The Gracie family style of jiu jitsu emphasizes practical applications that apply to self-defense. They also teach their students to fight using submission techniques rather than striking. For example, many Gracie students will practice “development drills” in which they are surrounded by other students who try to attack them using a variety of strategies. They will then defend themselves with various jiu jitsu techniques.
The most dominant position in jiu jitsu is the mount. From here you can inflict a lot of damage and choke the opponent. To get into the mount you need to create a great deal of pressure on your opponent’s body so that they turn their back and expose their neck. Once you have created this pressure it is very easy to impose the choke.
During your first few classes your instructor will probably not let you spar and you will spend the session working on fundamental positions, transitions and drills. The first few sessions can be tiring and you may even swear never to come back in the intensity of it all, but as the sessions go on you will find yourself looking forward to coming back each week.
The key to achieving your best performance on the mats is to understand how to control your state of mind during training and competition. The book Sports Psychology for Dummies is an excellent resource and will help you develop a mental training programme that only takes 10 minutes each time you train or compete.
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