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In our Vancouver Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes, you will learn ground fighting or the art of grappling. Other martial arts have only some ground fighting techniques, but Brazilian Jui Jitsu practitioners prefer going to the ground as opposed to standing and striking. Thats because the goal of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is to gain a dominant position by using joint-locks and choke holds to force an opponent into submission.
The premise of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is that most of the advantage of a larger, stronger opponent comes from superior reach and more powerful strikes, both of which are somewhat negated when grappling on the ground. Achieving a dominant position on the ground is one of the hallmarks of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu style. With the effective use of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu guard position to defend oneself from the bottom, and then dominating from a top position.
For competitions, valid Brazilian Jiu Jitsu moves are those which seek to neutralize, immobilize, strangle and apply any kind of pressure on the twisting joints, as well as knocking down ones opponent down. But there are moves which are illegal such as biting, hair pulling, sticking fingers in the eyes or nose of ones opponent, striking the opponents in the groin, finger twisting, and any other move that is an unfair advantage with the use of fists, feet, elbows or head. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappling has been proven essential to self defense as its representatives have dominated other martial arts in Ultimate Fighting Championships.
Ultimate Fighting Championships competitions are the lifeline of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, fair-play must be the main guideline inspite of the no holds bar concept. To learn the rules and techniques of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, contact us through our form.