Catch and Release for Better BJJ Submissions

If you’re already using several submissions as part of your BJJ game. To get better with other submissions, should you stop working on the old ones and look for new ones? Or should you continue to work on the old ones while moving towards the new submissions?

This is a question I’ve been asked by several people. It address one of the problems many of us have in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Where should we focus and where should we allow our focus to move away? Finding the balance of building up new positions while letting others slide a little.

In this video I share one of the techniques I use for my Brazilian Jiujitsu training which is to go for the submission, catch it, and then release it a little.

By releasing just a little tightness with the submission I’m able to follow my opponent’s escape and see where it goes.

This has been one of my favorite ways to develop new submissions because I keep the previous moves sharp by catching them, but I’m building up new techniques by following the person’s submissions escape.

This method of training is especially helpful if you’re one of the tougher people in your gym. It allows you to get a lot more from your less experienced training partners. Better because you work on less developed options and better because you keep the movement going. Keeping the movement going during the rolls with less experienced BJJ training partners is great for building cardio and technical movement.

So again, to Ricardo. Thanks for the question. And I hope you guys enjoy the video and I hope it’s helpful to you in regards to your BJJ submissions.