How to convince the jiu jitsu doubters??

[Josh Passini]

Some people will never get it. Others it just takes time.

[AJ Camacho]

The problem with parents is that they usually have no idea what they are talking about. For example, I had friends that were in bands and their parents would marginalize it as a hobby often using removal of their practice time as leverage against them. Many of these guys went on to college and became audio engineers and are still currently pursuing music while working in the industry.

Their parents had no idea what an audio engineer was let alone having realistic expectations that it would be a valid career option. Any "dream job" or idealized goal is surrounded by an industry and every industry consists of periphery jobs.

[Christopher Piper]

holy shit!

What, u don't like it :-P

[Rob Cavinii]

When I run into people like that I explain that I am in the nursing field( very few male nurses around) and I need to be nice and calm all day long( no matter how bad I want to strangle a few people at work(co-workers not residents). so this is a controlled environment were I can let my frustrations out and still be a kind person at work.but don't worry about convincing other people because this sport isn't for everyone .

[Enrique "Kiko"]

It's one of those things that USUALLY someone has to experience to get. Yes, you can convince some people to see and then feel the beauty of our sport, keyword "some." So feel free to keep trying. Those people who you help to discover the beauty are lucky. Also, some people live their whole lives never loving anything as passionately as we love jiu jitsu.

[slingblade420]

It seems this is less about explaining the beauty of the art, but rather about explaining the importance of the art to you. Frankly, I just tell my loved ones that it helps me with my ADD (I don't have ADD). They don't understand jiu jitsu but they're glad I found something keeping me around the shady local boxing circles..

I don't even think there's a way to explain how beautiful jiu jitsu is to a candid listener. To me, in order to "get" it, you have to sign up for training. Roll around with people around your own level for a month or two. Once you start hitting some moves on dudes and think you know jiu jitsu, roll with higher level guy. Even with a high level white belt, you'll be humbled. I think at that moment is when a person "gets" jiu jitsu.. When even with all your efforts put towards executing the same techniques the other guy is doing is not enough and you're tapping out every few seconds. How many people will go through all that just to understand a certain art? Not many that I know..I'm just thankful that I did

[Dean Nowling]

some things cant be explained bro, jiu jitsu is one of them.
as far as injury goes, i got hurt alot more playing softball than i do in jiu jitsu
my wife found out fast that jiu jitsu calms me down and im alot happier at home when i train so she learned thru time and experience.

[Taylor Culbertson]

First thing, stop being such a momma's boy. Second thing, choke your mom out. That will teach her to doubt BJJ.

[HerbChao]

Anytime u try to pursue something in life that may seem a bit out of the ordinary people will always say something. One thing to remember is that if u believe in what u're doing, and as long as it's legal moral ethical and u're not hurting anyone then that's fine. I usually nod my head ask them why they feel that way, give a couple points to try to address their thoughts and if I see it isn't going anywhere I wish them well and try to focus on my next task.

[RobSchwartz]

I say you slap a rear-naked choke on em, and when they wake up ask them if they still doubt jiu-jitsu's effectiveness. If they do you should probably just give up.