Wouldn’t it be cool if you were never submitted in Jiu-Jitsu? Like, no matter the skill level of your opponent?
Well, Brian Glick says that it is possible to develop this sort of a game… But the question is – do you really want to?
He explains:
It’s possible to build the sort of jiu-jitsu where you’re never submitted, regardless of the power and strength of your partner.
The thing is that you’ll be so defensive – avoiding all risks and playing so tight and so rigid – that you won’t develop any meaningful offense either.
It’s important to compromise:
We compromise every time we engage with a partner, finding a balance between playing safe and risking defeat.
It’s possible that things will line up and your partner will give you exactly what you want – except that in jiu-jitsu, other humans never want exactly what you want.
We build that reality into our expectations about what’s possible and we compromise whenever we engage with them.
So, the question isn’t whether you should compromise or not. But it’s – how much?
Never compromising may be the safer option – the surest way never to lose is not to play – but it’s hard to get better that way.
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