Ground Fighting

Take it slow. Positions before submissions is the name of the game. Good body posture is primary. Working your weight is also very important. Add striking, locks, hold, and pins. At my club we train ground fighting so we can get back to our feet and escape. But, it is soooo much fun to train all the other stuff as well...kimura, ankle locks, elbow locks, triangle chokes...on and on.With regular training sessions you can become pretty good on the ground as long as you focus on the basics and fundamental techniques. BJJ, SAMBO, Judo, jujitsu, submission fighting. Its all good and ground fighting is one of the best total body exercise programs available. For sensitivity training nothing is better than ground fighting. Find a good instructor to give you quality basics and the rest will come with regular practice. Ground fighting can be done, with good success, by people of all ages. There is no age limit. But again, take it all slow, especially if you are over 40 and have never spent much time on the ground.No instructor in your area? There are hundreds of great instructional DVD's available today. Nothing of course replaces a good instructor but if you have a good set of instructional DVD's and you are highly motivated to learn the basics, then its the next best thing. So, get on the ground and work your ground game. You will not be disappointed.

SGT Goynes