The Center

dI went back home last week and trained with my Pallaton BJJ family. Something that kept coming up was the center line concept. The physics of fighting, and in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sense grappling relies on dominating an imaginary central line in your opponent and yourself. Understanding the center line concept allows for the creation of advantageous angles. In no combat scenario do I recommend staying straight in front of someone and attempting to mount an offense. Percentage-wise, such a strategy is at best a 50/50 proposition, so how do we adjust this dynamic in our favor? We use the center lines. Every person has two center lines, vertically through the middle of their nose and horizontally at the top of the pelvis. Successful offense comes from moving my center line to one side of my opponent. The horizontal bisection is strongly biased towards lowering your center line for efficient attacks, whereas the vertical bisection is preference based towards your attacking side. In any case whether separately or used in conjunction, analyzing your angle of approach is "shockingly effective".