Technical preparation in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Technical preparation in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Technical knowledge is not enough. One must transcend techniques for the art to become an artless art, growing out of the unconscious. Daisetsu Suzuki The cornerstone: technique. Since my beginnings in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, I have always heard: "In Jiu-Jitsu everything is a lever" or Alavanca as they say in Portuguese. This made me go back to my school books to be able to academically understand this fundamental point. All the books pointed to the same root: Archimedes. Although Archimedes did not invent the lever, he did write the first known rigorous explanation of the principle that comes into play when activating it. According to Pappus of Alexandria, he remarked on his work on levers, “Give me a fulcrum, and I will move the world” (Greek: δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω)1 Plutarch describes how Archimedes designed the block and tackle system, allowing sailors to use the lever principle to lift objects that would otherwise have been too heavy to move. It is this line from Archimedes that really caught my attention, as he doesn’t say “Give me strength” or “Give me a lever,” he emphasizes the fulcrum or fulcrum. It is this point that not only supports the bar to exert the force, but also dictates the amount of force applied to accomplish the work required and also the type of lever that is used. THERE ARE THREE VALUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US IN TECHNIQUE: 1. LOCATE THE SUPPORT POINT TO BE ABLE TO SIT OUR MECHANISM 2. LOCATE THE RESISTANCE, TO BE ABLE TO DECIDE WHAT TYPE OF LEVER SHOULD BE APPLIED. 3. LOCATE THE FULCRUM DISTANCE-RESISTANCE RELATIONSHIP, TO MAKE THE RESULT EFFICIENT. The intention of this document is not to teach the mechanics of each technique to the athlete, since, if he is at a competitive level, it is understood that he knows and applies those principles. What were you thinking? This is one of the questions I've heard trainers most often say when their fighter comes off the mat. There were months of preparation, hundreds of specific exercises, a programmed sequence of movements calculated through the study of the opponent(s) they were going to beat, and on fight day they're not doing anything they trained for. The problem lies in the amount of technical information provided and its assimilation. The very nature of combat sports causes our athlete's parasympathetic system to be at its maximum performance level, and an effect occurs that Daniel Goleman points out as "Amygdala Arrest" (Amygdala Hyjack). 3 On the other hand, Dave Grossman 4 points out that at 115 beats per minute or higher under combat stress conditions, we can begin to notice a decrease in the following areas: • FINE MOTOR SKILLS • VISUAL REACTION TIME • COGNITIVE REACTION TIME . At 145 beats per minute, fine motor skills are no longer under control, and complex motor skills begin to deteriorate. If the heart rate rises above 175 beats per minute, we begin to see irrational behavior, which can reveal two characteristics we don't want in our athletes: panic and submissive behavior. How can we avoid this situation? To continue reading, visit this document .