More no gi Jiu Jitsu! I agree. And the bag squeezing sounds great, but if your time is limited like mine, you could just squeeze/clench your classmates in live rolling while in a clenching position, ei, RG, Prison guard, etc.
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More no gi Jiu Jitsu! I agree. And the bag squeezing sounds great, but if your time is limited like mine, you could just squeeze/clench your classmates in live rolling while in a clenching position, ei, RG, Prison guard, etc.
First off, at the lower levels (like me) I agree with people saying that more time doing jiu jitsu will be of the most benefit. On the other hand all pro athletes perform exercises to work attributes which are important in their sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Jodoin
Physically strong wrist are important in grip/hand fighting but since I can break grips of guys way bigger and stronger than me, I have to say the technical side is more important.
Im pretty new but for me; looking up the anatomy of the wrist and arm bones and then getting really high and daydreaming about anatomy as it applies to grips, helped my grip game. When you are slippery, having a knowledge about those bones is a great help.
Great first post!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Jodoin
Yup. To increase my grip strength I roll and grip the shit outta people. Gripping intelligently and using the bodies natural handles at proper angles dramatically increases your power(not strength) as well. "There is no better preparation for the act, than the act itself."Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh Passini
I have a good story about strength vs technique. About 8-9 years ago I was training two Jiu Jitsu players for the Pan-Ams up at BTT in Boston. In order to better program their strength and conditioning I decided to get a gi and roll with them. I ended up training with some blue belts and a purple or two. I had zero idea what to do but none of them could submit me. I just held on and wouldn't let go. Most of this was due to grip strength. One of my athletes was a female purple belt who had just gotten promoted. My weight advantage on her exceeded her entire bodyweight by about 25lbs. I was surprised but she wanted to have a go after watching her friends fail to submit me. Brazilian gameness or female gameness...either way... We started off on the ground, took the hand slap and began. I grabbed for her gi thinking I could just immobilize her and she launched herself around to my back. She was like a monkey. I couldn't reach her. She went for the rear naked but, as I didn't have a neck, per se, she quickly abandoned that option rather than engage a battle of futility. This is where brains over strength prevailed. She put her forearm bone into the nerve just under my teeth and hung her entire 105 lbs from that. I tapped like my hand was on fire. She celebrated by jumping around the mat and we all had a good laugh.
Later I rolled with a black belt and he repeatedly submitted me in a variety of ways without any effort at all. He talked calmly the whole time.
What I took from all of that was that technique trumps strength once that technique passes a certain level. (And don't mess with skilled females)
Because strength is my thing, and my crutch, I always say it is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it, but, at the end of the day I do agree with the idea of rolling more no-gi. Technique would likely improve and adapt faster vs someone like me. As a beginner I would "tend" to abandon technique and fall back on my strength thus slowing my path to mastery. Less so now that I'm getting old, but still...
Ultimately, technique wins...If, however, a weakness is glaring, by all means, seek and destroy...
My philosophy with training is to destroy weaknesses (technical, mental and/or physical) while continuously building upon your strengths.
My first mission is flexibility. I work it 2-3 times per day.
Ps. She went on to earn her black belt...I think she was BTT-Boston's first female under Joao Amaral