learn-jiu-jitsu-online.com: February 2016

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

What do you think about?

When you’re in class what do you think about?

Do you think about the drill or technique at hand?
Are you visualizing how the technique will go?
Are you visualizing how this would be applied in a real fight?
Are you thinking about what you would need to do if the technique fails?

What about outside of class? Do you think about or visualize your techniques when you’re not training?

While you should always be a focused as possible on what you are doing, visualizing should be, needs to be, a part of your training. If all you do is show up for class, train and go home you’re missing a very important step in your skill development. You are slowing your progress and limiting your ability.

The funny thing is that to your brain visulation can be almost as good as doing the real thing!

Have a look at this article: Learn by Visualization

==>Arm Shoulder Lock<==

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Cheers,

Jamie Rickard (Sensei)

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Variation is the spice of life…

Always remember that your syllabus, and it’s don’t matter what martial art, is only the starting point. To really understand any martial art system you need to study the syllabus and once you know it, start to play with it.

==>Standing Arm Lock<==

How does any one part fit into the whole of the system?

Is there other ways of doing this?
Is there other ways of getting to this technique?
What would I do if it didn’t work?
What would I do if this was done to me?

These are just a few of the questions you should be asking yourself. These questions will help you better fully understand your chosen art.

==>Standing Arm Lock<==

Taking something out of its original context and playing with variations will greatly help you remember and improve your abilities overall AND with the original technique. The great thing is that this is true to almost anything… martial arts, playing guitar, drawing, painting…

Have a look at this article: Variation is the key to deeper learning!

Now in closing please remember that while you SHOULD play around with the techniques in your syllabus you should NOT change your syllabus. There is a BIG difference between the two!

Cheers,

Jamie Rickard (Sensei)

Head Instructor

Koketsu Kai - Tiger's Den Jiu-jitsu and Grappling

Located at:

SMA/Patry Total Fitness

745 Development Dr

Kingston, Ontario

www.tigersdenjiu-jitsu.com

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Knee Block to Leg Takedown... ouch!

If you didn’t check out last week’s blog on motivation you should check it out HERE.

Last week I also posted a great VIDEO about a striking sequence that leads beautifully into a throw or takedown.

This week let’s look at another striking / takedown sequence.

Your attacker has managed to close the distance and gotten into a clinch. From here we have to be aware of short arm attacks/punches, elbows, takedowns and knees. For this video and today discussion let’s assume they clinch then attack with the knee a very common attack sequence. It doesn’t really matter if they are throwing the knee at your head or your midsection the sequence shown in the video below is a great way to stop the knee, hurt their leg and setup for a nice leg takedown!

==>Knee Block to Leg Takedown<==

The great thing about this block is that it uses your whole body to stop their leg. Even people that train in the kicking arts, like kick boxing and muay thai often do not condition the tops of their leg. The shins and sides yes, but often the tops of the legs still remain much easier to hurt and get a reaction from.

If they bomb the knee and the tops of their legs are not conditioned, the block may well end they fight right there. Even when practicing this technique and people are going light you can see their eyes go big after the block and they start rubbing their leg. I had a student do it moderately hard one day, after his knee met my elbows it shot straight back and he ended up on the ground face down!

While they are thinking about what just happened to their leg, this opens a great opportunity for a takedown. The leg through I show in the video is great because you don’t need to get out of the clinch if they still manage to have it on.

Check out the video and try it in your next class. Please be nice and let your partner know not to kick too had, it really does hurt a ton.

==>Knee Block to Leg Takedown<==