Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has sparked controversy yet again…
This time with his comments questioning the practical effectiveness of BJJ competition skills in real-world situations.
Rockhold believes that BJJ has lost its basis as a self-defense art:
I think Jiu-jitsu has lost his way…
What’s the point of being the f***ing Jiu-Jitsu world champion if you can’t beat a guy in a bar fight?
He continues by providing a colorful example:
You’re going to drop to the bottom, drop your a** and break a bottle and…
What’s up, bro? Come on.
He recalled training in Brazil, where the focus was on survival and self-defense rather than just winning matches:
When I started jiu-jitsu, it was…
I mean, you would go to Brazil and there’d be two on one, like, occurrences.We’d have to fight off two guys and sticks and different things, man.
Rockhold’s main criticism was directed at the common competition strategy of “butt-scooting” to engage in guard work:
The thought of just like the moment a match starts and you’re dropping your ass and scooting around is the most pathetic thing.
Check out the full conversation on the video below:
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Sloth Jiu-Jitsu: you can be slow and unathletic and still kick butt in Jiu-Jitsu.
