Ep. 155: Concepts Over Techniques, feat. Chris Paines
BJJ Mental Models
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Do You Always Cross Your Ankles When You're Arm Barring Someone?
When you're teaching people techniques, it's very easy for people to get caught up in te nutia and feel like if they can't do it exactly the way they've been taught, they must be doing it wrong. We all have different body dimensions. And beyond that, we also have different goals and game plans. Whether you pinch your ankles or cross your ankles is irrelevant. It's going to come down to what feels most comfortable an in the moment. I personally find when i'm fighting someone who is my own size, i like to cross my ankles when i'm arbaring them. However, if i'm fightingSomeone who's gigantic, i find if i try to cross
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