There are a lot of useful techniques that you'll learn on your martial arts journey, both in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and any other combat sport out there.
And you won't go wrong with any of them.

But when it comes to tense situations on the street, no other technique and no other martial art will be as helpful to you as the art of Verbal Jiu-Jitsu.

The ability to deescalate the situation will save you from far more trouble than any punch, throw, or submission could.
Not just when it comes to actually protecting yourself, but also when it comes to the legal repercussions of what that punch/throw/submission might entail.

This skill will enable you to get away from something that could have otherwise turned into a very ugly ordeal.
And it's time you learn it.

Legendary martial arts coach Tim Tackett has phrased it better than I ever could, all the way back in 2016.
Watch the video below and learn from his words:

You have to learn it almost as much as learning how to defend yourself.
It's to avoid all that bul**hit, so you don't spend 6 years in prison just because you hit a dude and he falls down & hits his head.

Verbal Jiu-Jitsu, learn it!