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Grappling VS Fighting: Does BJJ count as Combat?

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December 14, 2023 · 25:18 · S3E269

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Do you consider yourself a fighter? Should BJJ be considered fighting? Many grapplers refer to what they practice as "Fighting". JT & Joey debate what defines a fighter and what classifies as a sport and what is actual fighting. Rule sets, weapons, MMA, Pancrase, Sambo- what is it that makes it a fight? As jiu-jitsu leans towards sport and less toward combat has it lost a vital part of what has mde it a great martial art? Break out the pop-corn the debate is about to get live!!!

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