Jiu Jitsu vs Boxing for Self Defense  

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If you have multiple opponents, the best thing to do is to stay on your feet (boxing) and look for a chance to run like hell.

Bit of both is the best, but in a self-defense situation I'd rather have good boxing and a blue belt in BJJ than an black belt and shit boxing. Last thing you want to do is go be mounting a guy and having his buddy start soccer kicking your head. Being able to move effectively with footwork and jab will defuse most self-defense situations without needing to hit a single leg. Especially when there may be more than one aggressor.

I did boxing for one year to learn the basics and now I’m still doing Bjj, one year in. I agree 100% with you

Fully agree. Every martial artist needs to learn both striking and grappling.

Jiu jitsu is a back up plan if you get down to the ground.

Besides the punches, boxing is great for the footwork in a street fight or fighting multiple people.

Both are good because they give you the stamina and the fitness to run away

Boxing/ Kickboxing has been my first love for 2 decades for self defence..

Judo and boxing as the basis for self defence. Nothing better.

Another thing no one told me when I was younger and found out the hard way later, is how bad having a messed up tmj/jaw sucks. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I found out after going to the ER with a pulse of 180 thinking I was having a stroke because of how bad my head hurt. After ruling out all neurological issues, the neurosurgeon says, hold on, have you had your jaw checked out? I said no, I've been meaning to though because it has popped a lot after I injured it in a muay thai tournament. He says, well I think we just figured it out. When you've had injuries to your jaw, it can cause inflammation to spring up almost randomly later on in life. In short, your head swells up. But, there's not really anywhere for this pressure to go, and builds up in your face, head, and neck. It presses on the nerves to these areas and causes all sorts of fun. Stuff like, your ears will ring nonstop while at the same time being so sensitive to loud noises you lose your balance if you're around them. Your eyes can get blurry and also very sensitive to light. You'll have random spasms that will cause your jaw to snap shut where you just have to hope you don't bite your tongue or cheek when it happens. You'll grind your teeth so bad they'll chip or fall out if you don't sleep with a night guard all the time. And, you'll basically have the worst migraines that exist, they just don't go away for weeks or months at a time. There's no real treatment besides medication, physical therapy, orthotics, and surgery if all else fails. Like I said, it just flat out sucks. Meds help. But, they're also so heavy that you'll sleep twice as much as before and not be productive whenever taking them.

I love this channel so much... Tony is a world class athlete but his most important virtue for becoming who he is, is his humility. By being humble he opens himself to learning new things even after achieving so much, motivates me so much to be like him

Well said! I absolutely agree. But as a boxer I might be biased. However, managing my distance and fighting against inexperienced fighters (in a street fight) really made it easy to win. But if I’d fight a more experienced boxer than Jiu Jitsu could save my ass. So I guess it also depends on the opponent(s). Good thing that I don’t get into street fights anymore.

This is the best answer I've ever heard about this.

Jocko said it right, you can run away in almost any striking situation. If they grab you, you can't run and you had better know how to grapple. BJJ for self defense is not inverted heel hooks and tirangles (necessarily), it's getting back to your feet if you end up on the floor and getting out of dodge.

This is literally the best video on this topic on the whole internet

Yes, sir! I do both being 56 and my son does both being 12.

Came to the exact same conclusion with the exact same reasoning. Agree with literally everything you said.

Obsessed! I didn't know you've reached that level. Are we gonna see Tony make BJJ tutorials then? haha.

As a boxing coach/trainer and a US Army Combatives practitioner I believe that the combination of many combat sports is the best tool for self defense. For me the best combination is BJJ and Muay Thai.

Boxing would be the prime discipline to train for self defense in my humble opinion over all, especially for the every day person. For beginners etc, Boxing is the "gateway drug" for lack of a better term to branch out into other disciplines too... Boxing is King 🙂. Great short Tony!

Came to the exact same conclusion with th exact same reasoning. Agree with literally everything you said.

1 on 1 jujitsu hands down but on the streets theres always somebody eager to join in

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Fanstastic, Tony. I’ve used the same argument. Boxing also develops footwork for you to be able to escape if you’re overwhelmed by several dudes. Jiu jitsu is good for getting kicked in the head by your opponent’s buddy (read: other opponent) when trying to go for a key lock.

Congrats on your Jiu Jitsu Medal Tony! You are a true warrior!

YOUR TOTALLY RIGHT! In some cases, sure bjj will be pretty good but if your in a fight your not going to wait to take them down and do a armbar. BECAUSE if your in a fight you want to hit them and get out of there. BECAUSE if your doing bjj on the ground not the same rules apply, like people can punch, bite/ Mike Tysons move, or headbutt. Because I do Bjj, Boxing, Muay Thai, and MMA, so I think your stand up game is more important.

I have 13 years of judo wrestling and juijitsu experience and 5 years of boxing I can confirm boxing is a better self defence tool than grappling

Pat was a living legend now hes a legend that'll live forever.. rest well king

i started boxing this year, been watching all of your videos and others too. soaking up all the knowledge thank you!

You can knock out 5 people in 5 seconds if you're a pro. That's not realistic for 99% of people. And especially not when 5 people are attacking you at the same time.

love the content! i have done about 2 years of jiu jitsu and now im starting to do boxing. i cant do real boxing i cant afford it but watching your videos has really helped me learn. thank you.

totally agree. the majority of the time in a street fight or pub fight punches will do it but if you can take some one down that's also bloody handy.

MMA fighter "It's like ''Would you prefer left or right for self defence?' question. Do both."

Makes me so excited to hear u say u love jiujitsu. If only there was a technology that allowed us to practice boxing without hurting our brains

I personally like both. A fight almost always starts standing up. But a lot of times it ends on the ground. It's best to stay on your feet if possible but it doesn't always end up that way. It's best to be prepared for both standing and ground fighting.

Also sanda is so great for self defense.💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Jocko really made a good case for it. The best thing you can do for self defense is walk/run away. But if someone grabs you and prevents you from running away, that is where jiu jutsu comes in. Also helps prevent any serious injuries to either person, and making the law less of a threat to you

Agreed! Street- any striking is better , and if bjj and Judo Judo better in street

Wrestling is better than BJJ too.

I like what Jocko said, if you have distance you can always run, but if they get up close and grab you, bjj is the best option

So true, because boxing is a full contact Sport

Agree.. fight start stand up.

Love it! Great answer 👌🏼💯

An intelligent human being and a true warrior Tony Jeffries

Very well said! Agree 100%

Boxing and Bjj is one hell of a deadly combo if you learn them both

All of these ground fighting techniques are great, but you need to have the ability to be aware of your surroundings and the ability to get off the ground quickly to revert back to boxing or some other martial art.

I followed you for your boxing mate, however I’ve trained BJJ and grappled for 7 years.. it’s great to see you on this journey , you won’t regret it, gets better and better.. I can totally relate , I used to box and strike a lot but as time goes on, grappling works!! oss

I do BJJ but in a self defence setting It’s leg kicks all day. Quickly neutralises attackers and doesn’t get you arrested 9/10 times.

Boxing is better in a self defense situation imo, one good strike and you run like your coach is chasing you for hitting the bag without wraps

THANKS TONY!

I agree on some points with boxing or striking arts but then again i can point out some of the futility and short comings of striking for self defense as much as i can for grappling for self defense.

I love this guy ..

Spot ON!!!

Agreed mate. Much love from phillipines

I agree with what he say totally. However, I prefer to do both.

Man I watch your vids for almost 3 y. Sorry for never leaving a like bc that would ruin my mysic playlist. Just wanted to leave a big THANK YOU!!! You're one of not many guys on YT who gives good advice. Basically you say same things as my trainer but in a more complete way(my coach has a little language barrier) so it feels like you explain to me why my coach makes me do certain things!! God bless you champ!!!!

Great question.... there is no perfect answer as there are too many variables. Situational awareness is key and avoidance. Staying on your feet is much better from a tactical perspective than going to ground. Combination of good striking (boxing, kick boxing, thai boxing) and grappling (wrestling, bjj, judo) will give you loads of skills in self defence. Krav Maga will also add tactical skills to your toolbox 👍 I love all martial arts / combat sports, but there is no one perfect system. You could be a black belt in everything and still get suckerpunched to the back of the head. Do whatever gives you joy and keeps you fit mentally and physically 👍 Peace ✌️

here's the thing, from the standpoint of who would you normally encounter on the street and time to become competent enough to defend yourself it's got to be boxing. the point is to disable the attacker(s) as fast as possible and boxing does that. the only thing boxing doesn't really touch on is multiple attackers. big up to jujitsu though.

I love your progression to mma

Thx for your content..as always, Very good commentary.. I found that to be true as well

Both have there merits, yet in a street environment with multiple opponents, you need 360 awareness. Going to the ground pretty much guarantees your gonna get stomped. Phrased differently, best to stay on your feet as long as possible.

Along with learning some judo too. Boxing and Jiu jitsu are the two best for self defense in my humble opioid

Tony’s not lying, I’ve watched video’s of a single boxer knocking out multiple opponents..

They are both efficient and productive.

very good points man never thought about it like that,

I am a former black belt in Judo and I now train kickboxing. IMHO boxing/kickboxing is better for self defence because you can take on several opponents while standing. In BJJ you normally pull guard against one opponent which is rather risky in a street fight situation. So I agree with you Tony.

That's why u do both

If you look at all street fights online. They almost always are striking only. Specifically with punches. And they don’t even last that long. Jiu Jitsu is great only to know the Combatives and Basics. After that you don’t need to even be a Purple Belt or anything crazy for self defense.

they compliment each other B is standing JJ is floor work. add wrestling tech to round it off

Yeah boxing would help u more in life for self defense but there both good in my mind

Best self defense is to just run away, it's not worth it to fight desperate people who might have weapons. If you can't run away it's because someone is grappling you, and Jiu Jitsu is king at escaping and running away.

True and good advice

Agree, best IMO would be a kind of kickboxing like muay Thai, but to take it to the next stage you need wrestling/BJJ

I'm Korean, and because of the stupid law in Korea, if you hit the bad guy with a striker even if you're threatened by a bad guy, there's a high probability that the one who used the blow will be legally punished, for whatever reason, so I practice Jiu-Jitsu, and I relatively injure my opponent. I suppress it while not letting it go

You may be correct, but we train for multiple opponents in traditional jiu-jitsu (not BJJ). We have the rule of 4. If you can manage your distance with 4 people, you can do it with 40. One of the key factors is using one person as a blocker so you reduce the concurrent attacks. But in that situation I do find boxing helps a great deal alongside it.

Love your stuff Tony thanks big chap

Both are good but I really like as an exboxer you understand the damage being hit in the head can cause, I have trained boxing and Thaiboxing for almost 30 years and it is the one I like.

Agreed. I started doing BJJ nearly a year ago and while I love it I think striking arts like Boxing and Muay Thai is better for self defense. Ive been training in Muay Thai for 5 years and thats my main martial art.

most street fights devolve into an awkward grappling match because both people probablycant fight well. i think thats an underrated skill as well

Good points

Learn both. As far as fighting multiple assailants the best self defense is learning to read a room. Before it happens to begin with.

Any style of combat is viable depending on the situation. It's really how disciplined and aware one is in such situation. Your safety is number 1 priority, so do whatever possible that'll get you out efficiently.

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I agree boxing is the more effective defense and offense in any street fight! Now if you do have some skill in grappling that would make you a war machine!! I box every weekend!before that,Ive had a lot of street fights coming up and i know for a fact its going to start with our hands!! So a master boxer would floor most aggressors from the start!! 🫡🥊🥊🥊 salute coach 🥊🥊

This is true thanks tony

Good on ya brother

Simply agree

Gonna do both

Depends on the scenario. If you are going to fight several opponents simultaneously like a group of bullies, then boxing. For 1 on 1 fights, jiu jitsu all the way, just look the first MMA fights from 1993.

This guy hammered MATT HAINEY flat. ☮️💯💥lead right hook was his go to weapon. 😉💥💯

top 10 reasons to mix martial arts instead of just sticking to one. Be shapeless like water, and fit into any shape as they say

Good point

100 % I'm a black belt in Japanese traditional jujitsu which is good for self defence and different from bjj which I have a Blue belt in and I wouldn't want to have good boxer up on me thanks to your videos . 👌👌

Coach always says the best self defense is good cardio

In a street fight, it's never 1v1. Its always the unexpected.

Both.😊

facts . going to the ground is fatal on the street . ju jitsu only works on the ground. judo would be better for the street . I've seen multiple videos of boxers taking out 2-3 people in street. haven't seen any ju jitsu taking out more than 1 person

My old boxing coach used to say that the real best martial art for self defense is parkour but if you can't run, boxing till you can is also good lol