Here you'll see my learning how to jerk.
You'll see a few funny things in this video as well, because my host translated EVERYTHING, including the coach's insults. The jerk, has been something I've struggled forever, because when I was always jerking from the heels. I could not understand the jerk at all.
After these lessons, I've been playing with it and have gotten some significant improvements. The ankle, truly is the missing link for a lot of people in the pull and in the jerk. He also reminded me that nobody will ever get under the bar, no matter how fast, if there is not enough height in the bar. So just go all the way up, before driving under.
Notice how bad my drive was when I was driving off the heels and flat. When I raised them, I finally got the right "feeling". The jerk, looks so simple, but really complex.
PS: I ran to the corner because my foot was sore, from the way he wanted me to jerk.
EDIT: I'm not saying "heels" is a bad cue or toes is a good cue. It was just a cue that functioned effectively for me. I just had to think "Drive from toes" and everything worked.
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