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Too often BJJ students take an approach to training that’s almost “too serious”. Meaning, they try to do things to a “T”; always according to what the latest instructional showed and to what their coaches recommend them to do.
However, the truth is that, as much as you need to learn and use the things more experienced athletes and coaches explain – you also need to express yourself.
For, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu isn’t just a “science”. It’s also an art form.
John Danaher explains:
It is scientific insofar as mechanical and biomechanical laws are the core of its operations. However, all Jiu-Jitsu involves the element of CHOICE.
You choose among competing options as to what you will do on the mat. These choices will be a reflection of your body type and personality.
With that said, these choices will come as a form of self expression. And you need to express yourself authentically:
Let your game be a true reflection of who you are. Don’t try to emulate another person – you just end up looking like a bad copy.
Don’t worry about what shape your authentic self expression will take – it will grow organically over time as naturally as your body grew from childhood to adulthood.
Just as no one had to tell your body how to grow, neither will anyone have to tell you how your personal game will grow; it will do so all by itself over time.
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