PUSH PULL: The MOST Powerful Principle in Jiu Jitsu

Summary

This video explores a powerful jiu-jitsu technique focused on leveraging your opponent’s resistance to amplify attacks. The instructor demonstrates how small pushes or pulls provoke overreactions, which can then be used to increase the effectiveness of various moves, such as sweeps, passes, and chokes. With examples across different positions, he illustrates how creating off-balance reactions can enhance both offensive and defensive maneuvers. The technique works well with grips, controlling limbs, and setting up counters, making it a versatile addition to any jiu-jitsu game.

Takeaways

• 🤼‍♂️ The principle is to create a small movement that forces your opponent to overcompensate, which you can use to enhance your attacks.
• 💥 A light push or pull can trigger a response from your opponent, allowing you to execute stronger movements like sweeps or guard passes.
• 🦵 The concept works well with different grips, such as lapel and sleeve grips, to create off-balances that open up opportunities for attacks.
• 👟 For the overhead sweep, a light push on your opponent's hip can trigger a resistance that helps you pull them into a better position for the sweep.
• 📏 Timing and body movement awareness add a new layer of force to traditional attacks, making them much more powerful.
• 🔄 The push-pull principle can be applied to create overextension in the arms or legs, setting up submissions like omoplata or triangles.
• 🧑‍⚖️ When passing, the push-pull concept can significantly increase the effectiveness of movements like torreando passes by creating negative resistance in the opponent.
• 🌀 For guard passes, controlling the pant leg and using slight pushes can frustrate the opponent and lead to advantageous positions.
• ⛓ Overextension in leg positioning is a powerful tool when passing the guard, as it can break the opponent's structure, making it easier to pass.
• 📉 Mixing push-pull movements in knee-cut and folding passes can expose weaknesses in the opponent's defense, allowing for clean transitions between passing techniques.

Q & A

What is the basic principle being taught in the video?

The basic principle taught in the video is creating a small movement to elicit an overreaction from the opponent, which can then be exploited to increase the effectiveness of attacks.

How can this principle be applied in a lapel grip situation?

In a lapel grip situation, a small push on the opponent can cause them to push back. Once the pushback is felt, the practitioner can pull, creating a powerful force to use in their attack.

How does the principle apply to the De La Riva guard when using foot pressure?

In the De La Riva guard, a light push with the foot on the opponent's hip can provoke them to push back, creating an opportunity to pull the knees in and execute an overhead sweep.

What happens when you apply this principle with sleeve controls?

When applying this principle with sleeve controls, a small pull can make the opponent push back, allowing the practitioner to either push or pull again to create off-balance opportunities, setting up attacks like sweeps or positional transitions.

How can the principle help in setting up a loop choke?

In setting up a loop choke, a small push can cause the opponent to resist, giving the practitioner the chance to snap the opponent down and loop the arm around the neck for the choke.

How does the push-pull concept aid in extending the opponent’s arm during ground attacks?

The push-pull concept helps extend the opponent’s arm by forcing them to overcompensate when they resist, making it easier to lock in submissions like arm bars, triangles, or omoplatas.

How can this principle be used to pass the guard, specifically in Toriando passes?

In Toriando passes, a slight push to one side can make the opponent resist by shifting their hips. This overcompensation can be exploited to pass to the opposite side with much greater force and efficiency.

What is a common scenario where the push-pull principle can help with dealing with the opponent's foot in your bicep?

When the opponent places their foot in your bicep, a light push on the leg, followed by a pull, can overextend their leg, making it easier to bypass the foot and proceed with the guard pass.

How does the practitioner use the push-pull concept when the opponent tries to set up a hook in De La Riva guard?

The practitioner can pull the opponent's leg back to prevent them from establishing a hook, then use the opponent's attempt to pull their knee to their chest as an opportunity to create separation and execute a guard pass.

What are some general benefits of mastering the push-pull principle in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?

Mastering the push-pull principle helps create off-balance situations, increases the effectiveness of attacks, aids in guard passing, and helps in setting up sweeps, submissions, and positional transitions by using the opponent's resistance against them.