What Belt is ChatGPT in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? A Stupid Zero Stripe White Belt

I set out with the intention of ChatGPT building me a fully-featured Brazilian jiu jitsu game. The results were… less than impressive.

I started by giving ChatGPT a softball, and asked it to write me a game in a box from closed guard.

Write me a heuristic approach to attacking in Brazilian jiu jitsu from a closed guard

ChatGPT‘s response:

1. Open the guard: Start by applying pressure on your opponent’s hips, and use your arms to break their closed guard.
2. Clear the hips: Once you have opened the guard, use your legs to control your opponent’s hips, preventing them from closing the guard once more.
3. Control the posture: Once you’re in an open guard, use your arms to control your opponent’s posture and stop them from posturing up.
4. Create space: Use your legs to create space between you and your opponent, allowing you to move around and create angles to attack.
5. Attack: Now that you have space, you can attack with a range of submissions and sweeps, depending on what your opponent is doing.

Obviously ChatGPT thought I was talking about being in someone’s closed guard, rather than having someone in your closed guard, so I clarified.

What about from the defenders side, the person who is on bottom with their opponent held in their closed guard?

ChatGPT‘s response:

1. Maintain the guard: Keep your guard closed and stay active with your hips, preventing your opponent from breaking your guard.
2. Create space: Use your arms to create space between you and your opponent, allowing you to move around and escape.
3. Control the posture: Use your arms to control your opponent’s posture and stop them from posturing up.
4. Sweep or submit: Once you have created space, you can look for sweeps or submissions to put your opponent off balance and gain an advantage.
5. Recover the guard: If all else fails, use your legs to recover the guard and get back to a closed guard.

What are some good ways to bait your opponent into a scissor sweep?

ChatGPT‘s response:

1. Keep your guard closed: The scissor sweep is most effective when your opponent can’t post up and break your guard.
2. Create space: Use your arms to create space between you and your opponent, allowing you to move around and set up the sweep.
3. Control the posture: Use your arms to control your opponent’s posture and prevent them from posturing up.
4. Fake an attack: Make it look like you’re going for a submission or a sweep, and when your opponent reacts, switch to the scissor sweep.
5. Set up the sweep: Use your legs to set up the scissor sweep and grab your opponent’s leg to complete the sweep.

What are some heuristic attacks I could fake that setup the scissor sweep well?

ChatGPT‘s response:

1. Fake the armbar: Use your arms to make it look like you’re going for an armbar and when your opponent reacts, switch to the scissor sweep.
2. Fake the triangle choke: Use your arms and legs to make it look like you’re going for a triangle choke, and when your opponent reacts, switch to the scissor sweep.
3. Fake the guillotine choke: Use your arms and legs to make it look like you’re going for a guillotine choke, and when your opponent reacts, switch to the scissor sweep.
4. Fake the hip bump sweep: Use your legs to make it look like you’re going for a hip bump sweep, and when your opponent reacts, switch to the scissor sweep.
5. Fake the omaplata: Use your arms and legs to make it look like you’re going for an omaplata and when your opponent reacts, switch to the scissor sweep.

Can you be more specific on faking a triangle choke? What are the points that will make my opponent react that will setup the scissor sweep?

ChatGPT‘s response:

1. Position your hips: Start by positioning your hips underneath your opponent’s armpit, so that your hips are close to their neck.
2. Reach your arm across: Reach your arm across your opponent’s neck and grab your opposite shoulder, to start the choke.
3. Squeeze your legs: Squeeze your legs together around your opponent’s torso, to complete the choke.
4. Fake the squeeze: Pretend to squeeze your legs together, and when your opponent reacts, switch to the scissor sweep.
5. Set up the sweep: Use your legs to set up the scissor sweep and grab your opponent’s leg to complete the sweep.

Can you be more specific by describing the steps a master of closed guard like Roger Gracie would do it?

ChatGPT‘s response:

1. Position your hips: Start by positioning your hips underneath your opponent’s armpit, so that your hips are close to their neck.
2. Reach your arm across: Reach your arm across your opponent’s neck and grab your opposite shoulder, to start the choke.
3. Squeeze your legs: Squeeze your legs together around your opponent’s torso, to complete the choke.
4. Create angles: Use your legs to create angles and move your body around, making it difficult for your opponent to defend.
5. Fake the squeeze: Pretend to squeeze your legs together, and when your opponent reacts, switch to the scissor sweep.
6. Set up the sweep: Use your legs to set up the scissor sweep and grab your opponent’s leg to complete the sweep.

Overall? ChatGPT fell short from teaching me jiu jitsu, let alone giving me a game in the box like I’d hoped.