There and Back

The black belt head instructor was rolling with me and proceeded to dominate, as expected. At the end of the roll I said his pressure was amazing. He said it’s all in balance, pressure, and connection. I will try and explain what he said to me.

For example, if you’re in Mount you want to catch your balance first, so they don’t sweep you. Then you want to put pressure on them to make it hard on them to move. Then you want to start making a connection to a limb for a break or their neck for a choke. It seems simple, and it probably is but it’s hard to execute.

The more I think about it, it seems like these concepts of balance, pressure, and connection when added together, equal control.

So how did the rest of my rolls go today?

My ability to dominate white belts continues to impress. My ability to get dominated by higher belts also continues to impress.

What can I say? I’m an impressive blue belt with one stripe.