Zen Jiu Jitsu by Staark Oliver

Author:Staark, Oliver [Staark, Oliver]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2012-08-27T16:00:00+00:00

Rolling

This is the fun part right! After all what's the use of drilling, mastering technique if you never get a chance to sample the goods on anyone? This is true but as with all parts of this text I have a few suggestions.

Next time you roll decide your game plan before you actually play. Think about your weekly preview, what have you been working on? What's the Go-To move that you would like to improve and see if it works? This is a better system than what I see at most academies. A lot of BJJ students seem to roll aimlessly! Next time you are going to roll ask these two questions of your partner, "Do you have any injuries, anything I need to watch?" and "What are you working on? You want to work toward a position?"

I always ask these before every roll, the first question is respectful, this is my training partner, if he has sore ribs from a prior roll then I don't go in for side smash passes. If his fingers are swollen then I'm easy on grip breaks. The second question is more telling. Virtually 90% of all the team members you roll with will answer "Nah, nothing much, let's just roll."

Now they are either guarding their game plan, they might not want you to know they have a killer Berimbolo move ready to strike, but the chances are that your partner is just 'rolling' around. This is ineffective training. The whole ethos of BJJ was based on minimum effort equals maximum result, using leverage to create a favorable position or as described in most business situations this is described as: Efficiency.

Rolling around on the ground with sweaty guys is not a statement I could find in any books on efficiency. Believe me, I've looked. A valid game plan before you begin is efficient .

There is nothing to say your game plan will prove to be efficient. Especially if it's your first outing for a particular technique, it's bound to be fraught with missed details, poor leverage, timid execution, but as you drill and become more confident then this situation will change. Time on the mats is a huge part of this equation to become one thousand percent improved in thirty days and that's the goal. The end result.

Make sure that when you roll you keep it technical at all times. If you hit the mat for the sparring session and feel tension in your body then it is not a good sign that you will be loose enough to get technical. If your face feels tense and you can't crack a smile with your training partner, no matter what, then you need to slow down. You'll never get through thirty days of rolling if every training session is a World Championship, life or death, bout.

Being technical helps you relax. It's much easier to roll when you have an idea of what you are doing or plan to do. If you are a white belt you may still be in the 'I don't know what I don't know' phase, and this is good, enjoy it.

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