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A fight will nearly always end up on the ground.

Best to know how to fight on the ground.

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Every single UFC fighter trains BJJ in some facet and the best UFC fighters by large are strong grapplers whether that be wrestling or BJJ.

What people in this thread don’t seem to understand is that grapplers dictate whether the fight stays standing or goes to the ground. Understanding how to defend a takedown is just as important as being able to establish a takedown. How to get back up is another aspect of wrestling or BJJ that people don’t understand as well.

I was a HS wrestler and I’m a pretty active competitor in BJJ currently. My gym is an MMA gym so pretty much everything is taught with strikes in mind and understanding where you are vulnerable and I train a mix of striking to complement my Jiu Jitsu.

Ultimately it’s up to you and you can train whatever you like, but the UFC (especially in the early days) has taught us which disciplines are the most dominant and important since 1993. You would be wise to follow those lessons. Whatever you decide, train with your kid. Don’t be the mouth breathing overweight parent telling your kid to go harder when you have no idea what they are going through. Lot of life lessons for everyone of any age to be learned on the mats.

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To the bolded, the vast majority do anyway. To get an idea of what happens when an otherwise very good fighter doesn't bother to train BJJ at all, check out Justin Gaethje's fights against Khabib and Oliveira.

BJJ is somewhat de-emphasized under the modern MMA rule set (mainly because of the short rounds) but even then it's an important skill set for pro fighters. For people training for self defense, even more so.

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Every single UFC fighter trains BJJ in some facet and the best UFC fighters by large are strong grapplers whether that be wrestling or BJJ.

What people in this thread don’t seem to understand is that grapplers dictate whether the fight stays standing or goes to the ground. Understanding how to defend a takedown is just as important as being able to establish a takedown. How to get back up is another aspect of wrestling or BJJ that people don’t understand as well.

I was a HS wrestler and I’m a pretty active competitor in BJJ currently. My gym is an MMA gym so pretty much everything is taught with strikes in mind and understanding where you are vulnerable and I train a mix of striking to complement my Jiu Jitsu.

Ultimately it’s up to you and you can train whatever you like, but the UFC (especially in the early days) has taught us which disciplines are the most dominant and important since 1993. You would be wise to follow those lessons. Whatever you decide, train with your kid. Don’t be the mouth breathing overweight parent telling your kid to go harder when you have no idea what they are going through. Lot of life lessons for everyone of any age to be learned on the mats.

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There is a huge difference between the dojo and the street being, you don't want to be on the ground in a street fight, I don't care how bad ass you are in BJJ

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I want thank everyone for their insights and opinions. I apologize for not responding earlier, but I was traveling for work and dealing with the hurricane preps and hurricane once I returned.