What is The Secret that The Fastest Learners Use When Learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
What is The Secret that The Fastest Learners Use When Learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
They stay relaxed.
My definition in this case for relaxed is "the absence of unnecessary muscular tension."
Many guys first come into a BJJ or MMA class pumped full of adrenaline and full of unnecessary muscular tension. This is to be expected because they're coming into a combat sport or "fighting" environment. Also years of weight training have conditioned many students to flex and tense up their bodies.
But all this tension works against them in at least five ways:
1. If your body is tense it can't move easily, so you have trouble mimicking (and learning) new movements. You become frozen stiff.
Don't be a Jiu Jitsu Stiff
2. And all of that adrenaline takes you out of your "thinking" mind and into your reptilian brain - you have trouble processing new information.
"What did he just say?"
3. You waste energy and tire yourself out quickly. This means less time for effective practice. Sometimes this can be as common as "over gripping". This is when you grab onto to your opponent with a death grip instead of grabbing just hard enough to maintain your grip.
"Must keep holding on..."
4. You're more likely to injure yourself or your training partner when you're too tense.
Don't be a Jiu Jitsu Train Wreck
5. And it's much easier for your opponent to control you and sweep you when you're tense.
For a further explanation of this last point, check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2KQW1r8uoI
Norwood MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Dedham MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Boston MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Walpole MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Needham MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Sharon MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Randolph MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Weymouth MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Westwood MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Canton MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
They stay relaxed.
My definition in this case for relaxed is "the absence of unnecessary muscular tension."
Many guys first come into a BJJ or MMA class pumped full of adrenaline and full of unnecessary muscular tension. This is to be expected because they're coming into a combat sport or "fighting" environment. Also years of weight training have conditioned many students to flex and tense up their bodies.
But all this tension works against them in at least five ways:
1. If your body is tense it can't move easily, so you have trouble mimicking (and learning) new movements. You become frozen stiff.
Don't be a Jiu Jitsu Stiff
2. And all of that adrenaline takes you out of your "thinking" mind and into your reptilian brain - you have trouble processing new information.
"What did he just say?"
3. You waste energy and tire yourself out quickly. This means less time for effective practice. Sometimes this can be as common as "over gripping". This is when you grab onto to your opponent with a death grip instead of grabbing just hard enough to maintain your grip.
"Must keep holding on..."
4. You're more likely to injure yourself or your training partner when you're too tense.
5. And it's much easier for your opponent to control you and sweep you when you're tense.
For a further explanation of this last point, check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2KQW1r8uoI
Norwood MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Dedham MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Boston MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Walpole MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Needham MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Sharon MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Randolph MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Weymouth MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Westwood MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Canton MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts Gym
Posted by JohnJConnors at 4/29/2009 4:32 PM 
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Tags: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mixed Martial Arts
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mixed Martial Arts
Keep them coming, John!
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Thanks for the great tips John
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Great videos John! See you on the mat
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