Ingenuity

​We have established solutions, there are ways to do things that have worked for centuries that will work forever. On the flip side there are also things that work or work better than what’s already been discovered. A professional Jiu Jitsu athlete example of this is J-Rod, I watched him roll with Mighty Mouse the other day and as usual he was doing really weird things, interestingly enough he was able to do the same really weird things over and over again. Just like his armbar defense, he does things that from a traditional standpoint would be blasphemous, but it works. I have a student who operates the same way, not as dynamic, but his Jiu Jitsu is mostly comprised of putting himself and others in really weird situations and using that to submit them. It’s nice because I get to make fun of him, but I also get to see 1 of 1 grappling all the time. Allowing ingenuity is beneficial, thinking outside the box is beneficial, keep Jiu Jitsu weird.