Check out this interesting interview with Royce Gracie, Royce brings up some important points even though I don't totally agree with his ideas and methods.
One of the main points that Royce misses out on is the evolution brought on in the game.
I do agree that sport Jiujitsu is a whole different animal than MMA, and that it is very far removed from both MMA and the street, that’s why it has it’s own distinct set of rules.
I’m not against it as long as people see it for what it is.
I do like what Relson is doing rules wise with his tournament, by keeping with his fathers rules.
It's important to make changes in sport BJJ to prevent stalling and playing for points. This is one of the biggest weaknesses of sport BJJ and the fact that you can stall and play for points only brings the art down. By implementing rules where you can't hold a position for longer than 30 seconds or hold onto sleeves for long either also helps to push the pace of the match and create urgency to dominate your opponent.
MMA isn’t street self defense either and it’s important to make distinctions, as for ruining a martial art, only the people practicing the art can do that. If everyone agrees to better rules that support more realism and action then this will help the sport maintain it's interest and applicability to fighting.
If people want real self defense and the instructors are being honest about their goals in teaching the art then I don’t see why this is a problem.
Most people can tell the difference between street and sport.
I prefer watching MMA as well to pure sport tournaments but both have their place as watching a sport tournament of Jiujitsu for what it is, is interesting as well although currently far removed from the self defense applications.
You can check out the interview here:
http://www.insidebjj.com/2010/09/01/royce-gracie-interview/
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