Using martial arts in the street should only be used for self-defense. Never to start a fight.

With that said, if you are to rely on your Jiu-Jitsu training to keep you safe in a street altercation, it’s best if your training is ongoing. Learning a few techniques during one class is not going to help you much, should you ever have to use it.

If you expect Jiu-Jitsu to protect you, you need your skills to be sharp and your responses to be automatic. If you have to take time to think about what technique you want to use, it will probably be too late. This ability only comes from regular, consistent training. There are no workarounds, and no secret moves.

Jiu-Jitsu is a very formidable form of self-defense, but it will take more than just a few lessons to become proficient in it.

In the video below, it appears as though one or both of these guys have either had one class, or watched some moves on Youtube, or have seen the UFC. Or, maybe none of the above. That’s also possible, even probable.

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Here are a couple of interesting comments from the original Youtube video:

“Just a tip in case you’re ever in this situation – notice the white dude is trying to go for the rear choke but the black guy keeps putting his chin down and he’s not getting the proper leverage. That’s why instead of trying to wrap your arm around and straight under the chin you should flatten your palm and slide your hand in between the chin and neck, and then BAM! rear naked choke.”

“Nice. Or an even dirtier technique taught to me by Renzo Gracie. If the opponent won’t lift the neck, simply place the bony/hardest part of your wrist directly under his nose and apply pressure upward and toward the face (so your hand stays in place). This is a pressure point. And the opponent will def expose his neck.”