Jiu Jitsu: The importance of free training.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: The relevance of free training.

Free training is usually one of the training sessions that receives the least attention when learning jiu jitsu, however they can play a very large role in your evolution.

In this article we share some recommendations so that you can get the most out of this type of training and help you progress faster. Let´s take a look at them.

Don't just sparr.

First of all, it is very important that you do not take advantage of them only to do more fighting.

Spend some of this free time organizing other types of training that will also help you improve.

Here we review some of them:

Work on technical solutions to your problems.

In this sense, it is important that you come to the gym with a goal and prepare what you want to train. That you select the techniques that you need to learn to incorporate new resources into your game and others that help you improve the problems you are having.

Divide the time to work equally on both sets of techniques as both areas are equally important to your progress.

Train sequences.

As we said before, it is important that you select groups of techniques to learn new positions, transitions and other aspects and to improve the weakest points of your game, but another element that will help you is to work those techniques in sequences of at least two steps, so that you repeat and memorize efficient combinations.

Training in this manner will allow you to automate the techniques and counter solutions your opponents use when attempting to make those positions.

Ultimately this helps because it is easier and better to memorize two-step moves than to learn two techniques separately and then connect them at the time of combat.

Practice drills.

In addition to sequential technique training, it is crucial to do basic movement exercises and positional transitions that help improve technique execution and gain anticipation in jiu jitsu, as well as connecting the parts of the game.

This decreases reaction times and allows you to make faster decisions during combat in specific scenarios.

Do lab work.

In addition to repeating techniques and sequences and doing specific drills, it is important that you study the reactions generated by the techniques you are practicing to find solutions and chain those solutions that serve to avoid the cons.

So you can continue to generate opportunities for attacks.

Once you have discovered those combinations, repeat the new sequences again to automate them.

Do specific fights.

Finally, you should spend time in free practice doing situational or specific combat starting in positions that allow you to work on repeated techniques and test them against opponents with resistance.

So you can see what problems appear and continue looking for solutions to make them more effective.

So far these suggestions so that you make the most of free training and do not limit yourself to doing more fighting.

Waiting for your questions and comments and grateful in advance if you share this article with friends and acquaintances to whom it may be useful.

Originally Posted by Mario Rodriguez on August 02, 2021at BJJ Terrassa Blog