When training jiu-jitsu there are a lot of factors that can make a training session bad or good. For me, aside from having a good training partner who has their hygiene game on point, the choice of music is one of the most important choices to make. In general I like to avoid aggressive music that will get you too amped up. After all, engaging in an activity where strangulation and joint locks are standard, additional aggression is not necessary. So save those Pantera and Jackyl tracks for when you're trying to hit a PR on your deadlift or bench.
Personally I like instrumentals, or at least music that is heavy on words. For me lyrics can be distracting. When fighting for my life I like to give that particular activity my full attention. Electronica, Jazz, Synth Pop, etc. are all good choices. You can just kind of get lost in a state of trance and roll without thinking too much. Here is my list from Spotify, feel free to agree or disagree with my selections. For those of you still listening to cassettes here's the list. Happy Rolling.
https://open.spotify.com/user/12185884628/playlist/26DyI2jIIL9XeBf89TTxwM?si=HsAiLFCOTGG_P65FqEKmDw
- Spirit of Life-Blackmill
- Embrace-Armin Van Buuren
- Your First Light-The Echelon Effect
- Intro-The XX
- Ruined Lands-Audiopharmacy
- On the Dub-ble-DJ Krush
- We Must Go On-Pretty Lights
- The System-Lucky Kidd
- Down With The Kid-Oddissee
- Lifeline-BT
- The Great Divide-Velvetine
- Surrounded-The Aqualung
- Tomahawk-Adam K
- Starry Eyed Surprise-Shifty
- Disco Science-Mirwais
- Remember the Name-Fort Minor
- Bangarang-Skrillex
- Mistadobolina-Del the Funky Homosapien
- The Fire-Roots (ft John Legend)
- Natural Blues-Moby
- Galvanize-Chemical Brothers
- First of the Year-Skrillex
- Crystalize-Lindsey Stirling
- Animals-Martin Garrix
- Levels-Avicii
- I'm Only Human-John "the Rajun Cajun" Jones
- Ecstasy of Gold-Ennio Morricone
- Walking on A Dream-Empire of the Sun
- Jungle-X Ambassadors
- 5AM in Toronto-Music Ministry
- Spoonman-Soundgarden, Steve Aoki remix
- Say It-The Geek x vrv
- Rockabye-Clean Bandit
- Overdrive-Lazerhawk
- Second Law-Gemini
- Tripy-Antiserum
- Fortune Days-The Glitch Mob
- Miami-Odissee
- Detroit-Odissee
- Let It Be-Blackmill
- Blue-Gemini
- Power-Big Gigantic
- Crooked-Evil Nine
- Sound of the Police-Flash Cats
- Knock Knock-Scattle
- Roller Monster-Carpenter Brut
- King of the Streets-Lazerhawk
- Disparate Youth-Santigold
