What are some tips for getting faster for grappling

[ATL]

What are some ways to get faster and more explosive during for grappling? Prolly in the wrong section but im talking about attacking the back faster, transitions, and explosive moments. I feel my game has reversed into a more passive controlled versus and explosive manhandle game. Both have there benefits I guess my problem is finding a happy medium between explosive and passive. any tips would greatly appreciative.

Thanks

 

[Higher Learning]

do cleans, explosively
do bench, explosively
do deads, explosively
etc

also

do drills, explosively
do sprint sets (10x 100m), explosively

 

[ATL]

sounds like a solid workout including the sprints.

By drilling are you talking about the ones in class or something else? Im thinking burpees as fast as I can, oompas, hip outs, and alot of box jumps. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Maniac**]

Take some wrestling classes the drills they do build cardio and explosivness

 

[johnfrankl]

All good advice above.

But also don't forget that there is a huge difference between being explosive/fast and being early. Being explosive and fast is very good, but also very tiring. (If you don't think so, try some of the cleans mentioned above Being early means recognizing actual and potential situations before they happen, and then making the correct decision/movement in advance. This requires much less energy, and puts your opponent in increasingly worse positions, which of course require him to spend a lot of energy to get out of, assuming he does get out the first few times.

Of course, many of the best fighters are both explosive and early, so this is not an "either-or" scenario. But we also have lives beyond our primes as athletes. And you can continue to improve upon the "early" part of your training well into your 50s and 60s. The same cannot really be said about a game built upon explosiveness.

 

[Higher Learning]

^^ i agree 100% with this post

EDIT: oh and as for drills, i mean things like entries for throws, technical standups, pop unders, long step passes etc

 

[ATL]

All good advice above.

But also don't forget that there is a huge difference between being explosive/fast and being early. Being explosive and fast is very good, but also very tiring. (If you don't think so, try some of the cleans mentioned above Being early means recognizing actual and potential situations before they happen, and then making the correct decision/movement in advance. This requires much less energy, and puts your opponent in increasingly worse positions, which of course require him to spend a lot of energy to get out of, assuming he does get out the first few times.

Of course, many of the best fighters are both explosive and early, so this is not an "either-or" scenario. But we also have lives beyond our primes as athletes. And you can continue to improve upon the "early" part of your training well into your 50s and 60s. The same cannot really be said about a game built upon explosiveness.

Such insightful information.. thank you for your time typing all that out. This is one of the moments where the lightbulb goes off lol thank you very much

 

[ATL]

^^ i agree 100% with this post

EDIT: oh and as for drills, i mean things like entries for throws, technical standups, pop unders, long step passes etc

googling/youtubing now thanks for your input and time

One of my main problems is I have alot of strength but my speed is very slow on the mat ...but powerful. I do anticipate and see there next moves but I feel slow when executing them. Prolly in my head, as my instructor is always telling me to focus on technique and not just on my strength so I tend to calm alot of that down.

 

[Cash Bill 52]

All good advice above.

But also don't forget that there is a huge difference between being explosive/fast and being early. Being explosive and fast is very good, but also very tiring. (If you don't think so, try some of the cleans mentioned above Being early means recognizing actual and potential situations before they happen, and then making the correct decision/movement in advance. This requires much less energy, and puts your opponent in increasingly worse positions, which of course require him to spend a lot of energy to get out of, assuming he does get out the first few times.

Of course, many of the best fighters are both explosive and early, so this is not an "either-or" scenario. But we also have lives beyond our primes as athletes. And you can continue to improve upon the "early" part of your training well into your 50s and 60s. The same cannot really be said about a game built upon explosiveness.

Thank you, sir.

 

[Naulapyssy]

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. You have to know what you're doing when you're transitioning and moving faster, because then it's easier to get swept. First you have to practise different transitions and guard passes etc. slowly, then you can start moving faster and faster.

Yesterday I was rolling nogi with a new guy and he grabbed my shorts. I got more agressive than ever before rolling and I moved faster than before. When I'm rolling with a more experienced guy I tend to move slow and not try my all, I surrender. I don't have that mentality when rolling with the higher belts. If you want to be able to move faster, roll with the newbies and then try to keep the speed with the higher belts. And remember, you don't have to be fast all the time. Sometimes it's better to keep it slow. You'll get faster when you get more experience in grappling.

 

[ATL]

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. You have to know what you're doing when you're transitioning and moving faster, because then it's easier to get swept. First you have to practise different transitions and guard passes etc. slowly, then you can start moving faster and faster.

Yesterday I was rolling nogi with a new guy and he grabbed my shorts. I got more agressive than ever before rolling and I moved faster than before. When I'm rolling with a more experienced guy I tend to move slow and not try my all, I surrender. I don't have that mentality when rolling with the higher belts. If you want to be able to move faster, roll with the newbies and then try to keep the speed with the higher belts. And remember, you don't have to be fast all the time. Sometimes it's better to keep it slow. You'll get faster when you get more experience in grappling.

This right here ! I do the exact same thing brings me to a recent video of chael sonnen on intensity

 

[thewhiteSRR]

drill more

 

[ShanghaiBJJ]

All good advice above.

But also don't forget that there is a huge difference between being explosive/fast and being early. Being explosive and fast is very good, but also very tiring. (If you don't think so, try some of the cleans mentioned above Being early means recognizing actual and potential situations before they happen, and then making the correct decision/movement in advance. This requires much less energy, and puts your opponent in increasingly worse positions, which of course require him to spend a lot of energy to get out of, assuming he does get out the first few times.

Of course, many of the best fighters are both explosive and early, so this is not an "either-or" scenario. But we also have lives beyond our primes as athletes. And you can continue to improve upon the "early" part of your training well into your 50s and 60s. The same cannot really be said about a game built upon explosiveness.

Great post and exactly what defines a higher belt in my opinion.

I think being intense all the time in a match is counterproductive, so combining intensity with early timing is key at the highest level.
If you watch Marcelo Garcia teach or spar, he is always incredibly early and uses intensity at very specific moments, especially when breaking grips and at early and later stages of his passing.

What really plays into this is knowing where you are safe and then slowing down there if needed or, perhaps more importantly, not slowing down in a position where you are vulnerable.

 

[Groundfighting]

Thank you, sir.

Thanks for providing us with your insight. You're totally right.

 

[kintana]

I think if your doing explosive the drills above are good. Wrestling has really helped me in BJJ getting my speed up.

But no matter how explosive you are you still need great technique and muscle memory to move fast. I drill a lot my takedowns and transitions. To give a idea every takedown 3 a day I do 30 times and transitions 15 each side. I got crazy fast. Or very smooth however you what to look at it.

But for power/explosion squats helped me, jump squats, using a medicine ball and cleans. Also some wrestiling drills.

 

[SirRealKiller]

do cleans, explosively
do bench, explosively
do deads, explosively
etc

also

do drills, explosively
do sprint sets (10x 100m), explosively

This.

Compound lifts, sprints, and plyometrics.

Also, cardio is important so that you are faster and stronger at the end of the match.

Drill,drill, drill. You have to make the movements so tight that you don't think doing it.

 

[GBDaz]

 

[bjjaz]

Also the mental aspect. To be fast you have to have confidence and committ to your moves. Don't think and hesitate, and when you go for something go hard and committ
100%. This requires a LOT of drilling and muscle memory.

 

[The Thrill]

god damn those 1 leg hurdle jumps are RIDICULOUS

 

[buhriyon]

Get plenty of mat time which is obvious. I also don't want to sound like an advertisement but when I took the time to use it Galvao's drill to win book has some great solo and partner drills that will definitely help.