Wisdom ^bmacwisdom
- In a Triangle, every limb is for angle or posture control ^6cc5d9
- Choke general:
An open elbow is better at cutting off the blood flow
- All sweeps are about using your opponent's momentum against them
Wisdom
- Every time you get onto your side, your back is also exposed:
- Higher hips win the scramble
- Maintain control of the feet after a sweep
- Don't let them control your head. Top priority
- Keep your trex arms, never let them get underhooks
- Frames beat underhooks, angles beat frames
- An underhook is only slightly more Inside Position than an overhook provided that they are equally deep
- Principle: Work in diagonals to weaken your opponent
- If you're trying to control an opponent's limb, keep it attached to your chest
- You must stay relaxed.
- "Where your head goes your body follows"
- I hear this a lot but it applies in so many different situations.
- Work in diagonal lines. "Skinny X"
- Whether it's Danaher's Kimura or JJM's Side Control Elbow escape, to be optimally efficient, you must push against a wall (your partner) where it is weak. If you push into it's support beam, you do not succeed, if you push at an angle, you tip it over.
- Learn to build a wheel from scratch, but don’t reinvent the wheel. Other people have worked tirelessly to find the best wheel design, learn from them first before you try to make your own from scratch. It'll save you countless hours.
- The ultimate principle: Efficiency. High efficiency results in energy saved and more effective submissions.
- Connection
- When you lock up your limbs (figure-four, lockdown), you may have to release the lock before utilizing them.