Glen Mackenzie: Hi! I am Glen Mackenzie for watchmojo.com. We are here to show you a little bit of what Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is.
Ron Pattyn: Jiu-Jitsu is basically a ground fighting. I would say probably 85% it is ground fighting. Your goal is to basically to take your opponent down and manipulate him in a way that he is going to submit. There is two different aspects I would say, you have got the Jiu-Jitsu that you could use on a street and then you have sport Jiu-Jitsu, there's no striking.
Glen Mackenzie: Do you think a Jiu-Jitsu is something that anybody can pick up off the street or is it something that you need to be a little athletic guy.
Ron Pattyn: One aspect that I really admired about the Jiu-Jitsu more than any other art is the ability for a young student to catch on quickly. Most people don't know how to fight on the ground and Jiu-Jitsu is based on technique. If you come to school often, 3-4 times a week. After 6 months, they are quite profession. I want a student to be as very well rounded as possible and I believe the first probably 6 months to a year is probably the most important training they are going to get, that's the base of what's going to grow.
Basically, what we just do is add techniques to all the different positions. I try to make it as simplified as possible, so you have to take all the thinking out of it, just react as naturally as possible.
Glen Mackenzie: Would you say that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is more of art form or is a more of a practical based martial art?
Ron Pattyn: Oh! It's definitely a practical based martial art, excellent for self defense. It's very good for women because you don't really need a lot of strength to become professional at it, strength is secondary, you just need to be as technical as possible. Generally, it takes quite a few years before you can become very-very professional in it. You have to be patient.
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