| Repetition is the key to success in Jiu-Jitsu. | | | | you're in the heat of the battle, technique isn't |
| Unfortunately, it is one of the critical areas that many | | | | something you need to worry about. You'll already |
| practitioners neglect. | | | | have the brain memorization of your movement and |
| Continual occurrence of fluent technique in any sport | | | | your reaction will be swift. |
| will eventually engrain a thoughtless reaction of | | | | Second, once you constantly perform technique, it |
| application for a specific sport. Basketball players | | | | allows the practitioner to critique your performance |
| know to keep their shoulders square when they | | | | more closely. |
| shoot the ball, soccer players know to keep their | | | | Before Carlson Gracie Sr. passed away, I attended a |
| knee over the ball when they rip a shot and Jiu-Jitsu | | | | seminar of his. In the beginning of the seminar, he |
| fighters, well, they're still learning the benefits of | | | | stated that he doesn't distinguish between beginning |
| repeated exercises. | | | | and advanced techniques between belts. All |
| If you enter any Judo class, instructors will harp on | | | | techniques need to be mastered through repetition. |
| breakfalls, basic throws and rolls prior to learning the | | | | The only advantage older students had over their |
| actual technique of the art. Boxers will also spend | | | | younger peers, was that they've performed their |
| large doses of their training shadow boxing prior to | | | | techniques more often than their counterparts. |
| starting an actual, technical session. | | | | Andre Pederneiras also mentioned that before he |
| So where exactly is the repetition in Jiu-Jitsu? | | | | starts his workout, he'll go through hundreds of |
| At my academy, the first portion of class is always | | | | armbars and triangle chokes as his warm-up routine. |
| dedicated to the essence of Jiu-Jitsu, which entails | | | | So, based upon what we've gone over through this |
| guard passes, armbars, triangles and sweeps to name | | | | message, repetition is the key to technique success. |
| a few. These techniques are constantly a foundation | | | | Before you start working on a new move that your |
| of our training and are the first thing we do before | | | | instructor has enthrusted upon you, go back and |
| moving on to advanced steps. | | | | work on the basics. Mastering the skill set you |
| If students have trouble learning the subtleties of | | | | already encompass will be more beneficial to you, |
| these techniques, we thoroughly go over them to | | | | rather than adding another piece of arsenal to an |
| ensure knowledge of the basics before advancing. | | | | already demanding fighting base. The benefits of |
| Repetition has various benefits and long term gain for | | | | your repetitive endeavors will repeatedly pay more |
| an individual, but I'll cite two reasons why you should | | | | dividends towards your future success as a Jiu-Jitsu |
| concentrate on repetition. For starters, it cements | | | | fighter. |
| the techniques into your route memory. So, when | | | | |