ONE flyweight MMA world champion Demetrious Johnson has shored-up appreciation for Brazilian jiu-jitsu now so much so that believes it is a solid foundation for an MMA career, even one he would encourage his kids to pick up for self-defense.
“If my kids were to fight, I would have them do jiu-jitsu first, because you cannot teach 18 years of grappling. You just can’t. The grips, the sweeps, the balance. You can’t do that all.”
“When it comes to boxing, you can just [teach] them to drop the weight like that. You can learn in two years to control the distance and you’re good to go.”
“If my kids were to fight, I would have them do jiu-jitsu first, because you cannot teach 18 years of grappling. You just can’t. The grips, the sweeps, the balance. You can’t do that all.”
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