{"id":18888,"date":"2023-03-17T11:47:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T16:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/?p=18888"},"modified":"2023-03-17T11:48:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T16:48:51","slug":"how-to-split-the-time-between-bjj-and-striking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/how-to-split-the-time-between-bjj-and-striking\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Split The Time Between BJJ And Striking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
BJJ may be the best grappling martial art and one of the better self-defense systems out there, but it still covers only half of what fighting is. The other half, which is striking, is separate from sports BJJ. If you want to become a well-rounded martial artist, you may wonder how to split your time between training BJJ and striking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before effectively splitting the time between grappling and striking, you need to know your priorities and how much striking you need according to them. Then you can make a training plan based on these priorities, your fitness level, and your available time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Striking and grappling are inevitable in real fighting. Still, they have different levels of importance in different circumstances and under different rules. So you must first consider all the details before making an effective time split between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to be a complete martial artist or have well-backed confidence, you can handle yourself in most self-defense situations, you need some skills in striking and grappling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Combat sports implement strict rules to make competitions safer and to highlight specific areas. This creates specialization and mastery of certain skills at a level that wouldn’t be possible otherwise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is why BJJ players have the best ground submissions, and boxers have the best punches. But this is not how actual fighting works. It has strikes, close-range fighting, and ground fighting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Gracie family and early BJJ pioneers understood this very well. They created a martial art capable of beating opponents of all sizes and skills. The best way to negate size disadvantages is to drag the fight to the ground, where leverage and technique reign supreme over size and strength, at least when the skills are not equal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But getting the fight to the ground is not always easy, so traditional Brazilian jiu-jitsu includes some strikes that help close the distance. All ground positions are considered for possible incoming strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But this is no longer the case in modern BJJ, which has turned away from its roots and has become a highly competitive and complex grappling-only system, following in the footsteps of karate and judo, which also increased safety or attractiveness at the cost of effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some BJJ academies, mainly Gracie family-run ones, still practice their old ways. Some form of striking is included in the curriculum to prepare you for self-defense. But if you are at a regular sports BJJ school and want to venture into MMA or feel more confident by having more skill, you must incorporate some striking training alongside the BJJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Do You Need To Train BJJ And Striking At The Same Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How To Split The Time Between BJJ And Striking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n