
Why is conceptual jiu jitsu a better way to learn jiu jitsu? Because conceptual jiu jitsu applies to multiple techniques and can encourage becoming your own teacher.
What is base and what makes an effective base?
Identify when your opponent's base fails by their center of gravity crossing their four points of contact. Control contact points to create openings for escapes and flower sweeps.
Defend a guillotine with the Von Flue by threading the right hand under the head and forming a tripod with three points of contact, and applying weight on the neck.
Explore complete choke classification in jiu jitsu, distinguishing blood chokes from air chokes, and examine rear naked choke, triangle choke, and arm triangle applications.
Explore the push pull method used in stand-up arts like Muay Thai and Judo to turn momentum against the opponent, powering sit-up sweeps and guillotine setups.
Explore the push/pull method in UFC through George Saint-Pierre's timing of takedowns to counter forward momentum, using the opponent's energy to set up double leg takedowns.
If you want to either learn jiu jitsu or accelerate your learning if you are experienced, then you need to rethink how you train. Memorization should not be the way to learn, but rather understanding. In this course we will review 4 concepts and relevant techniques to those concepts. However, the learning doesn't stop after these techniques. You will identify these whenever you roll and start to realize that hundreds of techniques all use the same principles. You will be able to apply techniques that you've never learned, just by knowing the concept behind it.
Let's make yourself, your greatest teacher. This process is the same one used by many popular grapplers and world champions including Kit Dale who is known for his rapid growth from white belt to black belt in just 4 years. Less than half the time than what is usually expected to meet that level.
For white belts and new beginners, learning these techniques will accelerate your learning process to cut the time to receiving your blue belt.
If you are experiencing the "blue belt blues" I encourage you to try these concepts to keep your learning moving forward.
If you are a purple belt, it is time you move on from just memorizing techniques, but try to understand techniques more and learn the methods and reasoning rather than the step by step instructions.