The hack to make you understand Jiu Jitsu and improve faster

There is a hidden framework in Jiu Jitsu.  The red line through all of your techniques. The bjj unifying principle that all techniques have in common. Learn this and it’s like a hack that makes you understand jiu jitsu faster.

What do all techniques have in common?

The way your core, your body moves.

In jiu jitsu we have to learn to exert strenght with our core. Our frames (arms and legs) are merely conductors that transmit the pressure from our core to our opponent. If we keep our frames rigid and our body connected, every movement we make, will be felt by our opponent.

If we realize that movement is so important, it makes sense that we have to move as efficient as possible. The most effective way to apply pressure on our opponent, is by using rotation from the core.
If our frames are conductors, then our core is like a battery; it’s the one part of our body that can generate strength most efficiently with minimal exercition.

In this video I will show you how to rotate as effectively as possible. It is shown here from a defensive perspective. The challenge for you is to see the applications in offense and reactions on top that counter it.

This is a perfect introduction to my BJJ Fanatics instructional: ‘A General Introduction to the Mirroring Principle and the Babybridge’. 

In the next video, you can see an example of how this sequence can by used offensively by Cody Maltais.

A common problem, and serious threat, when holding the guillotine in bottom side control, is the Von Flue Choke. Cody shows how you can not only use the Babybridge to defend the Von Flue Choke, but also use ‘Head – Shoulder – Knees and Toes’ sequence, to get back to your knees, while mantaining the guillotine. This way you can keep a constant threat.

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