The grip fight at 1.24 - 1.32 requires strength. To tear apart your opponent's strong grips cannot be done by soft principle. If you can't break apart your opponent's monster grips, none of your throws will work.
Not necessarily. It's more about using the most efficient way to achieve the outcome. Yes, you can use strength to break the grip but your grip break will be more efficient if you go in the direction of where the opponent's grip is weaker, as well as use two hands against their one hand etc. That way, your grip break is more efficient and you use less energy.The grip fight at 1.24 - 1.32 requires strength. To tear apart your opponent's strong grips cannot be done by soft principle. If you can't break apart your opponent's monster grips, none of your throws will work.
You can only use soft when you wait for an opportunity to happen. If you want to create an opportunity, you will need hard.
It depends on the definition of "soft". Soft force is yield, sticky, follow, ... IMO, tearing, cracking, shaking, ... (force used in grip fight) are not soft force.Not necessarily. It's more about using the most efficient way to achieve the outcome. Yes, you can use strength to break the grip but your grip break will be more efficient if you go in the direction of where the opponent's grip is weaker, as well as use two hands against their one hand etc. That way, your grip break is more efficient and you use less energy.
And that is why Jigoro Kano used the term 'Maximum Efficiency' to define the interpretation of 'Ju' in Judo. He recognised that there are moments when you do need to use strength, or 'hardness'. There has to be a balance. For Kano, it was more important to follow the principle of 'Maximum Efficiency' rather than adhere to just 'Soft', 'Gentle' or 'yielding'. You can use a balance of 'hard' and 'soft' but you must use them 'efficiently'. I think we're saying the same thing, to be honest.It depends on the definition of "soft". Soft force is yield, sticky, follow, ... IMO, tearing, cracking, shaking, ... (force used in grip fight) are not soft force.
I like the term "maximum efficiency". I just don't like the term "soft". Soft by itself is not enough. One needs to use both soft and hard.
Agree!I think we're saying the same thing, to be honest.
Although a lot of people use grip breaking as a strategy to make applying their techniques easy (and this includes international practitioners).The grip fight at 1.24 - 1.32 requires strength. To tear apart your opponent's strong grips cannot be done by soft principle. If you can't break apart your opponent's monster grips, none of your throws will work.
You can only use soft when you wait for an opportunity to happen. If you want to create an opportunity, you will need hard.
When your opponent has grips on you, the moment that he can sense you try to do something, he can "shake" you and interrupt your movement. This is why you don't want your opponent to have grips on you.There are also many practitioners who do not break grip and still are able to throw their opponent, even when their opponent is superior in strength.
Really?If you can't break apart your opponent's monster grips, none of your throws will work.
I refer you to the above video. Yes, you can shake someone to stop whatever they start. But in practice... nothing is 100%. Half of the Judo competitors above, were unable to shake and stop the throw...When your opponent has grips on you, the moment that he can sense you try to do something, he can "shake" you and interrupt your movement. This is why you don't want your opponent to have grips on you.