I am enjoying my Jiu-Jitsu class a lot. Like wrestling, it is a very intense workout. The classes are an hour long, which is perfect for an old guy like me. Longer would not be good.
It does seem to use a different set of muscles than anything else I'm currently doing. I know this because of all the little stiff spots this morning. Nothing too bad, but noticeable.
There is only one thing I don't like about the class.
There is nothing like Karate's free sparring, or Judo's randori, or wrestling's mini-matches. Nothing where you just grab each other and go.
This is very old-style traditional in martial arts. This is a bit strange in that this version of Jiu-Jitsu uses a very modern and advanced teaching method.
I like just grabbing and going sometimes. Oh, well.
I am a 68 year old retired teacher living on the west coast of Canada. I spent over 30 years as a student of Karate until my knees stopped liking it. My current passionate activity is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, which I've been at for about 13 years.
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