Ultimate Guide to Improving Your BJJ At Home

Many martial arts can’t be learned without any partner or if you don’t go to an academy or gym. But Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a unique sport that you can practice alone at home whenever you find it possible for you.

The main point is that some people find it difficult to go to the gym to practice Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or any other sport daily. It can be both in terms of financially affordable or taking out some time from their busy life schedules.

But not to disappoint you, BJJ is a martial art that you can practice even without going to the gym and without any partner. Of course, you definitely have to go to the gym after some time. But you don't have to repeat going to the gym daily as you can practice many moves and techniques alone at home. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym gear makes it easy for you. This article will explore some ways that will help you to become better at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu without the need to go to the gym.

Why You Should Do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu At Home?

• You can do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu both at home and at the gym. But if you are not able to find the time to go to the gym to practice BJJ, or you cannot afford to go to the gym every day, then you have to switch to doing BJJ at home. You should not quit just because of these two reasons. If you truly are passionate about learning BJJ, then you try doing it inside your home.
  
  
• Doing BJJ at home provides some benefits that you can consider. For example, you can train BJJ at any time you want. You don’t have to change your work routine for training BJJ daily. You can learn from the hundreds of BJJ instructional videos available online. You will have an opportunity to save some dollars, which you have to pay at the BJJ gym for training. You can also focus more on your weaknesses and do the training in the way you want rather than following your trainer’s instructions at BJJ gym.

Ways to Learn and Improve Your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu At Home

There are various ways through which you can improve your BJJ at your home. These ways are a mixture of solo drills and some workouts. Both learning techniques and strength training are necessary for your BJJ. Following are the ways you need to follow if you want to improve your BJJ at home;

Basics and Fundamentals of BJJ

The first and most important thing to do is to learn and understand the basics and fundamentals of the BJJ. Start with the basics. This is the most common mistake that BJJ beginners make when they start training for BJJ.  They don’t learn the concepts and go straight to learning and practicing techniques and skills. You have to first understand all the rules and basics of the. Then go for learning only the basic skills and techniques. After this, you can learn advanced BJJ techniques. But always take one step at a time, from smaller to bigger steps. Don’t jump and rush into it.      

Solo Drills

Solo drills are the backbone of improving your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. You can practice a lot of techniques at your home by simulating the technique by imagining yourself against your opponent. You can simulate this further by using the BJJ gear in your solo drills, such as grappling dummies, sandbags, or other training accessories. Although there are a lot of techniques in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu of which you can do solo drills at home, the following are some of the best solo drills for improving your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at your home.

Watch the video given below to have more detailed guide about the solo drills;

Knee Slide

The first solo drill you can do at home is the knee slide. It is also known as the baseball slide, knee cut pass, or knee slice.

Shrimp Drill

The second solo drill you can do at home to improve your BJJ is the shrimp drill. Shrimp drill has a role in escaping yourself when you are trapped in the bottom of your opponent. One of the most common mistakes that white belts make is trying to push and bench their opponent away, trying to escape themselves when they are trapped at the bottom of their opponent’s side control position. One thing they should do when they are in this position they should frame their opponent with one or both hands and try to push or bench themselves out of position.

Strength and Workout

Being fit and strong is also necessary for improving your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu so that you execute your skills and techniques easily against your opponent. If you have enough strength, you can easily execute your moves and techniques against your opponent. Otherwise, depending on how strong your opponent is, it can be difficult for you to do that. To improve your strength and fitness, you should do some exercises. You can do running, cycling, high-intensity interval training, push-ups, and many other exercises easily at home to keep yourself strong and fit.

Last Words

Many Brazilian Jiu Jitsu players believe that you have to go to a BJJ gym to learn new techniques and skills and improve your BJJ. But it is also possible to a lot of extent to do that at your home at your convenience. This is for those particularly who cannot make time to go to the gym every day or they cannot afford it.

So, if you are a beginner, start by watching instructional videos on YouTube or any other platform in which you can learn BJJ techniques. After that, try to simulate the techniques at your home. Keep repeating the techniques until you become a master at it, and then move to the next technique.

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