If you’re trying to get out of a scissor choke from side control, go for it, otherwise avoid it. We covered the knee on soul above, but equally dirty is the knee on throat. Long hair? Put it up, tie it back, roll it in a bun, whatever you do keep it out of your opponents face. If you like to play north south, please keep your junk north of your training partners face. You can also really injure someone who has never had it applied on them before. If you have to rely on the can opener to break someones closed guard, you should go back to jiu jitsu 101 class. This is an old school trick that almost didn’t make the list as it’s a crazy effective way to break the closed guard as well as other positions. If you rely on this technique, you deserve to be bitten. Just because you’ve seen your favorite MMA fighter do this, doesn’t mean it’s cool to do while rolling. The Chloroform Choke (Covering The Mouth) If you are drenched in sweat, try to avoid waterboarding your opponent from north south or heavy side control. WaterboardingĪ little self awareness goes along way. I love just thinking about it.īut if you’re trying to suck the soul out of your training partner by driving your knee through the floor, you deserve what’s coming up next. Okay, there is nothing like a good knee on belly. On the flip side, nothing will stop your training partner from ever wanting to roll with you again. This may be the most effective technique in this list, nothing will help you advance your position better than a good ole oil check. I’m all for this technique in competition, but please for the sake of your training partners future, don’t do this in class. Knee Nut SlicesĮasiest way to pass from knee slice? Knee ’em right in the stones. (Un)intentional StrikingĪccidents happen, but you all know that one person who is always somehow either kneeing or elbowing someone during transitions. You all know that guy, he’ll start out by saying something like “Bro, let’s just flow.”ġ0 seconds later he’s going ape shit trying to pass your guard.ĭon’t be this guy. Okay, we shouldn’t even have to put this one on the list, but if you intentional scratch or pinch your opponent that’s just weird. Grab the wrist or the hand, if you start peeling and twisting fingers off a lapel grip you’re surely going to piss off your sparring partner. It’s never okay to grab fingers while rolling. We’ve compiled a list of 30 jiu jitsu techniques you should avoid during training if you don’t want to be public enemy #1 in your gym. It’s human nature to want to win.īut let’s face it, no one wants to roll with that one guy in class who goes 100% all the time and will do anything necessary to win and become the uncrowned open mat champion of his gym.īefore we get into the full list, understand that just because a lot of these “techniques” are 100% legal for competition doesn’t mean it’s cool to use them on your training partners on a daily basis. Whether you admit it or not, almost everyone wants to come out on top of every roll no matter if it’s in competition or friendly rolls in your academy. Like all grappling sports, jiu jitsu is very competitive, often fueled by ego. There are certain unspoken rules of jiu jitsu that most practitioners know and respect.
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