The "Secrets" to Off-Balancing
Understanding Tension and Little Details that Make a HUGE Difference
This is going to be one of my best emails yet.
It’s going to contain some gems that will take your techniques to the next level if you’re able to implement and it’s not going to take much effort on your part.
Often times, I tell my students that if they can’t seem to figure a position out, just move their opponent and off- balance them. Too many times, students get stuck on a position where they’re just incredibly tense and don’t understand what to do next procedurally.
If you don’t have technical knowledge, it’s ok. That will come with time. But, what you don’t have to wait too long for is an incredibly important component to making MOST of your techniques work.
The ability to disrupt someone’s balance is one of the most important skills you’ll need to develop in jiu-jitsu. If you can’t off-balance your opponent, your techniques are unlikely to work (unless you’re able to overpower them).
Now, off-balancing isn’t difficult. You just need to understand where the vulnerabilities in a person’s position are as well as a better understanding of directionality. You’ll also need to understand tension and how it applies in the context of off-balancing.
And this is EXACTLY what I’m going to show you in today’s videos.
What you’ll get below is a 3 part series on off-balancing.
The first video will show you kuzushi from the standing position. I’ll show you what part of your arm to use off-balance your opponent more effectively as well as WHERE you should be off-balancing in the first place.
Next, we’ll apply these same ideas from the guard position. I’ll show you the same concepts we covered in the standing position, except now off your back.
And last, one final note on tension (or lack thereof) and how we can apply it to make our guard passing much more effective.
Ready to dive in? Let’s GO!
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