Hier habe ich einige interessante Zitate wichtiger Personen aus dem Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gesammelt, in dem sie ihre Kampfkunst etwas anders beschreiben, als sie heute im modernen BJJ vielerorts praktiziert wird.
„My Jiu-Jitsu is an art of self-defense in which rules and time limits are unacceptable.“
Helio Gracie. Quelle: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Harrison / Valente Brothers Posting
„One time, they asked Grandmaster Helio in a TV show in 1967 in Brazil: ‚What’s the difference between Jiu-Jitsu and the other martial arts?‘. And he said: ‚Well, the other martial arts are parts of Jiu-Jitsu. Karate teaches striking techniques which Jiu-Jitsu has. Judo teaches throwing techniques which Jiu-Jitsu has. Aikido teaches joint locks and joint manipulations, which Jiu-Jitsu also has. Jiu-Jitsu is everything combined in an efficient way, that allows for a person who’s not an athlete to be able to defend him or herself in a real fight.'“
Helio Gracie zitiert von Pedro Valente – Medals, Self-Defense and what is Jiu-Jitsu auf YouTube
„… and there are several interviews of Carlos and Helio at the time, criticizing what they saw as Judo, as the new Jiu-Jitsu, as being something that was limited and not complete in scope. And that was really the most important difference that the Gracies pointed out between their system and Judo and other styles of martial arts: Was that while other styles only focus on one element of fighting, Gracie jiu-jitsu focused on every single element of hand-to-hand combat. Stand-up and ground, grappling, throwing, and striking.“
Pedro und Gui Valente – Is Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu only ground grappling? auf YouTube
„So it’s fair to say that Jiu-Jitsu is a complete martial art?“
„It’s the original MMA. It’s the combination of ground and stand-up, striking, takedowns, and grappling.“
„I remember watching an interview with Grandmaster Helio, where he was asked: ‚What’s the difference between Jiu-Jitsu and the other martial arts?‘. He says: ‚Well, the other martial arts represents slices of the cake – Jiu-Jitsu is the whole cake.“
Helio Gracie zitiert von Pedro Valente. Quelle: Valente Brothers YouTube
„The Jiu-Jitsu that I learned, was a complete repertoire, you know, it was a whole thing. And today, what I noticed is, in the last 20 years to now, the new generation of Gracies, started to teach more ground. Which is the end of that fight – it’s good too. But I see a lot of people running to their guard . What’s happenened to the stand-up aggression of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, is, it’s started to be very disregarded. Everybody wants to learn the ground fighting. There is a part of Jiu-Jitsu that’s very effective: The stand-up aggression. Which is the first encounter on the streets. You have to be good to defend yourself, when somebody attacks you on the street.“
Carley Gracie. Quelle: 2012 Interview
„Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a complete self-defense system in itself.“
Gracie University. Quelle: „The Striking Truth“ lesson printout
„People think that BJJ with strikes is MMA. They’re wrong – BJJ with strikes is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.“
Rener Gracie. Quelle: Artikel bzw. Video
Does Gracie Jiu-Jitsu include striking techniques?
Although the sportive practice of the art does not include punches or kicks, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a complete system of self-defense that includes striking techniques. The difference between the striking techniques we use and those used in other martial arts is that we only strike when there is little or no chance that the opponent can strike back. In other words, we don’t trade strikes with our opponent, instead, we use the strikes to setup other more reliable means of victory. In the Master Cycle, we will cover how to strike while standing as well as the most effective striking strategies from each position on the ground. To learn and properly implement the striking techniques of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, you must first learn the techniques and distance-management principles that will keep you safe from your opponent’s strikes, and this is why we chose not to include any striking techniques in the Gracie Combatives course.
Gracie University. Quelle: FAQ Curriculum
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Jedenfalls möchten wir unser Jiu-Jitsu Training im Gailtal von diesen Zitaten und der ihnen zugrundeliegenden Einstellung inspirieren lassen.
