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The Only Tips You Need to Have Soul-Crushing Pressure

youtube·Matt Arroyo Jiu Jitsu ·9:04·7 techniques

Overview

The instructor teaches how to create overwhelming pressure on an opponent by using dead weight instead of muscle tension. He explains specific hand and body positioning in side control and guard to maximize pressure while conserving energy. The video emphasizes the concept of feeling heavier than you are by relaxing the body and strategically applying weight, which exhausts the opponent and makes submissions and passes easier.

What's covered

  1. 0:00Dead Weight vs. Tense Weight Concept
  2. 1:58Applying Dead Weight in Side Control and Guard
  3. 5:34Advanced Side Control Pressure Techniques

Techniques in this video

  1. 01
    Dead Weight Pressure from Knee Shield Passing
    2:553:39·Half Guard·Pass
  2. 02
    Dead Weight Pressure from Mount
    3:534:17·Mount·Control
  3. 03
    Dead Weight Pressure from Side Control (Control One)
    2:002:43·Side Control·Control
  4. 04
    Relaxed Guard Leg Locking for Control
    4:235:02·Leg Entanglement·Control
  5. 05
    Side Control Back Leg Sprawl for Pressure and Base
    8:128:39·Side Control·Control
  6. 06
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