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If you were to start training someone who was completely raw, what would be the first things you teach them? When I say that I mean mindset, strategy, as well as techniques. Mine?
1. The "leave your ego at the door" thing that everyone likes to quote.
2. What the tap out is, and all the ways to do it.
3. Breakfalls (its scary how many people dont practice these)
4. Shrimping (they will be doing this the rest of their grappling life)
5. The cross knee guard pass. (again, basic)
6. A proper guillotine.
7. "Dont turn on your stomach unless you got a plan"
8. A proper RNC
9. A kimura (chains with the guillotine)
10. And the triangle choke (I think the highest percentge sub among novices next to RNCs)
When I see new people begin, I usually see the instructors teach them armbars, their drills and variations, but after doing this for a few years I wonder why. It is probably one of the more complicated techniques outside of spider guard and half guard, and it is low percentage in my opinion.
What is your list? What would you change?
1. The "leave your ego at the door" thing that everyone likes to quote.
2. What the tap out is, and all the ways to do it.
3. Breakfalls (its scary how many people dont practice these)
4. Shrimping (they will be doing this the rest of their grappling life)
5. The cross knee guard pass. (again, basic)
6. A proper guillotine.
7. "Dont turn on your stomach unless you got a plan"
8. A proper RNC
9. A kimura (chains with the guillotine)
10. And the triangle choke (I think the highest percentge sub among novices next to RNCs)
When I see new people begin, I usually see the instructors teach them armbars, their drills and variations, but after doing this for a few years I wonder why. It is probably one of the more complicated techniques outside of spider guard and half guard, and it is low percentage in my opinion.
What is your list? What would you change?