SOLO DRILLS FOR REAL WORLD SKILLS

I know we’re stuck at home and missing jiu-jitsu so we’ve recorded some drills you can do at home with minimal equipment. A yoga mat, soft ground, your belt, a pillow, a boxing bag, a grappling dummy. It doesn’t take much and we can still improve. You’ll be able to see how we would drill these with a live opponent so if there is someone at home that you can grab, you can adapt these to two person drills quickly.

To turn this into a full workout simply drill each movement for 2 minutes and do 2-3 rounds of each. The belt drills will help with your leg dexterity and hip mobility while you get to finish on some full body movements to get your cardio going. The way I recommend doing this drill is thinking of it in 3 speeds. Do the first full round of drills slowly with a strong emphasis on visualising what you are doing. Sacrifice the speed of the movement in order to ensure you are doing the technique with 100% accuracy, developing that muscle memory. The second round we still maintain an emphasis on correct technique but dial up the pace a bit. Third round we should have our movements down so we should be able to go at a pace that replicates the speed we would do it in live sparring.

If you only have time for 2 rounds, do 2 rounds. If you want to mix 1 round in with some other training you are doing then that’s great too. The main thing is that we have a way to contain to develop our jiu-jitsu on our own while we await a lift in restrictions.

Miss you all terribly! Reach out if you have any questions or just want a chat.