Is Gracie jujitsu effective in the street?
Mean Gene got it right – Gracie Jiu Jitsu isn’t just a ground art, it’s a self defense philosophy for unarmed combat that happens to work really well in one-on-one matches. One of the main ideas that they focus on is USING the grappling aspect to GET BACK UP! The situation you mention is exactly why you need to know how to stand back up. No martial art is going to give you a true advantage over multiple attackers – you have 2 arms and 2 legs – 3 attackers have 3 x as many options PLUS you can’t really focus on more than one at a time. The ones you are not focused on have a significantly increased chance of injuring you. Look at it like this – attacker 1’s job is to control your left hand using his 2 hands and body. Attacker 2’s job is to control your right hand – you are at a disadvantage already. Through that control you are immobilized and your primary attack tools are marginalized, so attacker 3 is free to attack you with 2x as many tools as you have (all you have is legs) PLUS he h
