Push and pull in Jiu-Jitsu

Push and pull in Jiu-Jitsu

One can talk about Push and pull in Jiu-Jitsu for hours. Somewhere between push and pull is where the magic happens: An old adage of martial arts is to pull when pushed and push when pulled. There is much wisdom in this. Any time you push or pull an opponent you will get an opposing reaction. Learning to read that reaction and capitalize on it is a huge part of your development. I would have no hesitation in saying that a big factor in what distinguishes beginner from expert in Jiu-Jitsu is this ability to play between pull and push and use the opponent’s reaction to advantage. Don’t just put your hands on people for no particular reason. Use them to initiate pull and push. When you feel the response, that’s your opportunity, that’s when you push when pulled and pull when pushed,  that is when doing so will stumble an opponent and take them out of balance and create the openings you need to win. This concept is taught a lot of the Savarese Jiu-Jitsu academy in Lyndhurst. Reading our opponents or training partners reactions and capitalizing on those mistakes is vital to improvement. For more BJJ tips, follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/savaresebjj/