2d (edited) • BJJ & Training
STEP 1
STEP 1
For the last 3 months, we’ve had Benson start almost every round the same way.
Leap forward.
Feet behind him.
Secure the lapel.
That’s it.
Benson has developed a guard game where he feels comfortable and in control. But instead of telling him to focus on getting to his guard, we broke it down even further.
His job is just to win Step 1.
Keeping his feet behind him helps prevent his opponent from stealing points by touching his legs as he pulls guard. Once he gets that lapel connection, he can slide into his open guard and his decision tree takes over.
The reason we’ve repeated this same entry over and over in training is because Benson has now seen so many different reactions to it.
Opponent does this → he has an answer.
Opponent does that → he has another answer.
You’ll see clips from his last 13 matches here, and even though the matches and opponents change, the beginning keeps looking very similar.
That’s intentional.
One thing I’ve learned coaching my boys is that sometimes we give kids too much to think about. Instead of asking them to execute an entire game plan, give them something small that they can control.
For Benson, we don’t start the match thinking about winning, scoring, sweeping, or submitting.
We start with Step 1.
Then we trust the work we’ve already put in.
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