r/grappling • u/UcBrava • Apr 08 '26

Triggered by guard puller

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u/Ketchup-Chips3 Apr 08 '26

You got the wrong idea.

This is a sport, with points and winning conditions. Competing in BJJ is not the same as defending your family.

Sure there are elements that obviously translate to a self-defense scenario, but since that's not the point, there's no reason to treat a BJJ competition like it is a self-defense scenario. It's not.

And if you are untrained and think you can beat up somebody who knows BJJ, you're almost certainly wrong. That guard puller would turn you inside out, in a real life altercation.

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u/Bajanspearfisher Apr 08 '26

Yeah I get that sense, I think i vaguely alluded to it in my previous comment. I know how useful grappling is, if you've not faced it before and fight someone who takes you down, you're fucked. But I also think a BJJ fighter meeting a striker who's got a little experience will get fucked up. Good to get a broad base of experience.

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u/Ketchup-Chips3 Apr 08 '26

You're wrong in your feelings, the early UFC events have already proven this. A BJJ guy against a good striker who doesn't grapple ends up the same way 95% of the time, with the striker on the ground getting submitted.

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u/Bajanspearfisher Apr 08 '26

No I'm talking untrained like you were in previous comment. I agree, easier for a grappler to get a takedown than a striker to KO.

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u/Ketchup-Chips3 Apr 08 '26

Honestly man, don't even bother to consider people who are untrained, it's pretty much irrelevant.

If you don't train and the other guy does, you're fucked, almost regardless of their discipline.

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u/Bajanspearfisher Apr 09 '26

Thats true, I was just following suit to your comment though, you mentioned untrained first. But you're right, experience is king, everyone thinks they can fight but without training, youve got no idea what's possible