BOOK DETAILS
Title: Instinctive Groundfighting
Paperback: 120 pages
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Language: English
ISBN: 1419636464
Author: Joris Merks
Download Preview of chapter 1
(PDF document)
Download Preview techniques Guard Submission Grappling / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)
(PDF document)
INTRODUCTION
Fifteen years ago the Gracie family surprised the world of Martial Arts with the effectiveness of their Groundfighting in the early Cage-Fighting Championships. Rickson Gracie gathered an astounding record of more than 400 wins mainly using Groundfighting skills and he
was never defeated. Nowadays fighters from all styles embed
Groundfighting in their combat game. Unfortunately however in a lot of
countries it can still be very hard to find skilled teachers.
PHILOSOPHY OF INSTINCTIVE GROUNDFIGHTING
In Instinctive Groundfighting the first thing we get rid of is the idea
that there exists something like a fixed set of techniques with
something like a fixed form of execution. If you think like that, you
are predictive and limited in your development.
Instead the training method of Instinctive Groundfighting aims to
create useful instinctive reactions to unexpected fighting situations. "Instinctive" means "without thinking" so the reactions should be in
your body and not in your mind. We realise this by the use of what we
call "Limited sparring".
LIMITED SPARRING
"Limited sparring" means sparring under specific restrictive rules (for
instance only fighting in a specific situation or only allowing the use
of attack for one fighter and defence for the other).
These rules can be changed depending on the process of learning.
Restrictive rules should reduce the complexity of the fight, but they
should never interfere with the realism of a real fight. Reason for this
is that reduced complexity is needed to allow experimenting with new
movements and at the same time a realistic fighting situation is needed
to absorb effective instinctive responses in your body.
WHAT ABOUT TECHNIQUES?
When the body absorbs new movements they gradually become instinctive
reactions. Restrictive rules are then gradually loosened to make the
fight more complex again so the instincts will be sharpened and embedded
in the complete game.
When instinctive reactions are fully integrated in the body, they will
interconnect into fluent movement and techniques will come out like they
were invented on the spot. This is a spontaneous process so the timing
and form will always be exactly adapted to the fighting situation as
long as you keep your mind empty.
CONCLUDING
Instinctive Groundfighting is an explorative kind of
experience-learning. Because anything you learn by experience, you don't
have to remember so you don't have to think. This intense method gives
depth to your development as a fighter and makes your training even more fun. You will definately be surprised by the clarity of explanation and the practical and intelligent insights this book offers.
"A fight is not a song that you can practice at home and then perform on stage in the same way.
Fighting is improvising. Fighting is playing Jazz.
Now, let us all play jazz!"
PICTURES OF
PREVIOUS SEMINARS
Seminar Koolmees Gym Leidschendam
mi
mixed
