一切始于抓把。抓把是你與對手在每一場比賽、每一輪訓(xùn)練中的第一次互動，事實上，它存在于從你學(xué)習(xí)柔術(shù)的第一天到最后一天的每一次訓(xùn)練中。它是這項運(yùn)動中最常見的一個動作，但令人震驚的是，它是最少被談?wù)?、討論和教授的。你的把位決定了你的行為方式。你的對手抓把的方式讓你立即了解到他擁有什么樣的技術(shù)水平。你做得越好，你就越會把抓把作為勝利的基礎(chǔ)。如果你能掌握把位，你就掌握比賽的任何其他方面；做到這一點，你就會在你們之間的每一次互動中掌握主動。不要只是抓住對手--首先對你要完成的任務(wù)有一個想法，然后根據(jù)這個想法，決定你的把位。一旦你抓住了--就按照計劃做動作--不要抓住了就停下來--即使是最好的把位也不會持續(xù)太久，所以要抓住了就行動。擁有強(qiáng)有力的握力是件好事，但遠(yuǎn)沒有會找正確的位置和快速從一個把位切換到另一個把位的能力那么重要。它可能不是柔術(shù)中最有魅力的技能--缺乏魅力是沒有人愿意教它或?qū)W它的原因--但沒有什么比它更重要了。

It all starts with grip: Gripping is the first interaction you have with your opponent in every single match, sparring round and indeed, every single exchange from your first day in jiu jitsu until your last. It is the single most common action in the sport and yet shockingly, the least talked about, discussed and taught. How you grip determines how you act. The quality of your opponents grip gives you an immediate read as to what skill level he possesses. The better you get, the more you will identify GRIPPING as the basis of victory. If you can dominate the grips you won’t dominate any other aspect of the match; if you can, you will have the initiative in every exchange between the two of you. Don’t just grab opponents - have an idea of what you want to accomplish first and then grip second, in accordance with that idea. Once you grip - move into the plan - don’t grip and stop - even the best grips won’t last long, so grip and move. Having a strong grip is a good thing, but not nearly so important as grip placement and the ability to go from one grip to another in rapid succession. It may not be the glamorous skill in Jiu jitsu - that lack of glamor is why no one cares to teach it or learn it - but nothing surpasses it in importance