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MMA and BJJ… Symbiotic??

By Tim Sledd | January 29, 2009

Ari Bolden, of www.submissions101.comrecently asked me to comment on my perspective of the relationship between MMA and BJJ. He asked me if MMA will make BJJ obsolete? He also wanted me to address differences between MMA grappling and BJJ. This post will try to address these issues as well as set an argument for the [...]

Posted in Essays, Tips and Thoughts, Uncategorized | Also tagged bjj black belt, bjj blue belt, bjj brown belt, bjj purple belt, bjj vs. judo, gi v. no gi, small axe jiu jitsu, team caique, tim sledd | 1 Comment

Why Jiu Jitsu (A comparison with other grappling arts)

By Tim Sledd | January 28, 2009

Why BJJ? This is a common question the answer to which depends on the desires of the person asking it. For the purpose of this post the question is being asked by someone interested in devoting his/her time to an effective martial art that has both sport and self-defense (combat) application. It will also be [...]

Posted in Essays, Tips and Thoughts | Also tagged bjj black belt, bjj vs. judo, small axe jiu jitsu, team caique, tim sledd | Leave a comment

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