Essential Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Drills

when you do find yourself on your back the shrimp move can be an excellent technique to use to get yourself on to your side and create enough space between you and your opponent. Once youve got that space you can use it to escape to your feet or to execute an attack. This is more of a defensive move than an attacking move and should be drilled every time you train possibly in the warm up. When starting out its important to do the moves slowly so that you keep the correct form but with experience you can do the drill with speed.
Sometimes when sparring in BJJ there’s a need to disengage from the fight and the best way to do this is to stand in posture. An example of this is when your opponent is shutting down your sweeps and attacks because he has the weight and leverage advantage. This position is a battle of wills and you can waste a lot of energy. A way around this is to stand to posture. This is one of the most basic of techniques but it is also an essential one to learn. You should base with one of your arms and keep your opponent away with your other arm. When you try to stand you should keep good posture in your back and shoulders. This technique should be drilled on a weekly basis and added to your warm up.
When fighting BJJ from your back its a good idea to become adequate in various attacks from the guard. Apart from the obvious benefits like submitting your opponent it attacks can also be used to setup sweeps and escapes. One of the main attacks from the guard is the arm bar. This is one of the very first techniques you will learn but you will also continue to use it through your training. When drilling the arm bar you should focus on doing all of the parts of the technique correctly, slowing down if you need to. You should focus on positioning hips to the side, apply downward pressure with your legs to stop your opponent from posturing up and control his arm properly. When you can do all of these key points correctly you can then add speed.
The triangle is another essential move that you should learn from the BJJ guard. It can be a very high percentage attack and should not be over looked. For it to be effective you will need to focus on learning the correct movements and learn to not rush or skip through them. The purpose of the triangle drill is to learn how to lift your hips in the air and then to shift your hips from side to side. A key point to remember is to bridge your hips high in the air because this allows you to snare your opponents head in case he postures up.
The omoplata shoulder lock is a very effective technique in Brazilian jiu jitsu. It is one of the first techniques you learn but its one that you will use throughout you fighting career. A great way to practice the omoplata is by doing it with no hands. By training it without the use of your hands you you build up the conditioning in your legs and get better at the movement because it can be an awkward movement to get used to.