Let me first say that I love wrestling, having wrestled in college Div 1. I agree with the previous comments about BJJ being more effective in finishing fights than wrestling. Wrestlers are wide open for submissions because the sport is focused on preventing any ‘potentially dangerous situations’.

A wrestler would go for a front headlock and not even know that a wicked Arm Triangle was right there. Wrestlers are also prone to getting caught in many submissions because we never had to worry about front guilotine chokes from duck unders and shots.

For the size debate, in 1997 Royler Gracie 143 lbs fought in the absolute division beating a 275 pounder, 200 pounder, then loosing to a large world champion in the semifinals. But he won the most technical fighter award.

Royce Gracie consistently beat people who outweighed him by more than 50 pounds. He won 3 UFC titles and today is the only man in the history of no holds barred matches to successfully defeat four opponents in one night. He beat a Sumo Grand Champion Akebono, 6′ 8″ 486lbs in 2min with a shoulder lock.

All that to say that in BJJ you learn to position yourself so that you can focus your strength on the larger opponent’s weak spots like an elbow joint. I’d recommend you give it a try. Come checkout our school www.memphisbjj.com

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