I already do, I started it this summer because I can't do wrestling anymore through school. I love it so far and plan to continue doing it for as long as I can!
If he wants to be MMA Fighter he need to learn more than Jiu Jitsu . Takes pretty long to be professional MMA Fighter , if he does want ... gl or just for self defensing ... axis get better defense when Torrent is playing ;<
Americans can't win... if we assume you have something or do something that you don't and go ahead and talk about it, you Euros think it's because we're dumb and assume everywhere is like America. If we ask if you have something or do something and you have it or do it, you think it's because we're dumb and think anywhere that isn't America is a third world country. Obviously, there are cultural differences between different parts of the world, so I don't think it's unreasonable at all to ask such a question.
Of course there are cultural differences between parts of the world. But the differences between Europe and the USA aren't 'that' great due to the fact, that the USA was built by European immigrants and that the USA had a major influence on Europe since 1945.
But regarding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, is there any reason we wouldn't have something like that over here? It's not like it's a major branch of martial arts here, Karate or Judo for example are far more common, but of course we've got Brazilian Jiu Jitsu too.
It's just that all Americans I've encountered in my life were, to put it simply, stupid as fuck and ignorant regarding Europes culture.
My sister for example had an exchange student once and when she arrived here, she was simply astonished that we've got water coming out of a faucet or as I said, aren't living in half-timbered houses anymore.
I think it is a legitimate question. BJJ is such a new martial art, and unlike most other ones it was developed completely in the west (north/south america). Because it takes so long to get a black belt there really aren't that many qualified instructors. I know that just where I live I was extremely lucky to find a good gym with a good instructor.
I am sure there are schools in Europe, but I wasn't sure if BJJ was widespread enough that people from crossfire might actually do it.
Plus there's the fact that they don't really have wrestling in schools over there like they do in America, and that is pretty similar to BJJ.
I get your point there. It was just that this:
"Do they even have it over in Europe?"
made it sound a bit "arrogant" to me. Think I've read a bit to much inbetween the lines.
I think it stands to reason that anybody using this site would assume Europeans are at least advanced enough to have broadband internet, precluding them from being third world. MMA is a relatively young sport, and the dominance of BJJ is even more recent, which makes that a perfectly reasonable question. If it weren't for Four Seasons getting some coverage in TUF via Junie Browning I wouldn't know of any gyms here I could get training from, and I live in a city of 600,000 people.
I guess what I'm getting at is it's a bit annoying to have people judge you as stupid based on nothing more than your nationality, especially when you're trying to learn.
I do japanese Jiu Jitsu. I'm not that much into ground grappling. Also I pretty much learn it for self defense so I have no use for all the competitive stuff.
I'm torn, I need to start training for something to keep in shape but I'm not sure what. I don't have time for more than one thing, so it's either soccer/football, rugby, hockey, or a martial art. In the case of the latter, I'd probably train a striking art like muay thai.
And some kids like karate also :D:D.
Basically we're living like Amish.
But regarding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, is there any reason we wouldn't have something like that over here? It's not like it's a major branch of martial arts here, Karate or Judo for example are far more common, but of course we've got Brazilian Jiu Jitsu too.
It's just that all Americans I've encountered in my life were, to put it simply, stupid as fuck and ignorant regarding Europes culture.
My sister for example had an exchange student once and when she arrived here, she was simply astonished that we've got water coming out of a faucet or as I said, aren't living in half-timbered houses anymore.
I am sure there are schools in Europe, but I wasn't sure if BJJ was widespread enough that people from crossfire might actually do it.
Plus there's the fact that they don't really have wrestling in schools over there like they do in America, and that is pretty similar to BJJ.
"Do they even have it over in Europe?"
made it sound a bit "arrogant" to me. Think I've read a bit to much inbetween the lines.
I guess what I'm getting at is it's a bit annoying to have people judge you as stupid based on nothing more than your nationality, especially when you're trying to learn.
lol whats that question...