Stop

​We are working in a combat sport based in a means to defend ourselves. We must not let other people attack us. If you cannot mount an offense, you must have proficient defense. You must stop people from doing things to you. What does this look like in sport Jiu Jitsu? It looks like keeping your arms and neck in, it looks like small constant movement so that no one is comfortable holding you down, it looks like putting your legs between yourself and them, it looks like being proficient in making and maintaining connections, and it looks a little bit like you are getting thrashed. There is a massive difference between utilizing adept defensive grappling and getting killed, both hurt, but one hurts way less. If you are constantly in bad places where people are imposing their will on you, you can’t make a 3 hour long vale tudo fight, and that’s the difference. If you’re not a dynamically offensive person, then you need to ask yourself if stylistically you can weather a long-term onslaught and survive? These are the goals. If you can do both even better.