柔术形而上学（2023/8/22）

强壮和虚弱：只要你的肘部贴紧躯干，并且指向胯部，你的手臂就会变得更有力，哪怕你看起来不是一个强壮的人。而只要你的肘部抬高过肩膀，远离躯干，原理胯部，你就会变得虚弱，哪怕你看起来十分强壮。在垫子上所谓的强壮是由于姿势和位置，因此，我们所认为的虚弱大多是由于姿势和位置的失败或不完美造成的。所以，柔术的目标始终是破坏对手的姿势，使其失去位置，从而使膝盖和肘部远离躯干，颈部转向或倾斜；同时保持自己的姿势和位置。基础力量是个好东西，但它可以通过姿势和位置大大提高，也可以因为被破坏而降低。

Where you’re strong and where you’re weak: As long as your elbows are tight to your torso and pointing down towards your hips, your arms will feel very strong - even if you aren’t normally considered a strong person. As soon as your elbows are taken out of position over your shoulders and away from the torso and pointing away from the hips - you will feel weak even if normally you’re considered a very strong person. What we call strength on the mat is mostly due to stance and positioning. What we perceive as weakness is most due to failures or imperfections in stance and positioning. The goal in Jiu jitsu then, is always to break an opponent’s stance and take them out of position so that knees and elbows are extended away from the torso and neck turned or tilted; whilst at the same time preserving your own stance and positioning. Raw strength is a good thing, but it can be greatly increased by stance and positioning and greatly decreased by the destruction of these