KamonGuy2
Master of Arts
Those who are good at BJJ do not need ANY strength
Obviously there is a degree of muscle power, but you do not need to train to force this on.
The best personal example is when I train with Kevin Chan - the guy is probably a third of my size and uses no strength at all when he rolls with me (if he did I would crush him!!)
A lot of the BJJ moulds VERY well into the wing chun (so much so, that often you cannot distinguish what is wing chun and what is BJJ). If you look at good BJJ based cagefighters like Georges St Pierre, they use very little energy to slip guards etc
Strength can help BJJ, but it is definately not essential.
The leverage (joint locking etc) often comes from the body as opposed to muscles. There is a great clip on youtube of Mauricio teaching a triangle choke and he explains how it is leverage (rather than you trying to crush your opponent with muscles in your legs)
Mook Jong does know his stuff in wing chun, but it is always worth having a look around at other arts (rather than solely watch a youtube clip)
Obviously there is a degree of muscle power, but you do not need to train to force this on.
The best personal example is when I train with Kevin Chan - the guy is probably a third of my size and uses no strength at all when he rolls with me (if he did I would crush him!!)
A lot of the BJJ moulds VERY well into the wing chun (so much so, that often you cannot distinguish what is wing chun and what is BJJ). If you look at good BJJ based cagefighters like Georges St Pierre, they use very little energy to slip guards etc
Strength can help BJJ, but it is definately not essential.
The leverage (joint locking etc) often comes from the body as opposed to muscles. There is a great clip on youtube of Mauricio teaching a triangle choke and he explains how it is leverage (rather than you trying to crush your opponent with muscles in your legs)
Mook Jong does know his stuff in wing chun, but it is always worth having a look around at other arts (rather than solely watch a youtube clip)