Does Technique Beat Strength? | SYSTEM Stress Test #006

“Technique beats strength” is one of the most repeated sayings in Jiu-Jitsu. But does it actually hold up?

In Episode 6 of SYSTEM Stress Test, Nick Kugelman and Jacen Flynn challenge the idea that technique always wins.

How much does size matter?

What happens when both athletes are equally skilled?

Can strength compensate for poor technique?

And are we doing beginners a disservice by telling them strength doesn't matter?

Two black belts put one of Jiu-Jitsu's biggest claims to the test.

KEEP IT. MODIFY IT. KILL IT.

SYSTEM Stress Test is a podcast from SYSTEM JIU-JITSU in Meridian, Idaho.

Ideas are easy. Resistance tells the truth.