From PDN: Respect BJJ. It is key not only to digest BJJ in the shadow of mixed martial arts competition, we should respect the contributions jiu jitsu and the famous Gracie Family have brought to the internationally successful sport of modern MMA. We should also respect what BJJ has brought to its own identity in the competitive world of combat sports and in the bigger scheme of positive networking.
In light of these positive things that have come from the gentle art, let’s celebrate jiu jitsu on Guam for two things: what it has done for us as a martial art, and for what jiu jitsu has done for us as a sport.
Besides providing Guam with great recognition and a very successful track record in international competition, a massive ambition for our jiu jitsu players has cultivated a direction and ambition far beyond just competition credit. It has nurtured a sense of commitment, camaraderie and local pride among our people.
For those of us who might not be the biggest jiu jitsu fans, let’s remember that it was BJJ and the legendary Gracie Family that paved the road for modern MMA today. Though jiu jitsu may not dominate the MMA world today, as it did before, BJJ’s gravity as a martial art continues to educate and positively service the world as its own identity.
You know it! Yeeeeaaaahhh Brrrro! Spoken like an True Ambassador of the game.
