So I’m setting myself some goals this year. Nothing major but enough that it gives my training some underlying focus. I want to work on all aspects of my BJJ and will work with whatever happens to be taught, but for clarity and purpose I’m going to pick some basic techniques to continue to sharpen. Foremost this year will be the Scissor sweep.
I find I have more luck with sweep than finishes from guard. Historically I’ve been a slow methodical BJJ practitioner who doesn’t give up top position once it’s gained. My goal however is to roll more dynamically and not be worried about giving up top control as long as it’s flowing.
The other part move is going to be arm bar. The most dreaded underutilized move in my arsenal. I never even attempt this move. I want to get to the point that I can just roll from armbar to sweep to armbar. I still will go for the collar chokes, and to a lesser extent figure four locks but the emphasis is going to be on finding techniques that use my hips and legs and not my upper body or arms so much.
I want to see if I can change how I roll over the next twelve months. Fundamentally change how I approach things to become more fluid. A big part of this change will be flexibility. I’m not very flexible and I believe that is something that hinders my progress.
I really enjoyed the changes I made during the later half of 2010. Focussing on a subset of techniques and really reviewing and drilling them in detail. I’ll still incorporate the collar choke into my fluidity, gaining high mount correctly. For learning though I’m going to just go for arm bars…and I imagine for 3 months really suck at them and get reversed and submitted badly.
Through these techniques my goal is develop an understanding of the application of the following concepts:
- Fluidity
- Timing
- Controls (grips and levers)
- Distance
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