What Do You Expect?

​Sometimes I run into people that seem to believe that grappling won’t be difficult, and I don’t necessarily understand where that comes from. Sports are difficult always, golf is difficult, pickleball is difficult, why would Jiu Jitsu not be difficult? You are literally in combat with another human being. Jiu Jitsu has more in common with rugby than it does with a lot of martial arts taught in the west. At a competitive level submissions come fast, takedowns are hard, and people are mean. It’s is no different in defending yourself. Whatever you are preparing for, the aim is victory and victory in combat is violent. That is reality.