"95% Of All
Altercations End Up In The Clinch Or On The Ground"
When fighting
first comes to mind, we usually imagine a Hollywood fantasy martial
arts film or choreographed fight. We imagine these amazing kicks,
punches, spinning kicks, and super punches as means of being able to
defend oneself in real life altercations.
What are the martial arts that you know?
In a recent
poll, people said that the martial arts they know are Karate,
Kung-Fu, Jeet Kune Do, and Tae Kwon Do, which rely heavily on
punching and kicking. Because of these martial arts' heavy reliance
on punching and kicking, a dangerous problem arises. The punching
and kicking works well while standing up, but when the opponent is
able to clinch and take you down to the ground all the punching and
kicking goes out the window. Remember that 95% of all altercations
end up in the clinch or on the ground.
How do you defend
yourself against someone who is bigger, stronger, and faster than
you?
This is one of
the scariest situations that you will ever have to face in your
life. This is a real life or death situation. The reality is that
sadly it happens more times than you think.
FBI Statistics
Show
Every 22.7
seconds a violent crime is committed.
Every 5.6
minutes a forcible rape is committed
Every
1.3 minutes a robbery is committed.
Every 36.5
second an aggravated assault is committed.
At Guerrero
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Mixed Martial Academy along with the rest of
the world, we have come to the realization that we can not use
strength, speed, and coordination as a base for self defense to deal
with this magnitude of an attacker.
What is the "Big
Secret" to defending yourself against an attacker who is bigger,
stronger, and faster than you?
The answer to
this question lies in leverage and technique, which everyone
possesses. For example, the simplest device for creating leverage is
the lever. A lever is a stick which rests on a fulcrum near one end.
When you push the long end of the stick down a long ways, the short
end moves a small distance up with great force. With this device a
man can easily lift several times his own weight. This is basis for
all the techniques that you will learn at Guerrero Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Mixed Martial Arts Academy. Because of leverage and
technique, you will ultimately be able handle yourself on the ground
with a much heavier and stronger attacker, use your techniques,
escape to a better position, and win the fight. In the end, it doesn't matter if your big, small, old,
weak, male or female because leverage and technique overcome speed and
strength.
Guerrero Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu &
Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Verona, New Jersey is dedicated to the
highest quality of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training in the area of Cedar
Grove, Montclair, Caldwell, Verona, Essex County, & Northern New
Jersey.
Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu & Self Defense Demonstration By Sensei Guerrero's Good
Friend and Instructor Royler Gracie and his brother Rickson Gracie
Unlike most other martial
arts, it involves no spectacular throws and kicks and no ceremonial
bows. Unlike boxing, it has no punching. And unlike virtually every
other fighting technique, it does not rely on brute strength.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a form of self-defense that takes place
almost entirely on the ground. Fighters use snakelike grappling
moves to choke their opponent, or with the weight of their entire
body, they press against key joints, bringing them close to a
breaking point. Losers acknowledge defeat simply by tapping their
fingers on the ground as if to say "Enough."
Part of the appeal of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is that smaller men - and
women - can triumph over heavyweights. That became clear in 1993,
when Royce Gracie, a 170-lb. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu pro, expertly
overcame 210-lb. wrestler Ken Shamrock, stunning pay-per-view
audiences for the first Ultimate Fighting Championship, held in
Denver. That match put Brazilian jiujitsu in the ring and on the
map. It also gave the U.S. its initial glimpse of the Gracie clan.
Royce's father Helio Gracie and his uncle Carlos Gracie spawned the
fighting style in Brazil. Today their charismatic descendants -
Gracie brothers, Machado Brothers, and uncles - travel the world
teaching regular folks how to win by bringing opponents down to
earth.
