Hip mobility to improve your guard •••••••••••••••••••••• In jiu jitsu one area of your body that ma

Hip mobility to improve your guard
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In jiu jitsu one area of your body that may significantly impact your grappling prowess are your hips. A grappler needs all of their joints to be functional but heightened hip mobility can definitely translate into improved performance.
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1️⃣CARs: Learn how to move your hips. Being a ball and socket joint hips have a large range of potential motion. Rotational inputs are an excellent way to improve linear movements. Controlled articular rotation are an excellent way to learn rotational control.
2️⃣PAILs/RAILs: 90/90 hip stretch (Both internal and external) followed up with isometric holds are an excellent way to expand the passive mobility of the hip capsule.
3️⃣Active hip mobility: Once you have appropriate awareness of hip control and you begin to expand your available range the next step is active mobility. Active motion is how to develop end range strength and useable leg dexterity.
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Concerning jiu jitsu you have to be able to control those new ranges for it to translate into performance.
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