Wayne Terran

I'd argue the most crucial time of your Jiu-Jitsu journey is during your Blue Belt. Here's why...

What are common places you get stuck when playing bottom Half Guard?

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@BartShirley Should add this to the recipe 👌

@WayneTerran *if you fail to stop the crossface, use the lockdown to generate space for the knee shield, imo.

Your Half Guard can work against bigger guys. ...you just can't give up after your John Wayne sweep fails. Here's the order for the system:

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TLDR: People get injured from these 3 main factors. Poor body mechanics, lack of understanding techniques, and emotions. If you want to see another post about how to minimize injuries, drop a like or you can share via Quote/Repost.

3. Ability To Control Emotions (Ego) Someone mounted on top of you or having a guy on your back with an arm around your neck can be scary. It'll elicit a flight or fight response for most. The breathing starts getting hectic and the body gets stiff. Being able to control your emotions is a huge factor. So your emotions become another risk for injuries. For newer folks, it's their emotions and the feeling of being in an intimidating situation that will put them at risk. While for people who have been training for some time, it will typically be ego. We hear the words all the time "Leave your ego at the door." But what does that mean? Example: Trying to force a technique that doesn't fit the situation. When you force your way, you're increasing the intensity to compensate for a technique that doesn't fit in that situation. BJJ is about taking two human bodies to fight in a certain configuration. It's like taking two puzzle pieces and jamming it together. If you're trying to jam that piece into a bad shape, one or both will get hurt. And even if you don't get hurt immediately, it will wear down your body over time. It's just not a smart way to train. Another way ego comes into play is in a competitive scenario. Competition is great, but there's a time and place for it. And you need to be around people who also understand that. For most people, they're training to develop skills to get better. If you develop skills, overtime you will inevitably win. But winning is sport related and should be separated from the majority of training. If you train and your main focus is to beat your partner, your ego will influence your movements. You're no longer focused on what's directly in front of you. A lot of schools are pushing for the competitive culture. Again, great for competition, but horrible for everyday training. You're focused on winning but not on technique--two different things. Over time, your body will not be able to keep up with that. There's a reason why elite fighters go through fight camps. You can't be in a fight camp year round. For everyday hobbyists (which if you're reading this you're probably a hobbyist), it should always be about daily learning. There's a time and place for competitive situations.

If you just started training Jiu-Jitsu or looking to join, you're probably curious about how frequent people get injured. So I'll share the 3 main factors that lead to injuries 👇

@Tua_Better1 I think Marcelo is a great person to learn butterfly hooks from. Especially from open guard.

@WayneTerran Passing and butterfly guard. I know butterfly sweeps just don’t know how to set them up from open guard. Been working on leg locks recently. Got the ankle lock down pretty well from single leg x.

What's one position you'd like to get better at right now?

@talesoftheMat Don't rush the seatbelt!

@WayneTerran Attacking the turtle

@cmlacourse Nice, DLR is really versatile. I used to play it a lot but I became too dependent on it. So now I try to use it more as a point of control rather than having a full guard game around it.

@WayneTerran I’ve been working on DLR. I spent a lot of time going underneath (knee shield or RDLR). Now I want to attack going around

@STillerbear I've been focused on stand up this year and it's been a lot of fun for me.

@WayneTerran Probably standup.