Mikey Musumeci has weighed in on the ongoing debate surrounding ecological training methods in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
His opinion echoes that of the Mendes brothers, who previously stated that ecological training has been a part of Jiu-Jitsu for a long time (just under different terminology).
Musumeci also emphasized that it is already an essential component of the sport:
The truth is both extremes (just eco and/or just drilling) would be wrong, but both together are what Jiu-Jitsu actually is.
Ecological Jiu-Jitsu is just specific training.
They make it like some new thing that’s trending right now, but it’s just specific training.
He elaborated on why ecological training methods play a crucial role in skill development:
You learn in a spot that there’s only a certain amount of reactions your partner could give you.
Like, they post their arm, they put their weight on their back leg.
And with this, you problem solve. Jiu-Jitsu is all problem-solving.
While Musumeci clearly values the approach, he also stressed that it should not be the sole training method:
If you’re doing ecological Jiu-Jitsu or specific training without actually putting moves into place, you won’t even know what you’re doing.
If you’re just doing moves without reactions, then you’re just forcing your moves and you’re still not doing Jiu-Jitsu correctly.
So, if you see what I’m saying, both are super important and you need both in order to do Jiu-Jitsu.
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