long you're on your back or how perfect the throw was in jiu jitsu because a submission can come from any where so realistically if you're training to be good st the sport of jiu jitsu you would train that stuff secondary to the primary way of winning which is submissions.
Its honestly something i both love and hate about jiu jitsu
One guy who said he knew the "Dim Mak" death touch came into our place 20 years ago and our head coach said "How do you know it's a death touch, have you killed someone with it?" Guy says no, then spars a 5 month beginning Dutch Kickboxer and the 5 month guy lands a nice, but effective right cross that floors the Dim Mak guy. Unfortunatly the Dim Mak guy quit, we wanted him to stay and learn something real. Keep the death touch, I'll keep the Right Cross
Tony Fergusson famously trains wing chun and used techniques in mma. Also the reason BJJ is used more in mma is because it is more effective than WC in that setting.
@@UnjustVerdict Most martial arts are less effective outside of a controlled setting, even jujitsu. But Tony, did utilize some wing chun over the years.
I don't have enough experience to answer the first question well, but I think judo and silat can work well together because of the base mechanics. (I've done a bit of both.)
Lately I've been doing western boxing. Gets me out of my slump and I look forward to going when I can.
At last longer breakdown! Ofc great job as always :)
To the question asked: I started with TKD from 12-19yrs old but at 17 I started Muay Thai and cross-trained because I was still competing in TKD. Once I left TKD at 19 I joined boxing while staying in Muaythai. I think that combo helped my movement, timing and natural snap-power i've had great success with in. Counter striking at a range and strong in pocket fighting. 33 yrs old, now I mess around in amateur MMA. Still happy I got into TKD young.
My instructor was a TKD kid who transitioned into Muay Thai, and TKD definitely helps a lot. He's much more difficult to spar with than the other Muay Thai guys because of the diversity in his kicks, and he's really accurate. I wish I'd gotten into TKD as a kid.
Great video! Really good perspective. I grew up boxing competitively from early teenage years then did various kinds of things in the Marine Corps, including Iko and some kickboxing. Later, I became a karate Black Belt and then in the last three years training, Brazilian Jujitsu. I feel like all of these arts and other things come together very well and that anyone who wants to focus on a striking art whether it is boxing or anything else, Also does well to learn Brazilian jiu-jitsu or wrestling, some kind of grappling art simply to be able to be confident in any kind of self-defense setting, and even if you’re only going to teach one of those arts, it is incredibly useful to give people practical self-defense education For you to have a background and deep familiarity with other martial arts and even just other types of fighting. Not to mention, that we learn a lot philosophically from these other arts that can help make us better martial artists.
Even if you do lose an eye from the eye gouging, bjj is one of the few martial arts you can actually still use effectively blindfolded provided you are competent and have sufficient kinetic awareness of your and your opponents body and positioning
I think for me its a mix of Kenpo for striking, Judo/ tradtional Jiu-jitsu for my standup grappling and most definatly Brazilian JJ for my ground work, no martial art is the end all be all .but to me these compliment each other very nicely. great vid as always!!
I’ve trained in eskrima for 30 years. Lots of this complement it nicely - a little aikido added to my disarms for example.
I also train in:
BJJ for grappling and conditioning.
Kyokushin for striking and conditioning.
Wing Chun for close in striking.
They all fit together nicely.
I have trained in ITF style TKD in a gym that fortunately treated it a little more like kickboxing and we did regular sparring to pressure test everything we learn. I also learned some of the basics of jiu jitsu as they were able to have an instructor come in and teach on Saturdays and I’d say they paired pretty well! We even would do Saturday sparring days where we got to pressure test everything (getting rid of TKD’s sport rules of no takedowns and whatnot) and get to train and pressure test everhthing we’ve learned in a safe martial arts environment. However, one martial art that I do want to start soon is Muay Thai as I think it will compliment my previous training really well and there’s a place close to my work that I want to check out. If nothing else, I’m in a volleyball league with other coworkers now and just having done martial arts and been athletic most of my life definitely has helped with skills like reacting to changing situations quickly and general athleticism which is great for any sport :)
I like how you're not slamming Wing Chun or any other traditional martial artist, just the guy. You're one of the most grounded youtube martial arts channels :) that said, i would've loved more fighting footage, less face closeups
For sure. I only add it in when it’s relevant and that was old footage I found of me Vs one of arnetts students so it made sense. His footage is in his page so wasn’t really a need to show a ton of his nonsense. We shall see if he accepts then it will be nothing but lol
To quote the great Bas Rutten "ok you try and eye gouge me, and I'm gonna break your neck"
Greetings, thank you for shedding some light on this subject. I’ve trained in the same lineage as Sifu Arnette for just shy of 2 decades, trained in BJJ at professional MMA gyms in OC Calif. against professional fighters, and at a professional Muay Thai gym for a few years, with countless rounds of sparring in all settings, and a couple of amateur Muay Thai bouts under my belt. Let me start by saying that Sifu Maurice’s statement about certain techniques in Wing Chun being illegal in MMA (such as small joint manipulation, attacking the knee, striking the back of the head, attacking the esophagus, and finger strikes to the eye to name just a few) are in fact true. Interestingly enough, what I’ve discovered, in my opinion, is that BJJ is Wing Chun on the ground, and Wing Chun is standing BJJ because they are both ambidextrous in application, use trapping and locks to control an opponent, are able to flow from one technique into another seamlessly, use both hands and both legs simultaneously, and use an opponents force to create openings. I found that my ability to easily learn the flow of multiple BJJ techniques was a direct result of the similarities with Wing Chun as described above. In the end, it’s not the art, but the skill level and conditioning of the practitioner that makes a difference. Thus, Sifu Maurice is likely skilled against 97% of the people one might encounter on the street, just as any other dedicated martial artist would be. I also believe that disciplined martial artists regardless of style, are not likely to get into street confrontations with other martial artists because the ego is usually subdued and replaced with cautious confidence with years of training. The fact remains, combat or street applications cannot be tested in a sport setting therefore the comparisons aren’t valid either way, and as martial artists, avoiding these discussions entirely or in the alternative, should be done with humility and respect for the purpose of having a better understanding of the other.
Once again awesome research .always entertaining thanks McDojoLife
I don't do Jiu-Jitsu or Wing-Chun but this dude is hilarious! Anyone who thinks BJJ doesn't work has never seen a fight before. As for the end of video question I think the MMA idea of mixing is the best. Taking a striker and teaching them grappling or vice versa is a big boost and can make them well rounded and also keep them humble. You might be the best striker but get humbled in grappling and that humility is great for you. Love the channel!!
Every system in which you learn body control and awareness of space will complement every other system. It's just a question of focus, IMO. Even systems that deal mostly with balance, posture, and breath will help you.
I took Judo when I was a kid, and I wrestled two seasons in HS. I trained TKD in college. I learned a little Mu Thai from colleagues, I took classes in fencing, I dabbled a little in Kung Fu (Xing I / Bagua). A lot of forms / kata seem like fancy dancing; I've taken dance before too, and the body control required is applicable to a lot of stuff including martial arts, and I do stretches and some slow balance stuff and breathing exercises nearly every day, but that's more for health IMO rather than synchronizing into a good form.
Fencing and TKD will give you awareness of lines of attack, when a person is far from you. Anything involving weapons will also force you to make note of whether a person is armed and how they're using what they have. Wrestling gives you incredible toughness and more than any other art, the ability to keep your base - everybody is trying to take you down so you get really good really fast at not being taken down. Judo's biggest strength IMO is they know how to land better than anyone else without getting hurt (as a life skill, it's saved my ass more times than any other martial art I've studied just for that alone). BJJ is all about knowing the submissions, not losing your cool no matter what position you're in, and what options you have for what position you're in. Not so familiar with boxing but I imagine one of the biggest benefits is being able to take shots to the face and body without being fazed - most people are not used to that and in a lot of altercations that's what they get.
I'm just a dabbler though; I imagine it is different for others and there is a lot more I don't know than that I do.
One that I always mention is taiji (tai chi). Not necessarily because of its fighting application, but because it forces you to go slow and get your hip positions right. This really helped out my taekwondo and kickboxing. I learned a lot about balance and base.
That was special.
My first pairing is obvious, Karate, Judo, & BJJ, but considering their close ties and origins, it's not hard to say they go well together.
Very on topic, but I've personally found that Wing Chun pairs well with Wrestling
I started training in martial arts when I was 14 years old, in 1984/85, first with a fusion karate-kung fu style (Goshin Jitsu); this was in the UK and very non-traditional. I continued training until 1997, earning my black belt, 2nd Dan. Also, during this time, I tried a variety of different martial arts. Then, in 1997, I moved to China, where I currently live and work. Initially, in 1997, I continued to practice Goshin Jitsu. Then, around 2001, after moving from Wuhan to Beijing, I started training in traditional Chinese martial arts like Taiji Quan and Ba Gua Zhang from 2001-2007. From 2007-2017, I mostly trained in Xing Yi Quan and Qi Gong, but after sustaining an injury, I had physiotherapy and switched to BJJ. I trained in BJJ from 2017 to 2023 and had to stop due to degenerated knee cartilage. Currently, I exercise at home and am not training in any martial arts. I do miss the training a lot. For me, BJJ was the best, not just for being the hardest physically to train in; it got me really fit, my cardio was great, and the friendships and respect I was given and saw among most people who train in BJJ. This is the second video I have watched of yours. I like what you do, calling out the bullshitters. The first one was that dude who claimed he was a BJJ black belt, MMA fighter, and wrestler. Oh, BTW, I only achieved a blue belt; age, injuries, and a busy work schedule were factors. Actually, the only thing I regret is not training in BJJ sooner. Keep up the good work and call out the martial arts bullshitters!
I started in the early 70-ies with Jiu-Jitsu and Wado-Ryu Karate do , and that goes together flawless . Am still training , but a lot of things have been changed in those years . Karate and Jiu-Jitsu in the 60-ies 70-ies , ( in competition there were nearly no rules ) was based on self-defense , and we also took in consideration that people bite .
Nowadays Jiu-Jitsu and Karate became more a sport than self-defense , and biting is forgotten , in the 70-ies we tried to knock-out the opponent before ending up fighting on the floor .
Besides of that , of-course that BJJ is very effective !
Keep training !
The combination of wrestling in BJJ is the strongest, in my opinion. Additionally, if there's anyone out there who needs to test their skills against a purple belt and they're further north, I'm more than happy to accomodate. Just come to Pittsburgh and I will oblige you.
Awesome video, my friend!
Wing Chun and Jiujitsu goes well together from striking to trapping to grappling is a pretty well rounded merger
As an Australian i can confirm brasilian jiujutsu does not in fact work on Australians, must be all the rugby😂
One of the dumbest things I've read today
Even if you are a highly skilled fighter and confident in your abilities, I feel like cockiness is the worst thing to bring to a fight
It’s like your doing everything you can to set your body into a reverse panic attack out of some desire to throw chingasos on hard mode, which I imagine would cause you to punch in slo mo and feel like your arms weigh 200 lbs each like those occasional odd nightmares some people get… except irl
fun stuff as always. Did TKD, Wing Tsun, Tang Soo Do and now Krav Maga while a tiny little of BJJ and Boxing. 80% MMA and 20% Krav Maga I think are a good combo if I could start again -- as MMA gives you the right mix of wrestling, BJJ and Thai Boxing to cover general fighting 80/20 , while Krav Maga (if you are at the right studio) complents with awareness and some practice of the non-sports element like weapons, multiple attackers and groin kicks/eye pokes - and with your MMA backround you then also have enough sparring with non-cooperating partners to be able to manage energy and adrenaline.
For years I struggled with my hands; everywhere I went, they would immediately seek out the nearest person's face and gouge their eyes out. I couldn't stop it! Before long, my whole town was blind except me. I knew it was time to do something about it, so I went to a gym and started practicing some Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Within minutes, my hands' ability to gouge people's eyes out had completely vanished. I was cured! Thanks, Mr. Jiu-Jitsu!
I’ve found kickboxing and TKD go pretty well together if you cut down to 20% of TKD’s stuff. The footwork, spin kicks (when set up through kickboxing ways), basics kicks, and distance management are pretty good for a kickboxing setting as long as you are trained well in kickboxing as well.
I came up in Karate and have a solid background in it. I've found that many techniques for various Karate styles cam be complimented well with techniques from various grappling arts. Old school Karate had a lot of grappling, but those techniques fell away when Karate was brought to Japan. It's nice to reintroduce the grappling back in.
Purple belt calls himself super mediocre. To piggyback on the tone of this video, humility matters. Well done, man. Keep em coming!
First off. The eye gouge isnt trained in bjj like it is in wing chun. So there it is something that would be thought to do as a bjj student wouldnt think to eye gouge. And the kick inside the the leg he is probably referring to kicking the balls. Which is another training that wing chun does that "sport" bjj isnt trained
Hilarious, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu would turn you into a human pretzel in about fifteen seconds, they choke you out and so many ways it wouldn't even be funny.
Him*
Your point of view and your comments make sense.
Please keep sharing more…Aloha
As someone who started training sport BJJ for 10 years and recently have been doing Gracie Jiu Jitsu, I would say those two complement each other wonderfully. Sportive Jiu Jitsu with the funky guards and buttscooting and the more self defense old school basic Gracie Jiu Jitsu has evolved my game tremendously. Understanding that when you are in a seemingly good position in sportive Jiu Jitsu, you may be in a very bad position in a real fight has made my game so much sharper.
Side note, I wonder when he said the part about kicking inside the legs, he meant groin. 🤷🏻
I have been training Shotokan karate since 1993, and now teach (and still train with my sensei). I started BJJ 2 years ago. I see so many overlaps in techniques and because of these technical similarities/relationships, I see my karate differently and they compliment each other.
I like your description of how a grappler looks at eye gouges.
As a fellow grappler (I know you jiu jits) I would officially like to state for the record to anyone who does not grapple, "in a street fight or any other type of fight, do not attempt to eye gouge me. It won't work and I will break all of your fingers and then your wrist and probably some other stuff too because I value my eyes... And I'm stronger than you. By a lot."
I had a guy try to fuck with my ears and eyes once as a first timer in the gym. Him and a couple of other powerlifter dudes came to try it out. I put him in a totally unrealistic position I call the double American, where I use my legs to put his arm into an Americana and my hands to Americana the other side.... Since both hands are occupied, he can't tap.
In a street fight, just one small move and both of his shoulders will be wrecked. Then I untangled him and flipped him around into a twister.
Do not fuck with a grappler.
Well i personally done taekwondo,wingchun, muaythai and hapkido. I think BJJ will compliment well with any standing fighting arts. I would love to learn BJJ but unfortunately i have suffered quiet a lot of injuries to my knees and back.. I love your show mate keep up the great work
Such a great and funny video! Nice one dude!
LOL..love your funny commentaries...super good. Keep up the Great work.
your stuff is always entertaining to watch :D
lol "inside kicking not banned" hehe great video thx love the content! I practiced wrestling for 3 years in high school, then non-sparring wing chun with a good teacher (Ray Van Raamsdonk; he didn't pretend it was magic) for like 2 years, then dabbled in boxing and kickboxing for like 6 years then now I've done 5+ years of bjj (with a couple months of good Judo).
I'd say that Judo, if you don't get injured during training, is probably the fastest way to become capable of defeating someone larger on the street without simply incapacitating them.
Love that you have those half sumo posters🔥🔥🔥🔥
LOL thank you for the upload brother! Regarding eye gouge: it is not an eye poke as they can be ineffective when adrenaline is being secreted: or; if under the influence of mind altering substances. What you need to do is drive the thumb base knuckle deep into the eye socket & what you do from there is your prerogative: but I suggest not pulling out the eye as there is no need to permanently disfigure anyone when not a life or death situation!!!
Peace & Love!!!
I recently received my black belt in bjj under Carlson Gracie jr: 13 years of hard work and grinding. However prior to that I did traditional martial arts growing up. Although 90% of techniques I learned was BS the body control and body mechanics I gain d from training at a young age helped me tremendously in my bjj journey.
You posted two questions;
1. “What Martial Arts compliment each other well?”
Well for me the answer is simple. Tai Chi Chuan, Bagua Zhang, and Xing Yi Chuan. All three are Chinese Internal Martial Arts and all three lead into each other if they taught back to back of each other.
2. What Martial Arts have benefited you?”
Well for me the answer is simple for this as well. Tai Chi Chuan and Bagua Zhang, I will be picking up Xing Yi Chuan in about two years or so. I started in the Martial Arts in 1980 and the styles were all “Hard Styles” and a practitioner of hard styles, you know that over time it takes a toll on the body. So just under three years ago I was fortunate enough to find a school in my area that teaches Tai Chi Chuan, Bagua Zhang and Xing Yi Chuan. These three styles are very beneficial for a person that are wanting to continue to train but their body can no longer handle the strain that the hard styles put on the body. I will also say that in reference to some of your other videos about fake techniques, my instructor does not teach Chi manipulation as a mystical power and often makes it known that it is not a mystical power and cannot be as an offensive or defensive martial arts tool. 😊
Every martial art i have spent time in (and there are many, because I have moved so often) has benefited me. Even if it was figuring out what did/did not work (good vs bullshido). I teach self-defense. I don’t teach martial arts. Unfortunately, a great many people don’t understand the difference.
As for which arts compliment each other? Almost all of them do. Any mix of solid striking with any solid grappling will work well. Karate/San Shou/Muy Thai/Boxing, mixed with BJJ/Judo/Wrestling/Catch/Shai Jiao, works. I teach older close quarters material. I want to add more ground work, to emphasize getting up and getting away from harm. Any of those grappling arts would benefit me. I am also a basic FMA instructor. Adding weapons is complimentary to any system.