Hrungnir
Level 7 Valued Member
I disagree, how many Bodybuilder vs Black Belt videos has BJJ generated going back to the old Gracie Challenge days? Watching a little guy take out a bodybuilder is one of the founding cornerstones of BJJ marketing in the US. It predates competition BJJ in the states, and therefore weight classes.It’s not that any of these are anti-BB, but most of them have weight classes so if you add mass you can’t be as competitive as you’ll move up weight classes.
There’s a saying that Caio Terra says, “technique conquers all.” Basically, spending time to get bigger is not time better spent than working on your skills for your sport. As many have noted, as you age you will lose speed and power, and if your game relies on that over technique you’ll be screwed.
Pavel has noted this dozens of times. It’s not that he’s anti-bb, it’s just not advantageous for a lot of the people his programs are designed for.
Just go in YouTube and search, it still is a major marketing tool.