Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and self defense in Woodstock Georgia

Last week in our Gracie Jiu-Jitsu class we were studying how to escape the site control position. This week we have been looking at methods to control someone if you have them in the site control position as well as methods of attack. Most of the basic attacks we look at inside control position are based on joint locking but you must also consider the possibility of striking in the beginning. Even though the fundamental class primarily looks at joint locking it is important to always consider where and when you can strike your opponent or where and when they can strike you. There are many variations in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that you can learn from the many positions, but once you start considering the possibility of striking it shortens the list of possibilities significantly. This mindset is important especially if you are training for self-defense and not competition.


You have four basic fundamental attacks on the arm inside control position. Two are based on a straight arm position and the other two are based on a bit arm position. One thing I always tell my students to consider is that the arm can only do two basic things and that is to contract or expand. Due to the nature of the joints of the arm they can contract or expand on many different planes but generally it will break down to just that, a straight arm or a bit arm. It is important to initially see the principles like this because it keeps it simple and simple is good if you are attempting to do a technique in a stressful situation.


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