Back to Basic's

With 2008 already here I have hit a point in my grappling quest where things are starting to connect for me with Gracie Jiu Jitsu. It is a really strange thing for me since I am lazy about training but my mind is always on Jiu Jitsu. This year for me is about going back to learning the basic’s!

So let me take you back to the last few years in my Jiu Jitsu, one time I was caught up with getting better that I became so obsess with learning as many techniques, and fancy tricks that my jiu Jitsu actually regressed. I got desperate and started to purchase ever book, tape, and DVD out on the market, still wasn’t growing the way I felt. Then I hit the stage where I figure well maybe it’s my training, the school, teachers, etc. Maybe I need to cross train so I thought about judo, sambo, then I thought about going somewhere else to train, thought about quitting, I mean I can go on and on. With Stupidity!

So one day at school my instructor who is an amazing instructor and sometimes I swear that he has ESP because he will tell me a story that will connect to my situation. Anyway, he shared the times he trained with Rickson or saw him training with high level BJJ guys and that everything he was doing on the mat was all the basic techniques nothing flashy no X-Guard, Jello Guard, Rubber Guard, etc, etc. just basic stuff and submitted them at will. This was reconfirmed again when my instructor decide to show me again with a video (thank God for youtube) of Rickson’s son Kron who has a master the basic’s and submitted a bunch of people at the Worlds. I mean submitted guys with basic chokes from the mount!!

Anyway, with that seed my instructor left in me I have recently started rebuilding my jiu Jitsu foundation again. So in closing, when you find that you are frustrated with your training. Maybe get back to the basic’s and focus on make your foundation stronger.

See ya on MATS!!

Dion