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I think there’s a point of too much information. Maybe I’m wrong, but it seems like sometimes there are unnecessary distinctions between things or a variety of names for the same thing that might not need to be named at all. I saw a pdf of leg entanglement positions the other day and my thought was how can this be too much information and incomplete at the same time? Knowing the names of these positions, doesn’t equate to any sort of skill development and the differentiations between one and another doesn’t warrant a whole separate category. Leg entanglements aren’t judo throws; your configuration doesn’t really change the effectiveness enough to warrant separate nomenclature. It just becomes confusing at a certain point.
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Here’s the dilemma we face. You should learn leg locks, as a submission grappler, you should be able to submit the whole body. In many settings though, a majority of the ways to do that will get you disqualified in competition. So, if it’s part of your game and something you rely on, you fall back to it and even if you are successful, you still technically lose. I like leg locks, I find them useful, but you’re sort of damned if you do and damned if you don’t as the short term saves you from losing $100 for breaking the rules, and the long term puts a giant hole in your game. Learn leg locks, try to separate them from competition.
Being reliable is within your control, because if you demonstrate you can’t be counted on people stop counting on you. I’ve been guilty of it, I think everyone has. You just don’t get to be upset for not being included when you’ve demonstrated you’re not reliable. If you want to change your reputation, start being consistent, and not just when there’s something on the horizon. Be consistent throughout the year. If people know they can trust what you say and do then they’ll be more likely to include you. Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready as they say. It’s a lot easier to have a core group of consistency that ramps up when necessary, than it is to have to bring up stragglers and round up people far and wide so you can adequately prepare.
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https://youtu.be/sumXHpYvEJY?si=IL35vZqYtncbA7eO The highest success rate in removing someone from our back is not in relentlessly rolling over and over again, but in using the mat to scrape them off of us. Many times, when we just try to roll while someone is attached behind us, they come along and end up flattening us out. Conventionally I would rather see what’s happening to me, so even if I end up on the bottom, getting my shoulder blades and hips to the floor allows me to have a better understanding of the dangers I face. So we slide away rather than turn away as the simplest method to remove chest to back control.
1a. Double inside- off balance, control knee line
1b. Engage, stay up, free knee line 1c. Slx- OBCKL 1d. ESUFKL 2a. X- OBCKL 2b. ESUFKL 2c. Heel Catch 2d. 3a. Toe hold 3b. Free Foot 3c. Double inside seated 3d. Stand up 4a. 50/50- inside position to finish 4b. 4c. Smashed SLX- finish 4d. ESUFKL 5a. 1/2- double trouble 5b. 5c. Inside heel- control 5d. Free foot 6a. Outside heel- control 6b. Free foot 6c. Saddle- finish 6d. Free feet 7a. Peripheral 50/50- finish 7b. ESUFKL 7c. K-guard- finish 7d. ESUFKL 8a. Bear trap 8b. ESUFKL 8c. Kanibasami 8d. ESUFKL Constant coaching is detrimental in a competitive situation. It is already stressful enough and to add a constant stream of information on top of that is not a positive. The information should already have happened in the room, and the goal of the coach is to see things from the outside and instill confidence in the athlete. Instructions should be simple and concise; I’m not teaching you how to do something as you’re competing. I also don’t want to give a lot away to your opponent, because they are listening too. Also, coaching should be geared towards the tournament, constant positional advice in a submission only tournament is not allowing your athlete to be as successful as they can be.
The vast majority of people who do Jiu Jitsu do it as a hobby, it’s fitness and fun in their off time. As such, we train casually, don’t take it that seriously, and just have a good time. This has pluses and minuses. Being relaxed is much less taxing on your cardio and allows you to think more clearly. The drawback is you are in a game of combat or actual combat. In either scenario we want to exit the situation as early as possible. Strike hard, strike fast, no mercy, if you want to compete or defend yourself we have to work on economy of effort and making sure we leave as quickly and minimally damaged as possible.
I think this is probably a me issue, but something I think about with using CLA is whether I should direct people to easier paths. I know visual and verbal cues are part of ecological dynamics but am I harming the novelty by giving the information rather than having everyone come to a conclusion on their own. Where is the line of too much intervention? Can I intervene more without negatively affecting skill acquisition? If you think my approach to coaching is just set it and forget it, this is the window into how wrong you are.
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