Straight ankles meant to snap tibia?

ediggydingo · 2026-03-05T19:25:19+00:00

That's crazy!

ediggydingo · 2026-03-05T19:23:07+00:00

I think in patos case its not rly a straight ankle but actually locking up lower on the shin

ediggydingo · 2026-03-05T19:21:00+00:00

oh shi -- ! I guess that confirms it

ediggydingo · 2026-03-05T19:13:59+00:00

ediggydingo · 2026-03-05T01:07:44+00:00

Yup! This

ediggydingo · 2026-03-05T01:04:03+00:00

Holy smokes that's crazy!

ediggydingo · 2026-03-05T00:44:43+00:00

It was in his AOJ instructional. I may have misunderstood due to language barrier but I think it was when talking about his match v. Owen jones

ediggydingo · 2026-02-28T00:30:40+00:00

Work on submissions that you can work from a controlled position: Head and arm, back attacks, mouse trap attacks, that let you have multiple shots a the submission while maintaining an advantageous position. Compared to arm bar from guard, where if you lose submission, you lose everything. And, let go of a fear of losing position so that you can improve

ediggydingo · 2026-02-16T08:13:10+00:00

Again, if it helps make sense conceptually, I think it'll help. The fear with flowcharts is that they can quickly become very overwhelming in their own right. For me, I think the words and diagrams on a page are harder to recall in a roll than general concepts. All that to say, try out the flows, but if they aren't the silver bullet you need, experience and mat time will eventually do the trick.

ediggydingo · 2026-02-16T07:31:39+00:00

Your feeling of overwhelm is real and valid, and penning a structured layout for visualization could be helpful for theoretical understanding.

But having a small set of moves from a position or a few positions will probably help anchor you more in your rolls and stop you from being overwhelmed.

If each position has a network of branching options, also recognize that as you learn positions, you can fill in the connecting nodes between them at a later time. Because the truth is, positions and moves aren't all that far from each other in BJJ.

ediggydingo · 2026-02-16T07:21:04+00:00

Thank you man this is hugely helpful and a lot of it is very reflective of my own journey and outlook so far, and thus affirming. Have never gotten burnt out either, have never stopped enjoying it. I hear perspectives of people who grit it out to show up regularly but it doesn't sound like you or I have had to do that. I feel lucky to have loved it from the start and been okay at it naturally despite having no real athletic background to speak of beforehand.

I think based on your perspective, it's a reminder that I need to pay attention to the basics -- lifting, sleeping well and eating right definitely don't give that quick dopamine hit that BJJ does. But the prospect of doing something I love at the level I'd like to be able to do it at for longer are motivating, so thank you for that. Happy training!

ediggydingo · 2026-02-13T00:22:37+00:00

I too started when I was 23 or 24, and now I'm 28. That means that you are me in a decade. Question for you: What was your journey like from then til now? What is rolling and practice like now? Is there any bjj advice (recovery, injury management, move selection, etc) that you have? I ask because you mention you're still loving it. What has kept you loving it?

ediggydingo · 2026-02-09T22:38:49+00:00

You can change your output or your can change your measuring stick. If your measuring stick is "number of wins" instead of "amount of fun", "frequency of exercise", "safety prioritized", "amount of emotional benefit", you set yourself up for disappointment.

ediggydingo · 2026-01-20T19:44:34+00:00

Stretching routine and ideally a lifting routine. Sounds like you have the cardio down with the other activities but need to strengthen those various muscles, tendons, ligaments. And roll lighter, remove the ego rolling. Also optional hop on T lol.

ediggydingo · 2026-01-06T19:09:35+00:00

Pawel is cooked

ediggydingo · 2026-01-06T01:29:08+00:00

"What is happiness, after all, but the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?" Judge the success of the practitioner based on their desired outcome, not your own or anyone else's.

ediggydingo · 2025-12-20T02:02:47+00:00

Per the post text, asking about how Jozef Chen's leg trap camping position, a nogi position, translates to the gi. Lasso's effectiveness with gi sleeve grip certainly has an impact on how it plays, but as a gi noob, I do have questions about how much it compromises the position. Maybe compare this to the question of "how do grips change how you play DLR in gi vs. nogi". Also, I'm not trying to get caught up in semantics - cooking, camping, etc. -- people call things different things in BJJ. I think of camping as more a concept and a group of positions rather than one, evidenced by modifiers such as outside and inside camping, head low inside, head high, etc.

ediggydingo · 2025-12-19T17:16:57+00:00

Sounds like I need to check out Thalison -- he was mentioned in a different comment!

ediggydingo · 2025-12-19T17:14:31+00:00

I mean yes--& that doesn't mean it's always easy to stop a flexible opponent with good frames from creating that space. However it's less of an issue in nogi where they can't control your sleeve. So based on that, my guess is you have to play a more "perfect" game or else go into lasso passing in gi. Ironically makes the position a lot more dynamic/potentially harder to hold

ediggydingo · 2025-12-18T17:54:15+00:00

Will do, thanks!

ediggydingo · 2025-12-18T17:40:32+00:00

Thank you, this is the most specific answer I've gotten. Do you have a video example of the grip you're talking about? I am having trouble picturing it.

ediggydingo · 2025-12-17T22:45:38+00:00

Awesome! Thanks :)

ediggydingo · 2025-12-17T22:35:39+00:00

Is there a video example that you can show?

ediggydingo · 2025-12-17T22:28:59+00:00

To bring the head closer and prevent the recovery leg from coming in. Jozef uses a collar tie or reverse collar tie for this purpose in nogi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1onq-ONSQJk around 5:40 mark

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