Bjjbrick Podcast- Bjj, Jiu-jitsu, Mma, Martial Arts, No-gi And Good Times!

Today we talk to John Castillo about BJJ and self defense. John Castillo: ·         BJJ Black Belt under Renato Tavares , he has been training BJJ since 1996.  ·         Midwest representative of Kapap under Avi Nardia ·         Trained with Moni Aizik in commando Krav Maga ·         Trained with Mordi Glam in Israel, doing Israeli Krav Maga There are three main aspects of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 1.       Vale Tudo (MMA) 2.       Tournament Jiu-Jitsu 3.       Self defense (mostly viewed as a 1 vs 1 conflict without any weapons) Going to the ground in a self defense situation can be very dangerous. ·         You could get attacked by other people (human soccer ball) ·         Many people have knifes on them, it could be more difficult to get away from a weapon Some advantages of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a self defense situation. ·         It is a contact sport and you are more accustom to the stresses and discomfort ·         You could be able to hold someone down and not need to h