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Tant01 · 07-13-2005, 12:25 AM

Think... It's not so hard to consciously consider your grip for a moment WHILE you are gripping at his Gi. I think these kind folks are right about the tightness of your fists. Relax a bit even if you need to remind yourself with a que. Unless you very recently started the game or the gripping part of it???

I often tell folks that rock climbing is (in my experience) the best thing for hand strength and toughness. You think it's tough to keep a grip on cloth? Try solid rock!

The results are similar, new guys will hang on with some kind of "death" grip the entire time without even realizing how rigid they actually are and wonder why their parts are aching later...

07-13-2005, 12:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tant01 Humble Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Ca. USA Posts: 5,935 Groans: 0 Groaned at 15 Times in 10 Posts	Think... It's not so hard to consciously consider your grip for a moment WHILE you are gripping at his Gi. I think these kind folks are right about the tightness of your fists. Relax a bit even if you need to remind yourself with a que. Unless you very recently started the game or the gripping part of it??? I often tell folks that rock climbing is (in my experience) the best thing for hand strength and toughness. You think it's tough to keep a grip on cloth? Try solid rock! The results are similar, new guys will hang on with some kind of "death" grip the entire time without even realizing how rigid they actually are and wonder why their parts are aching later... __________________ "In all countries where personal freedom is valued, however much each individual may rely on legal redress, the right of each to carry arms - and these the best and the sharpest - for his own protection in case of extremity, is a right of nature indelible and irrepressible, and the more it is sought to be repressed the more it will recur." James Paterson