The most Important things you will ever know in grappling.

[mantisboxer]

I will impart the wisdom that My teachers have given me I bring you the most important things you will ever learn in grappling!

 

First of all heres the biggest mistake any grappler can ever make

 

1. Relax

 

Relation is the key to almost every aspect of life. When your grappling and your tense you miss oppertunities you dont feel weight shifts your slow you breath heavy and get tired all the more quickly. Grappling is akin to a game of chess and haveing a nap at the same time with many the time being just makeing small movenments then with a big finish out of nowhere. ALLWAYS RELAX

 

2. Keep Your center of gravity low

 

I cannot count the amount of times I have seen begginers come to me and ask me to watch their match when they do not have a concept of staying low... do not be embaressed when grappling to accidently brush against one another it happens. You must stay low and stay close the closer the better. (Usually)

 

3. Keep your chin down

 

Whenever I face a opponet from another school they allways comment on how they can never get any chokes on me, well this is because i allways keep my chin in if you are no exposing you neck you wont get choked out (you still can its just harder)

 

4. Deception

 

Allways bait your opponet and be ready to be faked out from him. Once you get to a certain level people will never be honest with you in their body language and shift their weight and try to get your attention onto other things so they can work their magic allways be alert.

 

5. NEVER GIVE YOUR BACK!

 

The most basic and self explanatory rules here NEVER EVVVVER GIVE YOUR BACK!

 

Please add things at your lesiure.

[shanemm]

interesting...if i had to pick the top thing that anyone can learn from grappling i would say relaxing.

 

a few other comments... when you stay low make sure it's your whole body and not just your upper body. keeping your chin low won't always solve your problems with chokes so keep a hand there, you also don't want to have to tap cause they're ripping your jaw off. in general, yes staying off your back is good, but don't go out of your way if it's not neccessary; just as many moves can be pulled from below as on top...

[White Warlock]

- Stay in Motion

 

Never stay still, or you will lock up and become tense.

 

- Regulate your Breathing

 

If you don't maintain proper, controlled, and relaxed breathing... you will tire in seconds.

 

Can't think of anything else at the moment

[Vito]

what about how to tap out?

[White Warlock]

that's relevant to sport only. I don't think about 'sport' anymore.

in general, yes staying off your back is good, but don't go out of your way if it's not neccessary; just as many moves can be pulled from below as on top...

Umm, he wasn't referring to staying off your back. He was referring to 'giving' your back to your opponent. I.e., presenting your back to your opponent.

[Rio]

in general, yes staying off your back is good, but don't go out of your way if it's not neccessary; just as many moves can be pulled from below as on top...

 

I think he meant don't give your opponent your back....not don't pull guard. It's a lot harder to defend against chokes when the person is behind you...

[shanemm]

oic..yeah i agree, sorry i got confused...

[Shane]

Relax, take it easy

 

I have to agree with relaxing, that was something that took me awhile to do when I first started grappling, but you find out fast that your just waisting a lot of energy by not relaxing!

 

good post

[Kreisi]

for example in judo every throw starts from the mistake of your opponent so i would say that concentration is the most important thing