Is wrestling or bjj better for self-defense?

Here is a self-defense question I received from IG last night.

Keep in mind I’m speaking about hand to hand situations.

Wrestling can be incredibly effective for self-defense.

I mean slamming and taking someone onto a hard surface is game-over. I originally stood up to my bullies in high school using wrestling. . . and it worked.

This is also why Judo awards the match to the person who plants the person flat on their back with a throw.

On concrete or hard ground. If you were thrown with full force. You’re going night-night. ZZZZzzzzzz

There are plenty of youtube videos taken on a smart phone to back up my claim on this.

One of my big gripes with some BJJ gyms is that they teach garbage takedowns or sometimes no takedowns at all. And takedowns are vital to street fights or competitions alike.

I cringe watching the videos of some BJJ guy going in for a slow double leg with his head down in a street fight situation.

Even if your goal is to defend the takedown so you can run away. You need experience using the right techniques for this.

Learn my system of useful Wrestling based takedowns that blend quickly with BJJ.

Here’s the issue with Wrestling for Self-Defense vs BJJ. It has less finishing power once on the ground.

So I think BJJ is still more important for self-defense because it’s focused on the fight and not than the pin.

But BJJ without proper takedowns is a weak form of self-defense. Unless you want to start every fight by being pummeled into the ground.

So I do think you need some takedowns in your game. But maybe that’s just the wrestler in me. 😉

Talk to you guys next time!

-Chewy –

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