
Originally Posted by
10th Planet Riverside, Ca
Mario Sperry, Arona, Bustamonte and others broke away from Carlson because they wanted to add wrestling and kickboxing to their training and that's what they did bringing in people down to Brazil like top wrestler Darrel Gholar to which Carlson disapproved as he wanted to supervise their training. None of the older generation of Gracies thought they needed anything but GJJ.
Have things changed that much today?
It's ironic. The Gracies represented an evolution in martial arts. They presented an aspect of fighting that was neglected. They presented an art that, without it, others were unable to defend. But GJJ didn't negate boxing's effectiveness. Boxing is still a viable martial art. Muay Thai is as well. So is wrestling. And as time goes on, we're seeing Capoeira kicks, traditional Karate kicks, TKD kicks being used effectively in real fights.
Why is this? Because now everyone knows BJJ. It isn't the same where you went to the ground with a BJJ guy and it was pretty much over. BJJ has helped other martial arts fill in the gaps. Now, BJJ needs to fill in its own gaps.

Originally Posted by
sean applegate
For someone who said they believed in their technique so much, he sure didn't have much confidence in them. Its like, oh no, if they find out how we do it, it might not work anymore. That's silly
The element of surprise is still the most valuable asset of any martial art. In striking they always say, it's the one you don't see that puts you out. In JJ it's usually the sub you don't see coming that taps you. I guess they still want the element of surprise. But for the rest of us, we use set up and misdirection to be effective with your JJ.