{"id":20270,"date":"2023-09-14T16:28:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T21:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/?p=20270"},"modified":"2023-09-14T16:28:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T21:28:14","slug":"best-grappling-martial-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/best-grappling-martial-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is The Best Grappling Martial Art?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The debates about which martial art is the best and comparing styles are as old as martial arts. The problem is not everyone agrees with the criteria. But martial arts should be first and foremost effective in a fight, or at least that is their initial purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While MMA has become the proving ground for styles in a free fight, wrestling has always been the less traumatic way to determine who is stronger and better. But which is the best grappling martial art out of the dozens of styles?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jiu-jitsu has been proven to be the most effective style in one-on-one fights with other styles and its application for self-defense and MMA. But it also has drawbacks and limitations, while modern submission grappling has taken the best pieces of traditional styles and made something of its own, which is better than any separate style.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The sport’s rules largely determine a style’s effectiveness and character, so each traditional grappling style has strong and weak aspects depending on what is used in competition and what is not. So, let’s look at each style individually to see where it shines and where it falls short so we can determine which is the best overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are tons of grappling martial arts around the world. Wrestling has been a part of cultures since time immemorial, and there are countless folk styles, each colored by ethnic and geographical factors. If we broaden things, quite a few styles are still practiced worldwide. Also, many have a significant grappling element in addition to striking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But what makes a grappling martial art universally effective or “good” outside its cultural heritage and significance? Its effectiveness in MMA and self-defense, both of which are improved when there are fewer rules and a strong competitive element,<\/p>\n\n\n\n If we pick grappling-only styles, we are left with just a handful of disciplines that have enough practitioners worldwide and are well-represented in competitions: wrestling, BJJ, sambo, and judo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Which Are The Best Grappling Martial Arts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Wrestling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n