>>27284>Either you can beat someone while under them, or you can't beat someone while under them. If you can, pulling them ontop of you is a good idea in a fight. If you can't, you are not good a Jiu-JitsuDude, Jiu-Jitsu black belts will tell you the same thing I'm telling you. Putting yourself on the ground in a street fight is probably the stupidest thing you can do, because you are limiting your movement and putting yourself in a vulnerable position against an opponent that can decide to do anything to you. He does not have to grapple you on the ground, and neither do his friends. Even teachers like Eli Knight, who do teach how to use BJJ in a self-defense situation, make videos mocking the concept of dropping guard in a street fight. You can use BJJ for self-defense, make no mistake, but it won't be through dropping guard. It will be by controlling the movement of your attacker and using it to gain a positional advantage to perform your own strikes on him, to put him on the ground as opposed to yourself, or to get out of a situation where he has you on the ground already. Take the time and think about this rationally: What actual benefits do you get putting yourself on the ground in a random street encounter, and what risks do you inherit doing so?