Please help me to understand how to not use my strength when I roll durring jujitsu

Question

Once someone grabs a hold of you it is so hard to not use strength. Is there anything you can say to help me

Answer 1

basically "when pushed you pull when pulled you push"in other words you allow him to use his strength in the direction he wants to use it and make him extend his energy past the point of accomplishing his goal.

Now the bad news unfortunately the complete technical expertise and knowledge of doing this I have never found in any one art as each only has part of the answer depending on their concept of what an "attack" is.

JUDO is mainly stand up grappling and throwing BJJ is mainly ground work AIKIDO  is mainly opponents charging at you from a few feet away .

Each has part of the answer but each is limited by not having the whole answer..

You should not think of not applying strength but using what you have in a constructive "steering" the opponent to where you want him to be and that usually involves using the direction in which he is using his strength to over extend .himself.This can be large scale as in a charging attack or small scale as in defeating an arm bar or any lock..

Answer 2

Most of the answers are already give, but let me just add my two cents.

It's not completely about "not using straight", its more about how, where, and when do you use strength to overcome an opponent in the commission of a technique.

The problem with using strength as an initial response is that if the attacker is stronger than you, you will lose. However, if you know a technique and apply the strength in commission of the technique, you will have better chances of success.

In other words, learn your techniques, THEN use strength to supplement the leverage of your techniques.

Answer 3

I'd say just try not to muscle your way through things. Try to make the technique happen by moving and utilizing the proper angles and stuff -- vague as that is. Also, if one technique isn't quite working, rather than trying to power through it, attack another opening instead. (ie: you're trying to pry his grip apart for an armbar but he's too strong. catch him in a bicep-slicer instead.)

Oh and...

Two specific energy savers that I can think of would be to keep your elbows and arms close to your core when you're on the bottom and keep your center low when you're on top. The further from your body that your arms are, the weaker you are. Hence you'll have to expend more strength and energy to compensate.

in terms of gi, I have no clue though. I always used too much strength in gi.  

Answer 4

"ju" means to yeild. often it is translated as "soft" or "gentle" ...but anyone who's practiced it can tell you it isnt a "kindness of heart" (though that comes later)

ju means to yeild to force. rather than fighting it directly...strength on strength.

if i come barreling at you on a bicycle. you have 2 main options.

1 you can stand there and let me hit you and HOPE you are strong enough to stop my force directly

2 you can simply step to the side and give me a light shove from the side and send me flying off course.

this is how "4 oz can move 1000 lbs" ...an expression often used in chinese martial arts.

don't fight strength directly with more strength. just go with 'em...if he wants to go that way....go that way.

when he pushes, rather than pushing back...pull! when he pulls...you push!

if you grab my lapels and walk forcefully forward shoving me backward...rather than pushing back to see which of us is stronger. ill simply step back and pull you in the direction you are already moving...but faster than your feet can keep up. ie....now i can throw you...hip throws, shoulder throws, circle throws...body drops...all kinds of throws.

on the ground it'd be like bridging someone out of the mount. you try bridging right, but he resists you...so bridge left suddenly and he's already going the direction you want him to go.

a prime example is when you are mounted on your opponent and he turns...you dont try to stop him from turning...you just put that knee up  and let him turn...and he just gave you his back! that is a great example of using "ju"

Answer 5

when you roll just practice using less strength. like practice flowing with your partner then it will slowly come by.  

Answer 6

Thats something wil will eventually learn with a lot more practise. good luck.

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