I hear that jiu jitsu involves lots of ground work, how can that be a good self defense?
We do learn how to defend ourselves from the ground (ground fighting)… but the mainstay of our art is stand-up techniques! For a single attacker, ground fighting can be advantageous. For a multiple attacker scenario, being on the ground increases the chances of your defeat. Though the background of our style of Jiu Jitsu is the same as Brazilian JiuJitsu, we do not focus on ground-grappling techniques as intensely as our Jiu Jitsu cousins from Brazil.
We do learn how to defend ourselves from the ground (ground fighting)… but the mainstay of our art is stand-up techniques! For a single attacker, ground fighting can be advantageous. For a multiple attacker scenario, being on the ground will probably ensure your defeat. Although we spell Jiu Jitsu, J-I-U J-I-T-S-U, we do not focus on ground-grappling techniques like our Gracie Jiu Jitsu cousins.
