I Don’t Like Body-Lock Passing

07/07/2026

Not because I think it doesn't work. It obviously does.

I just don't like what I feel I'm exposing while doing it: my arms, my shoulders, sometimes even my head.

But there's one problem with my argument.

Against a very flexible guard player, shutting down the hips might matter more than all of that.

Some techniques aren't supposed to feel like you. Sometimes, they simply solve the problem better than the answer you prefer.