There comes a time in every martial artist's life when (s)he must reconcile her social life with friends and family, and her hobby of punching/kicking/choking/cuddling the crap out of people. As you may have surmised, this is that time for me.
Long story short: my family (mom/stepdad in particular) have recently taken an interest in my combat-cuddling shenanigans, mostly due to the fact that neither of them really know much about it aside from the name. Were I a boxer, wrestler or Karateka, they would already have an idea of what it is I do (for better or worse), but Jiu-Jitsu tends to confuse people who aren't really into MA (the "wrestling with choke-holds and stuff"-analogy only gets me so far). What I want, then, is an ambassador for the art, in the form of a video, something I can proudly point at and say "this is Jiu-Jitsu".
Is there some match in particular that you feel gives a good impression, some documentary I could point people to? Doesn't matter if it's from a committed grappling event or just some coolness from the early UFCs, any and all suggestions are appreciated.
Long story short: my family (mom/stepdad in particular) have recently taken an interest in my combat-cuddling shenanigans, mostly due to the fact that neither of them really know much about it aside from the name. Were I a boxer, wrestler or Karateka, they would already have an idea of what it is I do (for better or worse), but Jiu-Jitsu tends to confuse people who aren't really into MA (the "wrestling with choke-holds and stuff"-analogy only gets me so far). What I want, then, is an ambassador for the art, in the form of a video, something I can proudly point at and say "this is Jiu-Jitsu".
Is there some match in particular that you feel gives a good impression, some documentary I could point people to? Doesn't matter if it's from a committed grappling event or just some coolness from the early UFCs, any and all suggestions are appreciated.