"All models are wrong; some models are useful"--George Edward Pelham Box
Just like all pizza is not good pizza, the same holds true as jiujitsu: Not all jiujitsu is good jiujitsu. Even with the jiujitsu of the Gracie's, not all Gracie JiuJitsu is the same jiujitsu either. One Professor’s jiujitsu is not the same as another Professor's jiujitsu. One Professor may be a small man and emphasize technique and timing over power more than a Professor that developed as a very athletic, large player who may emphasize technique and timing less. So having a black belt from one is not the same as having a black belt from another. I'm not saying that one is better than the other I am just saying that one style does not equate to the other.
There’s no such thing as “the best” martial art. Martial arts are the best for what they were developed for. The martial arts of my Bushido are taekwondo (TKD), MCMAP (and subsequently (LINE), and judo/jiujitsu. TKD known for its kicks, where Muay Thai fighters may argue theirs are better; MCMAP known for applications for the full spectrum of force, where people may argue that it a jack of all arts but master of none of them; and judo/jiujitsu, where people may argue that you can only fight one person at a time.
Within the martial art of my largest focus, jiujitsu, there’s no perfect single technique. No perfect guard pass. No perfect way to do an armbar. No perfect way to escape a mount. Someone might have a favorite guard pass or say that it is the best way to pass the guard, but it’s dependent on their own body type, the opponent’s body type, and a host of other factors. To some people it may be the exact wrong guard pass.
Different techniques are useful in different situations for different people. Since there are a literal infinite number of techniques people should focus on techniques that have a success rate, or “high percentage” techniques, and of those techniques that work best for them and their body types. That’s what makes them useful.
The most useful techniques are the techniques that work most of the time, on most people, in most situations.
Just like all pizza is not good pizza, the same holds true as jiujitsu: Not all jiujitsu is good jiujitsu. Even with the jiujitsu of the Gracie's, not all Gracie JiuJitsu is the same jiujitsu either. One Professor’s jiujitsu is not the same as another Professor's jiujitsu. One Professor may be a small man and emphasize technique and timing over power more than a Professor that developed as a very athletic, large player who may emphasize technique and timing less. So having a black belt from one is not the same as having a black belt from another. I'm not saying that one is better than the other I am just saying that one style does not equate to the other.
There’s no such thing as “the best” martial art. Martial arts are the best for what they were developed for. The martial arts of my Bushido are taekwondo (TKD), MCMAP (and subsequently (LINE), and judo/jiujitsu. TKD known for its kicks, where Muay Thai fighters may argue theirs are better; MCMAP known for applications for the full spectrum of force, where people may argue that it a jack of all arts but master of none of them; and judo/jiujitsu, where people may argue that you can only fight one person at a time.
Within the martial art of my largest focus, jiujitsu, there’s no perfect single technique. No perfect guard pass. No perfect way to do an armbar. No perfect way to escape a mount. Someone might have a favorite guard pass or say that it is the best way to pass the guard, but it’s dependent on their own body type, the opponent’s body type, and a host of other factors. To some people it may be the exact wrong guard pass.
Different techniques are useful in different situations for different people. Since there are a literal infinite number of techniques people should focus on techniques that have a success rate, or “high percentage” techniques, and of those techniques that work best for them and their body types. That’s what makes them useful.
The most useful techniques are the techniques that work most of the time, on most people, in most situations.
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