JJ Principle 6: Acceptance
The acceptance Principle means being first to accept the inevitability of action so that you are best prepared for the outcome.
Sometimes, you can’t do what you want, and the opponent will get their move - pass, sweep, transition
Let them, so that you can control the outcome rather than be forced into it.
accept the inevitability of an action so that you are best prepared for the outcome.
Newaza is a game of constant movement and endless transitions.
In some cases, full resistance to the opponent's action is warranted.
But, in cases where the opponent's action is unstoppable and the outcome is inevitable, it can be beneficial to yield, rather than resist,
to achieve a submission, maintain control, survive an attack, and more.
The sooner you yield to an inevitable outcome, the sooner you can prepare your mind and body for the resulting circumstances.
Principle 7: Velocity
Constantly changing your operational speed to confuse and overwhelm your opponent.
Being fast all the time is predictable.
So is being slow.
Instead, break your rhythm and constantly change the speed at which you execute your moves.
If you’re always fast, you risk losing control of your opponent.
If you’re always slow, your opponent can predict your next move.
Alternating “fast and loose” and “slow and tight” .
keep your opponent guessing and increase your probability of success.
Whoever says “go” in a race, always has the advantage at the start.
Principle 8: Clock
Disrupting the anticipated timing of your opponent’s techniques to reduce or eliminate their effectiveness.
If you understand what is happening, you can guess the timing of a move or technique,
do your best to stop it
or capitalize on it using a principle eg “Creating”
Just as every technique has an optimal distance for execution, every technique also has an optimal timing for its completion.
When you understand the techniques being used against you, you can take control of the “clock” to disrupt their timing and supplant their desired outcome with your own.
Clock Principle applications are generally defensive,
disrupt timing by either slowing down or speeding up your opponent’s clock.
Often, disrupting your opponent’s clock by one or two seconds is enough to completely derail a technique!
