The Grappling Trifecta Part 4

The last factor involved in being functional as a grappler; Timing.
This is probably the least understood aspect especially for beginners.
There are even some who have been training for years who don't have a solid grasp of timing.

The best way to develop your timing?
Isolation drills.
Basically you need to isolate individual positions and the techniques from them.
How do you do this?
Do drills against a resisting partner where you work directly off a position.
Let's use the mount as an example. Here you have your opponent mount you, you attempt your escapes, (say, Bridge and roll or elbow escape) and your partner resists until you get it. Pay strict attention to the timing needed for the details of the move.
You then switch positions.
To make it more advanced once you get the hang of it, you do the same drill but have your partner try to submit as well as resist you while you're trying to escape.
You can do this with all the positions and your timing will improve.
The two most critical details involved are proper speed of movement and choosing the proper moment to execute the movement.

There you have it, work all three factors and your skills are guaranteed to improve.

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The Grappling Trifecta Part 3

Although it might seem obvious, conditioning is the second most critical aspect in order to be an effective grappler.
The thing with conditioning is that you either have it or you don't.
You can't push yourself far beyond your current level of conditioning when you're gassing out.
So if you don't have it then you'd better work at getting your conditioning level up.
That's the good news, you can always work at improving your conditioning.

It doesn't matter how good your skills are if you don't have the conditioning to consistently be able to pull them off.
The last thing you want is to be incredibly skilled yet not properly conditioned, and to gas out when you're dominating your opponent.
So work at perfecting your techniques, work on your conditioning regularly, either through grappling specific drills and calisthenics, and later this week I'll be discussing the final factor necessary to be effective and reach your highest potential in Jiujitsu.

The Grappling Trifecta Part 2

The first and most obvious factor of the Grappling Trifecta is Technique.
This also encompasses strategy as well.
Technical proficiency is probably the most important factor but without the other two, a technical fighter still is not a complete and capable fighter.
Technical skill is mainly acquired through the proper learning and execution of a technique and repetition of the motion and details in order to ingrain them and be able to perform the technique as second nature.
Simply put your techniques need to be properly performed, well exceuted and repeated to the point where you can perform them without thinking about the details involved.
Next week we'll be looking at the second factor involved in the Grappling Trifecta.

The Grappling "Trifecta"

Over the next few weeks I'll be discussing 3 aspects that are necessary to be fully functional and capable in Jiujitsu and as a grappler.
These 3 aspects are critical for you to be able to pull off your techniques while sparring as well as outthink your opponents.
If you remove any 1 of these 3 from the equation and no matter what techniques you know, you won't be able to use them in sparring, which in the end should be your goal. To be able to use your techniques while sparring.
If your not aware of the grappling "trifecta" you'll want to keep reading as this will help you make a giant leap forward in your training.
Later this week, I'll be covering the first one.