"Roger Gracie lives up to famed last name"

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-gracie012611

I was particularly interested by the quote below:

"Though some who see all Gracie’s submission wins and world championships in jiu-jitsu as a sign he’ll walk the opposition in mixed martial arts, Gracie notes they are two very different sports.

“Punching changes the game completely,” said Gracie. “70-80 percent of what I do in submission competition I couldn’t do in an MMA fight. The moves will expose you to getting hit. So you have to limit your moves to the ones you can do safely where you don’t get hit.” "

Sounds like somebody should probably try 10th Planet. That's jiu jitsu for MMA! :)

"Though some who see all Gracie’s submission wins and world championships in jiu-jitsu as a sign he’ll walk the opposition in mixed martial arts, Gracie notes they are two very different sports.

“Punching changes the game completely,” said Gracie. “70-80 percent of what I do in submission competition I couldn’t do in an MMA fight. The moves will expose you to getting hit. So you have to limit your moves to the ones you can do safely where you don’t get hit.”

Exactly :)

ooops

“Punching changes the game completely,” said Gracie. “70-80 percent of what I do in submission competition I couldn’t do in an MMA fight. The moves will expose you to getting hit. So you have to limit your moves to the ones you can do safely where you don’t get hit.”

Wouldnt it also expose you in self defense situations?

your only vulnerable Chew punchez witch out da gi. Renato train jiu jitz witch da gi. So wear your gi in case some one wanch to fightch you.

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Originally Posted by Jason Hyatt

"Though some who see all Gracie’s submission wins and world championships in jiu-jitsu as a sign he’ll walk the opposition in mixed martial arts, Gracie notes they are two very different sports.

“Punching changes the game completely,” said Gracie. “70-80 percent of what I do in submission competition I couldn’t do in an MMA fight. The moves will expose you to getting hit. So you have to limit your moves to the ones you can do safely where you don’t get hit.” "

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Awesome!