I have used Jiu Jitsu in street scenarios. once at a club with multiple opponents - one a man double my weight and the other a woman. The original format of GJJ teaches very solid Self defense techniques. It is not all about going to the ground like people assume. I defeated both of those people using GJJ without going to the ground at all.

The problem is that most people see the sporting aspect of BJJ and think that the skills are not very realistic for a street fight and in some sense they are correct. BJJ is still very capable of being used in the street scenario but the distance management and the self defense applications are not being taught in the BJJ curriculum. Traditionally the style was taught for self defense applications and yes there is striking taught as well.

When you take someone to the ground you must be very aware of your surroundings and you must make sure you snap or nap them very quickly then get back to base. So that you are prepared to negotiate other possible aggressors.

GJJ teaches many stand up techniques, yes you learn punch defense, yes you learn kick defense and yes you learn weapons defense. The problem is like i said, most people just see the watered down format used in BJJ today rather than the traditional GJJ format and curriculum. This is all because of the sporting and MMA world chopping the original GJJ format to pieces to take what is best for their sports. So people see this format and see what is taught here and think they are learning the traditional curriculum which is completely wrong. This is why i oppose sports training and competition training

The traditional Gracie answer, per "Brazilian Jiujitsu: Theory and Technique" written by Renzo and Royler Gracie, is that against an opponent who's trying to punch you, your objective is to close the distance, clinch, and take the fight to the ground.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of using grappling offensively outside of a controlled environment. It may be necessary- if BJJ is all you know, you pretty much HAVE to go to it, or if you're in a situation where you're trying to NOT hurt the guy- but defensively, it's great. If you fall or get tackled, BJJ training can help you reverse the position, get back to your feet, or even apply a finishing maneuver like a choke. The fact that BJJ allows you to train your techniques against resisting opponents at near full speed means it's a great way to prepare for applying them under stress.

well this depends. number 1 your saying you can fight of takedowns without and grappling experince yourself? cause thats makes me question his skill level a lil i find if i have a lil grappling and you got none i take you down fairly easy that said im 6 foot 3 300 pound man. its been debated gracie jiu jitsu vs regular bjj if your talking gjj its supposed to be more self defense oriented it includes headbutts a lil stand up ect then theres your regular bjj that he prob pratices where its all grappling not even striking on the ground. either way im saying the grounds the lst place you wanna be in street fight i take you down and your homie mite hit me in the back of the headfrom where i cant see. that said one on one i think jiujitsus best if your a girl walking to your car at night alone and 1 guy trys to rape you bjjs giunna help you more then boxing. in a fight where your poissibly being attacked by more then 1 guy muay thais best cause you learn alot more in muay thai then boxing. certain gracies have recentally came out and said all you need for mma is gjj and i think thats booshit

Street fight is quite a wrong word by itself. Do you have to fight like a bear on the street, or would you rather just live and try to use minimal violence to keep your face beautiful and handsome, hopefully without any big scars?

If you use BJJ, as controlling force against resisting enemy. Maybe it's more useful than expected. However, controlling forces against dangerous, ill-intention, or homicidal force. It's not too good to go there.

It depends. If it's one on one, then it's very effective. But most street fights are pretty unfair, or if it's an unruly bar fight, there's going to be a lot of factors that we wouldn't consider in the gym/school. For example, broken bottles, stools, and friends.

The original version of GJJ is having a lot of self-defense..To get an idea here is 1 and a half hour of self-defense videos of GJJ, with no rolling in the ground...