Self-Defense (But in a Different Sense)

People often wonder about how effective or practical BJJ can be in a self-defense context.
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And also which style is “better” than other styles when it comes to self-defense.
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You hear this one often enough as well:
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“Oh, that move won’t work in a self-defense situation”.
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Thankfully, I was never involved in a situation where I had to use my BJJ skills against an aggressor who had an intention to harm me.
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I suppose that’s the case with many of you as well…
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… unless you’re in a profession where you have to deal with potential violence OR you live in a place where violent crimes happen frequently.
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Anyway…
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I bet most BJJ practitioners hardly run into situations where they have to defend themselves.
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But I also bet that most BJJ practitioners run into another kind of “self-defense” situations.
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And in such situations, they can use their BJJ lessons to “protect” themselves.
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Who are your opponents here?
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Well…
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Real-life problems.
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It can be as simple as tackling new tasks at work.
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Or dealing with some relationship issues.
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Or perhaps something direr like recovering from a severe accident.
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We all go through hardships, and what you learn in BJJ can give you a better perspective to deal with such hardships.
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After all, BJJ is a problem-solving game in a way.
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You are presented with various problems, and these problems are physically and mentally demanding.
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You learn how to solve them and test if you can actually solve them.
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You will get used to this seemingly simple process of making mistakes and correcting them.
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Going through this process over and over, you will improve your skills.
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You develop your mental toughness as well.
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Of course, what’s required in solving real-life problems may be totally different, but when you are aware:
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1) You suck in the beginning
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and
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2) You can get better by practicing
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You are in a much better position to wrestle with hardships in life.
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(And you can tap if it’s too much as well… you can start over again.)
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I think this kind of problem-solving attitude + mental toughness is way more relevant to most of us who practice BJJ than getting cornered by a group of villains with various weapons.
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Now, I’m curious… how do you use BJJ in the sense of what I wrote in this post?