Mental Preparation for Battle

[Derek Stewart]

Its not kill mode, its win mode, there is nothing wrong with being calm and patient, the way i see it is we can be calm and patient and wait for our opponent to make a mistake or i can make you make a mistake or better yet force the submission (we do that in 10th planet), i'd rather not wait for you to get tired of waiting on me and rather work on making my opponent make a mistake.

great example, the rubber guard is not about waiting for openings and waiting for our opponent to get bored and decide to try and pass, its constant crushing pressure where our opponents are forced to react. Thats why i love it, Its about CRUSHING THEIR SOUL lol

[Xsimon]

I'm interested in this topic as well.. I used to be incredibly aggressive.. the whole practice how you compete(works well in other sports). Then I had to relax once I started jujitsu or I would have never learned anything let alone accomplish anything. But now when I compete I end up being completely ok with just laying there and relaxing.. My "aggression" when I see an opening is also nowhere near where it used to be.. my rolling and competing end up being the same amount of effort.

Not saying I'm a dead fish but nearing it.. The matches I win never actually feel right or deserved.

[Stephan Pepin]

I think you should just be calm and patient yet explosive at the same time when you see a opening. Mental preperation is important in martial arts but you need the reps to really be comfortable in a fight.

[michael craig]

you just need to watch a few episodes og dragon ball Z ...that will get you pumped up.

[NelsonLucca]

Visualize... I try to cover everything an my counters to situations. I also make a cheat sheet I look over before a match, things I might forget

[Louis Ho]

It's good to have the ability to roll relaxed and technical. However, you can't roll like that all the time. You gotta roll hard, especially preparing for a comp. You need to have the cardio to push the entire match, and have the technique to back it up. You have to prepare yourself so that you have the confidence to push your agenda, your game. Don't let your opponent establish his game. You need a gameplan, believe in your gameplan, and execute at 100%, no less.

[Scott Yockel]

I'm with louis on this one. somedays you gotta test yourself and push the pace. also you need to a gameplan, a skill set with takedowns,sweeps,submission. staying focused and relaxed, also listen to your coach!!!

[Joshua Jarboe]

I like that crushing souls thing, I think it's rightly abstract. If you have a very static gameplan and your opponent is smart, he can use a "Moving The Shade" strategy to determine what your gameplan is and what you are good at, adapt a gameplan to beat you and commit to it 100%. If you have trained hard and have many resources at your disposal, if you know your opponent's resources and gameplan, you should be able to find a way to win. You must train diligently.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

NERD ALERT

Remember the movie "The Lion King?" You know you watched it and loved it. Don't kid yourself.

Mufasa teaches Simba how to pounce. How to hunt. Stay low. Don't let 'em see you coming. Then POUNCE.

Now everyone feel free to make fun of me for Lion King references.

[Jon Helton]

Thanks for the feedback gentlemen. The key is determining when to be relaxed and when to crush their soul. I know how to accomplish this now....by watching the Lion King before tourneys.