Decades ago, before the lights, the glam, the fame, of the UFC or Pride, there were simply Jiu Jitsu players living in the country we know as Brazil, fighting for the chance to make a name for themselves.
Helio who was the younger brother of Carlos Gracie was unable to train in traditional Jiu Jitsu that came out of Judo because of his poor health.
Why should I train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? One must ask himself “Would I rather learn inefficient, unrealistic fighting?” Or would I rather learn an effective fighting style generated to not only survive, but to win? The point taken from the early no holds barred or Vale Tudo is that this fighting style’s techniques will overcome brute strength or force.
Now obviously as stated before it will not give you super human strength, in fact Jiu Jitsu is so effective that most practitioners look like normal human beings and not like muscle filled Hercules types.
Practicing Jiu Jitsu gives you cardio, helps in breathing and it trains your mind to think a certain, humble way.
Training can be helpful in the long run even if the intent is no to earn a black belt, but to maintain a healthy lifestyle and having fun.
Most people train because they love to do it! Personally my long term goal would be to one day pass on the knowledge i have learned through the years with as much efficiency as possible.
Most people would like to have fun training although there are those who would love to earn recognition winning tournaments and that is OK too.
Most notable celebrities who train also do it for the love of it, including Ed O’neil from Married.
With Children fame, who is also a Gracie Jiu Jitsu black belt.
So as you can see many people of all walks of life & social status, enjoy training Jiu Jitsu.
To become a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt takes years of hard work and dedication, on average it takes 10 years to achieve black belt status.
The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community is relatively small even with the explosion of mixed martial arts, and the reason being because the general public still are not exposed to the sport in the media the way basketball or football might.
Given the amount of information at our fingertips most still wouldn’t know what is happening in a Jiu Jitsu match.
So in conclusion the choice to train is purely personal.
You may want to train to become more social, or you may want to train to lose weight or drop your blood pressure.
You may decide you want to start training to become more efficient in your way of thought.
Or you may want to train to become a coach or to fight professionally.
Whatever reason you decide to train will be a positive one since nothing but positivity can come from someone wanting to advance in life and stature.
Whatever your decision may be to train, is a good one.
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