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>BJJ marketing is that you can take on people way bigger than you with it by design.
You said it yourself, marketed. I'm not hating on it just for the sake of it because I've been to BJJ dojos myself and while I'm not an expert, there's stuff in it that's actually practical and works (in some situations). And that takes me to my next point, a lot of its supposed effectiveness against bigger dudes, against men vs women, vs other styles and even armed people is more of a carefully handled PR campaign than any factual reality. There's no such thing as a magical style that will allow anyone to win fights stacked against them consistently.
>That obviously goes right out the window when you have to people who are also trained but it’s considered rude to bring that part up.
Not even just similarly skilled people, sometimes the gaps in skill don't really mean anything even when even relatively modest gaps in physical strength and weight are involved. I remember how a few years ago a title contender MMA pro couldn't put down some junkie that broke into his house no matter what he did just because he was that high, and the MMA guy was easily around 90 kgs. I've seen and know enough to deduce there's nothing much even highly trained women could do to defend against a guy, even one of comparable weight, that's really determinate to hurt them in most situations.
>Some girl can probably beat some unarmed man with no training though that part does seem reasonable.
You could say that about a lot of fighting styles as long as the gap and the conditions are favorable enough. My issue is the lack of honesty when you see instructors or dojo owners selling their style as an actual, learneable super power.
>It’s more to make the girls feel better though
Sure, but most dojos never show you that small print. There's plenty of people who walk out of those places with an unwarranted self confidence writing checks much bigger than what their skill can cash.
