Ep. 157: The Pitfalls of Principles, feat. Jon Thomas
BJJ Mental Models
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Is Distance the Most Important Thing?
The more people i teach, there are a handful of things that always come up over and over again. If you have distance from guard, you're going to be safer. It's not like a technique as much, but it's the idea that you need to take what your opponent gives you, not what you want. In a role, you can't think about the technique while you rol. You just need to act. But when i'm in a normal role, i just, i don't think about anything. I jus present to the moment, and i allow whatever pops into my head to be there,. And i just respond to whatever my brain gives me, right?
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