{"id":19751,"date":"2023-07-11T11:22:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T16:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/?p=19751"},"modified":"2023-10-04T15:41:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:41:23","slug":"does-wrestling-help-bjj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/does-wrestling-help-bjj\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Wrestling Help BJJ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling may be grappling sports, but they often seem exact opposites. What is a core concept of one means a sure loss in the other. Many people implement wrestling into their BJJ to significant effect. But why is that and how does wrestling help jiu-jitsu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wrestling brings a tenacious mentality and approach, which are also very good for jiu-jitsu. Many proven techniques, including takedowns, reversals, and scrambles, are directly applicable in BJJ. Still, the athleticism, cardio, and pressure typical for wrestling are just as crucial for any jiu-jitsu player looking to gain the edge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n More and more elite jiu-jitsu players contribute their success to the implementation of wrestling into their training, and this cannot be overlooked. A blend between the two produces the best results, but before we look at how to train most effectively, we will go over the many benefits of wrestling for BJJ in more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You not only can, but you should combine wrestling with BJJ<\/a>. Being a grappling style as old as documented history, wrestling has so much to offer to Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners. If you’ve rolled with someone with wrestling experience now doing jiu-jitsu, you’ve felt firsthand what pressure and tenacity wrestling brings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BJJ has separated itself from all other grappling sports by using guards and not penalizing being on your back, but the art is still young compared to wrestling and is still open to influences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With the rapid rise of submission grappling in the form of the ADCC and other similar organizations, elements from judo, Sambo, and wrestling have found their way into BJJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The truth is wrestling is much more critical for no-gi BJJ than for the gi because of the different dynamics. In the gi, you have many grips, and the added friction of the heavy cotton cloth slows things down, while without it, you must only rely on the natural grips like you would in wrestling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if purists may frown at implementing techniques and concepts from elsewhere, BJJ was developed first and foremost with effectiveness in mind, so not using what works is against the founding principles of the martial art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rapid rise of BJJ has shown without a doubt that competitive martial arts are constantly evolving, and stagnation cannot lead to better results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is why athletes are bringing more and more elements from wrestling, even if it seems at odds with BJJ. After all, in wrestling, you do everything possible to avoid being on your back, while in jiu-jitsu, people often do it intentionally when they pull guard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, if we think about MMA or self-defense, taking someone down, resisting an opponent’s takedown, and scrambling back to your feet can be lifesaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, while on the surface, the two arts may seem too distant to lend to each other, wrestling has some highly potent concepts and techniques jiu-jitsu players can and should use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Can You Combine Wrestling And BJJ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How Wrestling Can Help Your BJJ Game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n