What motivated you to start learning Jiu Jitsu or self-defense?

Which guard skills make guard passing challenging —and why? For me, guard players that aim to get underneath (single x, full x, K guard etc) through constant angle changing and off balancing, I find most challenging.

This week, handle your business on the mats with your “B” game. Leave your “A” game at home. Try new moves and practice things you aren’t good at already. You are going to get defeated by people who you usually dominate. That’s ok. It is in these valleys that we learn how to climb higher. New skills take time to acquire so don’t be afraid of failure and go practice something you aren’t great at.

Welcome to Defend Yourself. Im glad you’re here. As Rickson Gracie's uke (assistant), I am lucky and grateful to be guided by the GOAT 🐐 on a daily basis. In this group I share the lessons I’ve learned over decades of martial arts training, competition, weapons training, and self defense scenarios. I encourage you to share your experience as well so that we all may learn from and support each other. Step 1: Please introduce yourself by commenting on this post. Share your rank, your martial arts experience, a photo if you like, and where you train. Step 2: Click here to enter the "Get Started Classroom."

Which of these fight styles do you think complements jiujitsu training the most for self defense? What about for sport?