Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is the use of balance, movement and leverage, along with strategy to bring your opponent/attacker down to the ground. BJJ teaches you to take away their balance, limit their movement and gain leverage over your opponent to defeat them by submission without harming them. BJJ uses taping as a way to stop training before someone is hurt when practicing submissions. Submissions are controlled joint locks and chokes.
Training BJJ is a fun, thoughtful game of human chess as both people seek a dominant and submission. Though challenging, fun and difficult at times, BJJ provides a lot of benefits; self defense, confidence, self belief, strength, flexibility and Grit. All of these aspects transfer over to all places in your life.