I could never get into jiu-jitsu. It just didn’t seem worth being a really tough guy if it meant that my joints would hurt all the time and I’d roll around the floor for 3 hours a night with another dude’s balls on my chest. I had one co-worker constantly nagging me to join the Gracie gym and I opted out and never regretted it.
I find sambo or even pancrase much more suited for "everything goes" type of situations. Sambo is good mix of prety muh everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyfuuFs6Ai4
While gracie jj or bjj might be the ultimate weapon in a duel (the one clueless about it will probably get his ass literally handed to him), it's definitely a big ass mistake to go to the ground right away during a street fight especially against multiple opponents
The "chute boxe" approach to it, is the right one IMO. It's muay thai all the way, but with a black belt in your pocket which you use to escape every bjj/wrestling/locks attempt, and then it's stand up right away and low kick in the face
It's nasty but it's pretty efficient and realist, nothing fancy, straight to the point
The top UFC champions are overwhelmingly high-level wrestlers.
UFC is a duel with a referee, rules, and a safe environment
I'm not saying those guys aren't effective in a street fight, I'm saying going to the ground should be the last resort, for obvious reasons
On top of that, jiu-jitsu is useless in real life. You aren't going to grapple and roll your way out of a bar fight.
There are far more useful disciplines for that, especially running if you see a knife.
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