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Rockaway NJ BJJ Dojo explains why technique is more important than strength in Jiu Jitsu

As a bodybuilder, my first impression on the art was that power will help me learn Jiu jitsu faster as well as submitting other students by strength quicker than technique. Little I knew that my plan was going to crash in few minutes after everyone under 170lbs at Parsippany BJJ with a higher rank keep chocking the hell out of me.

The truth is that strength has never been the focus of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Dubbed the gentle art, Brazilian Jiu jitsu focuses on using leverage to defeat bigger, stronger, opponents. The God father of this martial art, Helio Gracie was scrawnie and undersized, for most of his life. His handicap one was of the things that motivated him to modify traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu into something that was more effective for weaker and smaller individuals.

The effectiveness of BJJ has been proved all over the world. The early days by mixed martial arts was dominated by Royce Gracie who often went against bigger stronger opponents. Most of them fail to give much of a contest. He typically dominated them from the opening seconds if the fight, until the opponent tap for submission. He has able to do this because masterful understanding of leverage, thanks to a lifetime learning bjj.

BJJ will make you stronger and help you use strength correctly

Whle most experience BJJ practitioners will agree that technique trumps strength, it does no mean strength strength and other physical characteristics, do not play a role in BJJ. If it was the case, there would be no reason to have strength and conditional classes in most dojos, and weight classes in tournaments. Size strength, flexibility, endurance and speed. Nonetheless, these factors are apply correctly when you train properly for technique. At Parsippany BJJ school, we know that technique is key and utterly work on these skills, bit will never oblivious about the conditioning aspect of the art plus strength and power.

For that reason when you spend over 3 months in our dojo you will apply these skills correctly wihout compromising technique. Solid techniques makes it harder for your opponents to find ways to escape from unfavorable positions, and it also makes it harder for them to defend against submissions.

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