That being said everyone at my gym that competes cuts serious weight. That is quite the range of weight classes which as easily seen are not that much far apart. So far there are 9 weight classes that range from 127lbs male and 102lbs female all the way to unrestricted weight above 222lbs male or 175lbs female. Not to tall and not to short. Female 511 i compete at lightweight 150lb in the gi 145lb without. Jiu jitsu is such a vast sport that everybody has his own gameplan with his own attacks sweeps transition pace he fights at etc.

In brazilian jiu jitsu theres anything but a lack of weight classes. Gender height weight and then you can make cool graphs. It is such a great workout that it is one of the best weight loss programs that i know of. Strength is relative to the sport. How many out of shape guys and girls did i see starting bjj and. Style of jiu jitsu.

The bjj weight classes span 6kg thats nearly 14lbs in imperial measurements. What does a body built for bjj look like. Gspbendoaldo are 3 good examples. With most of the extra weight being in the lower half of the body. As such your weight should support the type of gameplan you are using. What do they look like as far as height weight musculature.

Youre grabbing pulling pushing getting thrown and generally exerting a huge amount of energy. In bjj strong is relative. In bjj a competitor does not need to be as strong as possiblewhat a competitor needs is to be strong for their weight. Not too lanky and not too bulky. A slightly higher weight and strength will improve that. How big is the average bjj participant.

Ideal heightweight ratio for bjj 6022011 249am so i got sold by a discussion on the importance of competition in bjj in another thread and have decided to strap on a sack and compete. For example a competitor who competes in the lightweight division has a maximum allowed body weight of 1675lbs at the time of weigh in. Its pretty obvious that you want to be as close to the top of your weight category as possible as there is no point giving away a potential 6kg to your opponents. Having a pressure passing smash passing style. Adults weight to height ratio chart. 4 6 137 cm 6377 lb 285349 kg 6377 lb 285349 kg 4 7 140 cm 6883 lb 308376 kg 6884 lb 308381 kg 4 8 142 cm 7288 lb 326399 kg 7490 lb 335408 kg 4 9 145 cm 7794 lb 349426 kg 7997 lb 358439 kg 4 10 147 cm 8199 lb 364449 kg 85103 lb 385467 kg 4 11.

I think the best body type in mma would be average height for the division while being semi stocky. Now im a complete newb and have some need for advice on the subject. Brazilian jiu jitsu is a very demanding sport. Why not make an actual survey. Additionally would this average size be indicative of an ideal size for a bjj participant. All you need is 3 questions.

I recently read about how michael phelps for example has a body that is built for swimming.

Gallery of Bjj Height Weight Ratio