Jiu Jitsu is not Fighting! Grapplers, please stop trying to pretend that you are cage fighters!

[OffspringFTW65]

What about the wrestler guys that want a fight...and all they do is takedown and stall??? I mean first of all we get that in jiujitsu tournaments, and then you have proof all over the TUF series there is always someone "Well I just wanted to go back to my roots" Well you made the fight boring as well...

[pportrx3]

Coach Bear is legit. Come by and roll with him. I guarantee he will tap all you keyboard warriors. He isn't saying anything negative about jiu-jitsu/submission grappling. It's part of his system as well.

[ilovetodraw555]

THAT DUMB!!

GRAPPLING WRECKS MOST FIGHTING STYLES!

[bodysn9]

ROFL ... BEAR's cant cage fight ! .. where is the BEAR ?

[bodysn9]

Bear .. Bjj white belt girl.. duck your punch .. take down .. mount .. pounds the "bear" in his bear face .. newb

[emerxson]

My MMA coach says that you suck, all you coaches suck, and of course all your students suck. He even said one of your guys came in to our academy and he claimed to be training with you for years and we beat the crap out of him. CLOSE YOUR GYM NOW AND STOP RIPPING PEOPLE OFF

[BudoWolfy]

as well as keeping them away from trainers that just through people in after 2 or 3 months...(seen it happen!) promters that do similiar things....all that shit is bad for the fighters. This guy is making sense. TOTAL sense.

[BudoWolfy]

He says the true i.e: that Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing are all excellent systems in themselves but if you train for a cage fight like you train for a kickboxing match or a wrestling match then thats wrong. His point I think is to mix the styles and train them for the CAGE fight ..not for the wrestling match etc etc. Guys give him a break here. He also talks about making sure people have trained for a long time and are sure in their minds they want a cage fight before letting them

[BudoWolfy]

The UFC was developed to prove how Jiu Jitsu was "superior" to other traditional martial arts. Its been many years since the days when MMA was guys from totally seperate systems trying to prove their system is the best in the cage, Since those days most fighters have realised that for the majority just striking or just grappling isnt enough to make it in the cage. Hes actually bigging up the system you guys belong to by saying its essential knowledge for the sport.

[BudoWolfy]

Guys I think alot of you misunderstand what the guy is getting at:

1. He ISNT saying Jiu Jitsu is not a part of cage fighting hes saying you arent a cage fighter if you JUST train Jiu Jitsu.

2. He hasnt insulted or denegrated Jiu Jitsu at all ..in fact if you listen he actually bigs it up!

The guy is simply saying that in this day and age knowing JUST Jiu Jitsu isnt enough to be a cage fighter...and hes right.

[Tracer564]

@BudoWolfy roger gracie. hes pretty darn good at jitsu and thats it

[kinglober]

ONE Cagefight doesn't make you a cagefighter. Suck one Cock and your a Cocksucker for life. Have a nice day.

[mad123kraby300]

can i go to the gym when im 12 cause im 12

[twoweeeeks]

Learn to fight dork. Don't get mad when you get submitted; learn how submit back. Ever heard of a guy called Royce Gracie? If anything, this discredits your school majorly; more like a negative ad.

[EricOlson42]

What a joke! I like how he tried to discredit BJJ. He got the scars and brain damage from getting beat up. Poor guy!

[peterkvideo]

Are you all ok?! That was actually Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu clan which started the idea of cage-fighting in the modern times! (since 1993!).

[MrBclary6]

Helio gracie founded bjj and carlos gracie ,along with the fertitta brothers created the ufc. They just used royce to prove bjj was superior

[RyMikeConway]

its called MMA which is mixed MARTIAL ARTS and bjj is a MARTIAL ART. If its not for cage fighting than why does it win most of the time?

[thaifighter29]

Was that your contribution? Brain damage. Shoulda played checkers buddy.

[Gandp1120]

I wonder who this guys BJJ coach is, because I'm sure he would love to hear how "Bear" is now saying bjj guys are not fighters. Also, WTF!!! Who really names there kid Bear? Seriously?

[mrcrazymaann]

What a fucking stuped video, youre just jealous cause some ju jutsu fighters can take down people without getting braindamage and shit? You fucking want braindamage, go smash your head to a car if you want damages.

[MrBclary6]

wait a minute. Didnt YOU SHOOT IN ON HIM? your a fucking retard dude. Mma or cagefighting as uneducated people call it was invented by......wait for it.....GRAPPLERS YOU DUMB FUCK.If all you wanna do is throw punches or kicks then stay out of the fucking cage.

[ChrisDirham]

@MrBclary6 mma was invented by bruce lee. grappling is for one opponent only.

[MrBclary6]

Actually the CONCEPT of MMA was created by bruce lee,but mma as we know it today was created by the gracies,the 1st ufc was to prove to the world bjj was superior,and even that isn't the same as mma today,bruce lee created a grappling-striking glove but the versions you see today were made popular by tank abbott. Mma also decends from a term vale tudo(no holds barred)

[ChrisDirham]

I think that this guy and whoever else that feels the need to say these things just arent expressing themselves correctly. It can cause frustration when you get your ass beat without getting hit. A fighter should be just as good at both. Street fighting is something completely different though, and thats what it seems like theyre coming from. They still should grow up and realize that almost all fighting styles come in handy at some point. Its a matter of what is necessary in the moment.

[ChrisDirham]

I mean really look at fighters like cung le. the man admits that hes not such a good grappler... but what happens when someone tries to take him down? Nothing. Because hes good and scrambling out. Hes getting better at it for sure though. Because he has SENSE. He knows its important. This guy is a douche, dont get me wrong i wasnt defending him in the least.

[MartialArtsJunky2011]

I am a bjj practissioner and I use the term fight to refer to a competative match. By defanition fight means a contest or struggle. You could say that people have chess fights and poker fights. I have jiu jitsu fights. You have MMA (not cage) fights. By defenition these are all a form of fighting. But only an ugly buttpirate with an IQ of 3 cant tell the difference between them.

[MartialArtsJunky2011]

I'm sorry that we make you use your brain to distinguish between the different kinds of fighting, but you even said yourself at 1:13 that you have braindamage and boy do I believe you.

[MartialArtsJunky2011]

And I dont think anybody wants to pass themselves off as someone like you. Chimpmunk faggot

[MrBclary6]

I agree, I am an mma fighter, and I don't pass off as a cage fighter,I've fought in a ring too, so I guess ima ring fighter too, the cage is merely a safer place to hold combat than a ring

[bjjartist]

@MartialArtsJunky2011 well said.

[UmDiaEuFicoBom]

Well, I agree with only one thing this guy says:

at 1:13 he says he got real brain damage. It sure looks that way.

[XxLuigisMafiaxX07]

haha sounds like a faggot!! ur prly jst mad cuz u got ur ass kicked on the ground!! JIU JITSU is the dominant followed by judo and kickboxing/muay thay

[itzzzz1337]

epic fail..

[HBPUNKHBPUNK]

Where did you wrestle in college? lol you lie

you also listed Sean Etchagoyan - A sound and experienced Jiu Jitsu Artist, Western Boxer and Collegiate Wrestler and accomplished coach.

are you fukn kidding me? Sean never wrestled a DAY in his life either, lol listing him as a credential, Todd Medinas money man, lmao.

you kill me man, l o l

trying to cash in on MMA mainstream.

[dragan3591]

Damn man, don't be a hater.

Cage fighting?? I believe it is called MMA, which stands for Mixed Martial Arts! What does that mean? It means that it is a combination of several martial arts, out of which MOST IMPORTANT is JIU-JITSU. Of course you need something else to step into the ring, but it starts with JJ.

Talking about the scars??

How about wheel chairs for 2 years?? How about back surgery?? Got both of it!

I'm a BJJ black belt under Carlson Gracie Academy,

[dragan3591]

and I'm one of the lucky ones who received it from the Master Himself!

This is for all the guys (and ladies) out there who are training BJJ, with the opinion of getting into a MMA later, don't let this discourage you, just keep on at it and expect greatness!!

"I AM CARLSON GRACIE and that's the way it is in the ring. Who ever shows up on the way in, is going to have to fight against my fighters." - Carlson Gracie Sr.

[TbigCmarkG]

your a fag...whats it matter if someone wants to say their a cage fighter it doesnt effect you..worry about yourself

[virginiac223]

By your logic MMA competition is not a fight. It's an MMA match. "Cage fighters" are actually "MMA competitors". A real fight takes place in the street without rules. But who cares? I use "fighter" and "competitor", "fight" and "match" interchangeably at competitions and I think we all get the point. In many ways though, it seems like your head is in the right place. But saying jiu jitsu matches aren't fights and MMA is, is a little misguided I think.

[buffgeo]

This guy is a fuckin idiot!

[MPA2000]

Cage fighting wouldn't exist without Jiu Jitsu. Point to the fact of the UFC which had used the cage first and starred Jiu Jitsu.

[thaifighter29]

Some people are ignorant. Royce gracie won 3 of the first 4 ufc tournaments.and forfeited the other after the fight with kimo(or somethin like that)

[twoweeeeks]

Yeah, it exhausted him. That was in the day with no rounds, no judges, no gloves and 3 fights for the 2 best fighters in one night.

[thaifighter29]

Hell yea. Royce left part of kimos hair in the cage. Kimo fought that Saturday and was back preaching Sunday. He was a minister

[1selfmademan]

Which BJJ dude says that he's a cage fighter?..lol. I study BJJ right now, I have studied American style boxing and Muay Thai before. BJJ is my favorite fighting technique, especially in street fights. When I knew only boxing I broke both my hands.. now with BJJ I can choke a dude out with out gettng my knuckles bloody or broke! My Muai Thai knees and elbows are deadly too! See in a street fight the next guy is gonna throw a punch, probally a right cross, so I use BJJ and shoot him on his back!

[thaifighter29]

Yep,my thai always got me put on my back so I picked up bjj. Now I'm good either way. And.......ah forget it ,the guy who posted this video couldn't understand anyway..what,with his drain bamage n all.

[buakawkaoklai]

word finally somebody talking some sense...but nowadays bjj only fighters get knoced out a lot...ahhahh....

[sickstyle83]

I'm a Jiu-Jitsu guy and i have never tried to pass myself off as a cage fighter. I have a very good job and i'm completely content with saying I'm a JJ prcticioner ONLY. In fact I have a very good friend and he has never uttered the words "I'm a cage fighter" even after he's been in the cage to fight.

[matsuo1]

Good for You, and therefore I am NOT talking about you. Really, my favorite thing is freestyle submission; that is what is the most fun and interesting to me. Jiu Jitsu is awesome and effective, which is why all Jiu Jitsu practitioners should be proud of their sport, and like yourself, claim it for what it is and do so proudly

[sickstyle83]

To me, the whole tone of your video, and your aim seems to be directed at BJJ/grapplers in general, as a whole. In terms of proper use of the word fight, by definition, it is not reserved only for cage fighters, and striking arts. It's a 'fight' to wake up in the morning. it's a 'fight' when a couple disagrees vigorously. I 'fight' a cold when I catch one. And when i have a hard match in a BJJ tournament, i might say "damn, that was a tough ass fight." Which is proper use of the word.

[sickstyle83]

But i can see we have differing views. so be it. we are allowed to. Good luck in the cage!

[thaifighter29]

Its probably a "fight" for him to get off that stool, or wipe his ass. And most judo and jiujitsu practitioners refer to themselves as judo/jiu jitsu "players". All of these are martial arts kinda why you see them in mma(mixed martial arts) the guys a tool. Simple as that

[thaifighter29]

I started training in bjj BECAUSE. Of bjj in mma. Its part of mixed martial arts,and I don't think your making much sense,or effectively getting your point across