Higher Jiu Jitsu Podcast

John and Matty discuss the differences between sport BJJ and Gracie Jiu Jitsu as a way of life.  Many people start in jiu jitsu with the goal to stay safe and compete in MMA. Very quickly I was pulled into the competitive realm, and the 'stay safe' part fell by the wayside to the focus of winning competitions.  It isnt that competition jiu jitsu isn't an opportunity to learn, or lots of fun. It's just that there is so much more to this martial art than the sport based competitive side.  The Importance of Self Defence A nasty injury forced me to contemplate the other side of jiu jitsu, and therein I came across an entire, unfamiliar world of 'Gracie Jiu Jitsu'. Suddenly we were thinking about situations where an aggressor didn't have jiu jitsu skills. For the first time I contemplated what happens when someone doesn't play by jiu jitsu rules.  Through this lens we get to see just how important the concept of leverage is. If there aren't weight divisions, and if we assume that an aggressor