20 Ways to Improve your Grappling Skills off the Mats - (Brazilian Jiu-jitsu {BJJ}, Submission Wrestling & Other Grappling Sports)
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Like most people who practice the art of submission wrestling, I try to spend as much time as possible on the mat. And when I’m not on the mat, I think about grappling entirely too much. Yet, sometimes, the only thing I can do is think about grappling because I have other responsibilities clamoring for my attention. -
Since I have grappled for nearly a decade, I have had to come up with ways to insure that gaps in training don’t derail my hard earned gains. As a consequence, I have developed numerous strategies. Those strategies are what this book is about. "20 Ways to Improve your Grappling Skills off the Mat" will share with you how you can increase your grappling abilities when you can’t make it to class. -
It discusses mindsets and approaches and it is designed to help you become a better grappler when no one is looking. The ideas provided in this book will give you an edge when it comes to training. -- Following a few of the suggestions will take your game to the next level. -
Imagine if you used all of them. -
"20 Ways" also contains quotes from grappling and MMA veterans. It explores:
-How to be 8 steps ahead of your opponent
-The real deal with heavy bags and grappling
-What's up with grappling dummies?
-Ways to use visualization that are never discussed
-Why solo drills matter
-How a few simple words can change your game
-How Claude van Damme can improve your grappling
-Why maps are important in submission wrestling
-How being a bookworm is good for grapplers
-How you can improve without lifting a muscle; and
-Ideas that will revolutionize your game and make you a tapping machine-
17,000 words-
About the Author-
Bakari Akil II, Ph.D. has been practicing no gi Brazilian Jiu-jitsu since 2004 and BJJ with a gi since 2008. He has also written about grappling for Black Belt Magazine and his blog, Jiujitsu365, has been nominated twice for “Best BJJ Blog” by the Fightworks Podcast in 2008 and 2009. -
Akil holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Florida State University. He is currently a Professor and teaches mass media, journalism and communication courses. He has taught and counseled hundreds of people over the years in areas related to graduate education, mass media and how to be more effective communicators. -
He also writes for Psychology Today and his blog, Communication Central.
Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.
When he isn't writing Bakari Akil serves as a Professor of Communication at Florida State College. He also writes for Psychology Today when he is not teaching, researching or coming up with 'off the wall' academic projects.
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20 Ways to Improve your Grappling Skills off the Mats - (Brazilian Jiu-jitsu {BJJ}, Submission Wrestling & Other Grappling Sports) - Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.
20 Ways to Increase your Grappling Skills Off the Mat
By Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.
Published by Bakari Akil II, Ph.D. at Smashwords
Copyright 2011 Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.
Dedication
To Grapplers
Other Grappling books by Bakari Akil:
Grappling for Newbies: What every New BJJ and Submission Grappler should know!
The Lazy Man’s Guide to Grappling
A Vampire on the Mat
M.U.S.C.L.E. – The Cheatin’ Security Guard
Table of Contents
Intro
Heavy Bag
Grappling Dummy
What’s up with Videos
Visualize This
Solo Drills
Ask
Van Damme Flexibility
Gorilla Training
The Belt Doesn’t Matter
All Out
Plan your route
Grappling Katas
Sleep
Recordings
Bookworm
The Grappling Network
Mindshift
Reverse Mind Mapping
Jack of other Sports, Master of Grappling
Chill the F Out!
Special Thanks!
Intro
We used to train a lot at my house… People used to wake me up at night... Like at midnight, people would come... I would train every time… - Caio Terra, Multiple BJJ World Champion, talking about training from home when he had no academy. (Inside BJJ)
Like most people who practice the art of submission wrestling, I try to spend as much time as possible on the mat. And when I’m not on the mat, I think about grappling entirely too much. Yet, sometimes, the only thing I can do is think about grappling because I have other responsibilities clamoring for my attention.
Since I have grappled for nearly a decade, I have had to come up with ways to insure that gaps in training don’t derail my hard earned gains. As a consequence, I have developed numerous strategies. Those strategies are what this book is about. 20 Ways to Improve your Grappling Skills off the Mat
will share with you how you can increase your grappling abilities when you can’t make it to class.
It discusses mindsets and approaches and it is designed to help you become a better grappler when no one is looking. The ideas provided in this book will give you an edge when it comes to training. -- Following a few of the suggestions will take your game to the next level.
Imagine if you used all of them.
20 Ways
also contains quotes from grappling and MMA veterans. It explores:
-How to be 8 steps ahead of your opponent
-The real deal with heavy bags and grappling
-What's up with grappling dummies?
-Ways to use visualization that are never discussed
-Why solo drills matter
-How a few simple words can change your game
-How Claude van Damme can improve your grappling
-Why maps are important in submission wrestling
-How being a bookworm is good for grapplers
-How you can improve without lifting a muscle; and
-Ideas that will revolutionize your game and make you a tapping machine
Thanks for purchasing this book and I hope you enjoy.
Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.
Jiu-Jitsu365
Heavy Bag
You only have two options, you win or you lose. Why not just win. - Daniel Cormier-Olympic Wrestler
I would argue that when most people pull up YouTube, looking for a grappling clip, it is not to learn how to achieve or maintain dominant positions. They are looking for ways to tap chumps out. Admittedly, it’s not a bad idea. If you grapple for more than a few months, you quickly realize how difficult it is to make your partner submit when he’s learning the same things you are. Springing a surprise wristlock you learned from your favorite online guru makes training that much easier.
However, most grappling techniques offered online begin with the instructor ordering the uke (one being demonstrated against) to take a certain position on the mat. Then the uke jumps down like he’s expecting a Scooby snack in return. Yet, when is the last time you were able to tell your grappling partner to lie on his back so you could assume side control during a live roll?
Dominant positions have to be earned. Then they have to be maintained. Now, there are many ways that you can practice catching people in submissions and we will explore them in this book. But let’s start off by covering how you can use the heavy bag to improve your ability to dominate positions and improve your overall grappling ability.
Design
Using the heavy bag is the blue-collar way of learning how to hand out beat-downs. It doesn’t do everything you want it to do, but it can get the job done. Its design is simple, sturdy and it can take a beating. They are also large enough to give you the feeling of dealing with a person and heavy enough where you have to exert yourself when working out with one. The length of heavy bags allow you to practice a wide range of moves and its bulk lets you apply pressure that even your training buddies