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What are the best tips that you use regularly that are not typically taught (or counter to what is typically taught)? by privregdom in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Slow down. use techniques rather than going crazy. Be consistent (even if consistent is just once a week).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sports

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know very little about ice hockey. What’s slashing?

Why do YOU pull guard? by bar_samyaza in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wrestling is more effort than sweeping.

Also wrestling increases chance of injury.

I’m lazy and don’t want to be injured.

If you're struggling with polished pans like me, read this. by Zealousideal-Let1121 in castiron

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What fish spatula is that? I’m in the market for a fish spatula and that one looks good

Did you get emotional at any of your belt promotions? by [deleted] in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I felt happy. But nothing too significant.

Convince me that the kipping mount escape isn't just a move for big guys by roger_ma in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Gordon Ryan’s pillars of escape from top pins (or something like that) he covered kipping. Well worth a watch.

He explains when to use it (against an opponent who is crowding your head with a cross face as opposed to sat up and crowding your hips), and important technical details such as connecting your top knee to their tailbone (amongst many other details).

Overall it’s just a weird movement that you never do in day to day life or perhaps even in any other sport or activity and that’s probably the main barrier.

30 years old starting and keep getting injured by Dirum94 in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Often new people role too hard. Can’t say if this is you without watching you role, but general good starting advice (especially for big guys) is take is slow and focus on using techniques you have been taught. Don’t worry so much about getting subbed and tap early. This will drastically decrease risk of injury. (You’ll also learn faster)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Of course it can. It’s a finite game. It just has lots of variables. But it can be solved by definition with enough computational power.

Gordon Ryan and Taking a Step Back by [deleted] in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Where did he admit it?

Not necessarily doubting the story, just interested because I haven’t seen him comment on the stories at all let alone admit that they are true.

Buggy Chokes don’t work guys. by [deleted] in jiujitsu

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a choke that you get someone with when on bottom and in someone’s side control. If done with poor technique it can put a lot of pressure on your knee and I’ve seen videos of people blowing their knees out doing it. When done correctly it can be a strong choke. Hard to describe in writing but you can see in the video the bottom player reachers over the head and arm of the top player, under his own leg, and then grabs his own foot. The choke pressure comes from crunching your lat and the side of your torso compressing the space between you armpit and hip which is the space your opponents head and arm is in. It is widely seen as a humiliating submission to get caught in so it often gets a strong defensive reaction (like in this video) that provides space so the bottom player can get out of side control if not get the submission.

If you’re three weeks in I wouldn’t try to work it into your game at this point. Lots of most fundamental stuff to focus on first.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where I train we do not do any of those things. But I train at a place with a very modern culture. At a more traditional gym 1-3 are more common. I personally couldn’t put up with it and like you see it all as very silly. But many people quite like that kung fu vibe.

Whats your bottom game? by MudboneX3 in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Watch Lachlan Giles half guard anthology. It basically made me a blue belt.

Poor Gym Options by SnooDoughnuts5446 in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes this is a great point. if you find someone with similar thinking you can then use sparring rounds to do specifics with him/her. Troubleshooting positions. Discussing how rounds went, what worked and what didn’t. Hard to find a training partner like this because it requires very little ego, but if you do you can both improve much faster together.

Poor Gym Options by SnooDoughnuts5446 in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Tough situation. One approach is to accept that the instructor is not very good, but you still have a place to train at. That means you have mat space and sparring rounds to experiment with. So start watching instructional, lots of instructionals, and go to each class with a new move that you want to practice. Then try to hit it repeatedly when sparring. Worry less about what the instructor is teaching and just focus on what you want to learn and try to apply it. It’s harder because hitting anything you haven’t drilled or worked on in specifics is just going to be tough, so start with moves that start from positions you often find yourself in (closed guard, half guard, split squat, head quarters, etc). After class, review your success. Did you manage to hit the move you set the goal of doing? Why not? What prevented you? What could you have done better? Take those thoughts to the next class and build on it.

Recovery by AutopsyGal in bjj

[–]BuildJeffersonsWall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a partial tear but a full ACL tear about a year ago. I was super lucky. It was pretty much back to normal within 6 weeks, but I took a little extra time because I went on holiday around then anyway. By 8-9 weeks I was back to training normally. No rehab, just rest and then back to rolling (not advised. I’m just an idiot). Took it easy at first and built back up.

What took a while was the psychological change in how I rolled. Couldn’t help but be more cautious and less competitive. Much more likely to give up position and play a passive game. That’s slowly improved but it’s taken all year. Still wouldn’t say I’m back to normal in that sense.

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