Concepts

Training Methods

Drilling, positional sparring, flow rolling and the ecological approach - what each is for and how to combine them.

Also called how to train bjj, drilling vs sparring, ecological approach, constraints led approach, how to get better at bjj.

Where it shows up

5 resources

Gi & no-gi Beginner

Danaher with Bernardo Faria and Gordon Ryan on how to understand jiu-jitsu as a system, not a pile of moves.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Drilling versus positional training versus sparring: which to use when, from Bernardo Faria.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Chewy on how to drill when your partner only wants to roll: making live training more technical.

Gi & no-gi Beginner

Chewjitsu on what a new white belt should focus on when they cannot hit submissions yet: position, frames and surviving.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Giles on sequences versus positional options: two different ways to learn BJJ, and when each helps.