
Ep. 242: Position Series: The Lockdown, feat. Brandon Mccaghren
BJJ Mental Models
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The Importance of Distance Management in the Martial Arts
A key concept in the martial arts is distance management. I think that if we build our jujitsu game on ideas rather than moves, over the long term at least, you're going to have a much more like self-pleasing way of studying the art. The lockdown really excels as a distance management tool and there's a few guards like this where you can use it as a sweeping game. But even if you don't use it to sweep, the value of a tool like that just for distance management is immeasurable.
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