I know that some American Jiu Jitsu Dojos have very good competitive grappling teams, does the MIT Dojo have a grappling competition team?
The American Jiu Jitsu club at MIT does not currently support a competitive grappling team. Our focus remains on instruction in self-defense. To support a team takes tremendous resources, and is often only beneficial to a small number of club members. Therefore we do what is beneficial for the majority of club members, which is to focus on learning self-defense. While we occasionally practice competitive-type grappling, it is merely for the benefit of physical fitness (it is a fun, intense, and extremely effective way to work out) and to develop ground-based situational awareness.
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