The eight bjj techniques you need for a street fight.

BJJ competitions can be a lot of fun.
Many of the techniques of modern JiuJitsu used in competitions are not very useful on the street.

When the Gracie family initially developed Brazilian jiujitsu, it was intended as a self-defense system not as a way to win matches on points.

Of course, this does not mean that BJJ students do not have to compete or learn sport-specific BJJ techniques
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Therefore, we at BJJ Amersfoort want our students to become competent in both, which means learning self-defense techniques and winning competitions.

In this blog we give you 8 indispensable BJJ techniques for the street.

1: Technical standup:

You won't get many likes for it on socials, but knowing how to get up from the ground efficiently is quite an important skill in self-defense.

Therefore, all BJJ'ers must master technical stand-up.
Technical stand-up is a technique used to go from a seated to a standing position without receiving too many blows.

Often people who are knocked to the ground during a fight do not have a safe way to get back up.

The technical standup is then a very useful concept.

Below is a real-world example.

Takedowns:
It sounds much better in English than in Dutch.
Takedowns aka knocking someone down/throwing them down.

3: The mount.

If you are taking down the attacker in a self-defense situation like the one above.
Then it is of importance that you can maintain the top position.
If your opponent takes you down and gets on your chest, you need an effective way to get him or her off you.

To make sure you are prepared for the streets, you need to practice hard to escape the mount.
This is what you learn at Amersfoort BJJ in classes.

Here are four tips from BJJ in Amersfoort for maintaining mount in a self-defense situation:

1:Focus on balance.

2:If necessary, use your hands and put them on the ground when your opponent tries to push off.

3:Stick your feet under the opponent's sides.

4:Lower your hips.

4: Mount escape.
Understanding how to escape the mount is just as important as knowing how to keep the mount.
If you end up on the bottom in a street fight, you need to know how to get out of here.
One of the first escapes you learn as a BJJ student at Amersfoort Jiujitsu is bridging and rolling.
This move allows you to literally turn the tables.

5: Backmount control:

Backmount is the strongest position in BJJ.
Why
You are behind your opponent, unless he has 4 arms you are at an advantage!
This gives you opportunities for chokes and clamps from behind.

Do you want to use it only for control until help arrives?
Then this is a good middle ground, your opponent will find it almost impossible to hit you from that position.

6: Rear naked choked (RNC)

The rear naked choke is an excellent street technique.
We at BJJ Amersfoort believe that chokes are more effective in self-defense situations than joint clamps.

Imagine someone attacks you on the street.
The fight ends on the ground and you apply an arm choke, the attacker does not want to knock you out and does not feel the pain because he/she is under the influence.
Think of someone who has been doing cocaine or other hard drugs and is sedated, he/she does not feel anything from a broken arm.
This is a frightening moment because he/she keeps attacking you.

When you apply a choke, the attacker will lose consciousness, giving you the chance to come out safely.

Writing this paragraph takes more time than strangling someone.
Five to eight seconds and you're gone.

7. Guillotine Choke:
Another excellent street strangulation is the guillotine.
The beauty of this strangulation is that it can be performed from a standing position.
So if you can't get your attacker on the ground or don't want to take your opponent to the ground, the guillotine is a great option to end the fight quickly.

8. The Clinch:

The clinch is a standing position in which two people grab each other. Therefore, if you practice jiujitsu for self-defense purposes, it is important to have a good understanding of the clinch.
The clinch not only allows you to neutralize an attacker on the street, but it also protects you from punches and kicks.
By controlling your opponent in the clinch, it becomes much easier to execute your attacks while staying safe because you are very close.

See video

Become resilient!

Fortunately, most people who learn BJJ will never have to use it on the street.
However, that doesn't mean you don't need to learn self-defense techniques.
In an ideal world, you can always avoid violence.
In our world, you can't.
And in such cases, resilience is a great thing.
Obviously within the frameworks of proportionality and subsidiarity.

If you are interested in learning BJJ and resilience to protect yourself on the street, sign up for a trial class today!