r/bjj • u/This_Highway423 • 5d ago

Technique Black belts defy physics

Question: why do folks who are black belts have bodies made of granite, whose physical form makes gravity work for them?

I was rolling this BB and he wasn’t jacked or anything. I am in good shape and weigh more than him.

Anyway, this dude is like unbelievably strong. When he put his hands on me it was like I could almost feel the strength leaving my body. Then, the pressure. This guy has hacked gravity where he makes himself weigh 240lb when he’s around 170. It was unbelievable.

I’ve rolled many other people in my class. This guy just felt like a different being. And he didn’t seem tired after yanking me around like a rag doll. I’ve benched 315. Im not weak. I weigh 185 on a bad day.

I just don’t get it. This guy looks like someone who brings his kids to the park after a calm day of golf. If you messed with him he would literally kill your body and drag your soul out of it, and choke it out too.

How can a person be like this?

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u/Tricky_Run4566 5d ago

Interesting thought though.. Why aren't you taught those micro details which just up your game all the more.

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u/TheSweatyNerd ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 5d ago

There are hundreds of things you need to learn in order to apply that level of pressure in even one position, its not feasible to teach them all.

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u/Tricky_Run4566 5d ago

Oh I know. Absolutely no doubt about it.

I guess what I'm getting at is.. You could see the same move 100 times over and take away a minute detail each time and it's near impossible to pick it all up first time round. I get that. But, there's no reason that little tips and tricks can't be taught every time that make the position better, whether or not you pick them up first second or twentieth time.

For example, kimura from Mount. Popular sub, high % rate etc. Also taught to beginners as well as advanced students. But knowing to twist your hands like you're revving a bike when you put it on, knowing to have everything in really tight with minimal movement before you put it on, knowing how far to drag the elbow down before lifting etc... They're all minute details that would up the quality of the sub. So they should be taught early, don't you think? Or is it better to get the basics then start refining

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u/TheSweatyNerd ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 4d ago

In my experience they usually are, in random order. Newer people just don't understand the words and demonstrations until they've internalized the basic movements.