Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will give you a high level of positional awareness and make you adept at outmaneuvering and controlling an attacker in a self-defense situation. If you were in a situation where you needed to wrestle a gun out of someone’s hands, knowing BJJ will give you enough of an edge that you just might survive.
That said, don’t be stupid.
No martial arts system—even all of them combined—will give you the Jason Bourne ability to consistently defeat a gun-wielding attacker without, you know, dying. To win a fight unarmed, you have to close the distance, finish a takedown, and secure a submission. To win a fight with a gun, you have to flex your pointer finger.
That’s a horrifically dangerous advantage to overcome.
If you are ever in a situation where someone is threatening you with a gun—and these situations should be avoided at all costs—your first reaction should be an attempt to deescalate the situation. Talk calmly. Give up your wallet. And slowly create as much distance as possible. Thinking that you are fast enough and strong enough to beat a gun is a good way to get killed.
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Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will give you a high level of positional awareness and make you adept at outmaneuvering and controlling an attacker in a self-defense situation. If you were in a situation where you needed to wrestle a gun out of someone’s hands, knowing BJJ will give you enough of an edge that you just might survive.
That said, don’t be stupid.
No martial arts system—even all of them combined—will give you the Jason Bourne ability to consistently defeat a gun-wielding attacker without, you know, dying. To win a fight unarmed, you have to close the distance, finish a takedown, and secure a submission. To win a fight with a gun, you have to flex your pointer finger.
That’s a horrifically dangerous advantage to overcome.
If you are ever in a situation where someone is threatening you with a gun—and these situations should be avoided at all costs—your first reaction should be an attempt to deescalate the situation. Talk calmly. Give up your wallet. And slowly create as much distance as possible. Thinking that you are fast enough and strong enough to beat a gun is a good way to get killed.
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