柔术形而上学（2023/2/20）

一切始于抓把。抓把是你与对手在每一场比赛、每一轮训练中的第一次互动，事实上，它存在于从你学习柔术的第一天到最后一天的每一次训练中。它是这项运动中最常见的一个动作，但令人震惊的是，它是最少被谈论、讨论和教授的。你的把位决定了你的行为方式。你的对手抓把的方式让你立即了解到他拥有什么样的技术水平。你做得越好，你就越会把抓把作为胜利的基础。如果你能掌握把位，你就掌握比赛的任何其他方面；做到这一点，你就会在你们之间的每一次互动中掌握主动。不要只是抓住对手--首先对你要完成的任务有一个想法，然后根据这个想法，决定你的把位。一旦你抓住了--就按照计划做动作--不要抓住了就停下来--即使是最好的把位也不会持续太久，所以要抓住了就行动。拥有强有力的握力是件好事，但远没有会找正确的位置和快速从一个把位切换到另一个把位的能力那么重要。它可能不是柔术中最有魅力的技能--缺乏魅力是没有人愿意教它或学它的原因--但没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