12 Ways Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Can Improve Your Life: 3. Self-Defense

One of the fundamental building blocks of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is learning how to defend yourself or someone else from an attacker. Whether you’re learning a basic skill in the fundamentals class or an advanced technique that you’re going to use for a competition, it can almost always be applied in a self-defense situation. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu also teaches you to recognize the beginning stages of an escalating situation. This allows you to properly position yourself if the situation intensifies and take the appropriate course of action to defend yourself and others. In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you build-up strength, cardio, and dexterity. All these attributes improve your chances of having a positive outcome in your self-defense situation. They also give you a greater chance of walking away from a confrontation uninjured and healthy.