The Importance of Control in Jiu Jitsu

The buggy choke is a good example of a technique that was developed by just experimenting with new things. Over the years, have you seen students come up with interesting techniques by not restraining their creativity on the mats? Yeah, I think so. Obviously, necessity is the mother of invention, right? So if you are training with the people that you cannot handle, then your creativity can come. Sometimes you create things that work on people that you couldn't deal with them before. That's kind of how we made a lot of moves at Hensil's. And as long as you're just open and playing around, you invite that. And I think that's an important part of progression.