Since starting law school I have been very frustrated that I have not been able to attend my Japanese Jujutsu (Zenbu Ryu Jujutsu) classes in Staten Island consistently. There are really no schools that are relatively close to me that even remotely come close to teaching what is taught at Zenbu Ryu Jujutsu and therefore finding a substitute has been unsuccessful.
As a result I have decided to start training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) at a very well known and respected BJJ school that is less than 10 miles away from my apartment.
BJJ is a sport derived from Jujutsu that emphasizes takedowns, and submission grappling (using chokes and joint locks), while Zenbu Ryu Jujutsu teaches on top of what BJJ focuses on, stand-up submissions (using chokes and joint locks), throws (the entire Judo throwing curriculum) and real world self-defense.
I will still travel to Staten Island as often as I can, but at least I will be receiving top notch training instead of twiddling my thumbs on days I cannot get to Staten Island.
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I want to do judo again
but the thing is it's a snowball effect if i do.
I do judo i get exhausted and sore and i have classes where i don't necessarily have to go to which i won't because i'm too sore and i'll miss the lecture and information that i need to know for the exam which will cause me the do bad on exams.
sigh i miss it though....
I watch a lot of UFC---those arm locks look painful!! Congrats.
@Phoenix_Fire86 - If you do a certain activity consistently enough there shouldn't be much if any soreness as a result. But school work always comes first unless competing in Judo is your life ambition.
@dlm0908 - I almost got my arm broken by an armbar in a jujutsu competition I participated in year ago.
@JasonGines - it always amazes me how much pain people will take before they tap or the ref/official calls an end.
@dlm0908 - Sometimes it is not about pain. It is my view, as well as many martial artists that it is not okay to tap due to strikes. If you are not knocked out, then you can still potentially defend yourself and win the fight. However, when it comes to chokes and joint locks, someone may have you in a certain joint lock or choke, but they aren't applying it correctly, so it is uncomfortable, perhaps to an extent painful, but it is nothing to give up over, not until they actually get it right and you will definitely pass out or something will break if you don't tap.
Woohoo! Cool
^_^