How do you judge your progress in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu when your gym doesn’t give stripes? This is the question I received from one of the viewers. His BJJ gyms doesn’t give stripes out and he’s wondering how do you judge progress when stripes aren’t a part of the equation. In this video I first share […]
Recently I had a 10th Planet Black Belt and now a friend out to the gym. His name is Brandon Mccaghren. He did a seminar, we trained and filmed a few videos. You can find more about Brandon here: https://brandonmc.ninja/ https://www.instagram.com/brandonmc.n… https://www.youtube.com/user/TenthPla… During training we talked about the flexibility myth regarding Rubber Guard. I call […]
Have you ever experienced something off the mats that interfered with your BJJ training? This is the situation we are talking about today. In this video I address a situation / question that comes from our friend who does Brazilian Jiujitsu and has a dying father. He says his father has been battling with cancer […]
When I am passing the Guard of someone with long legs in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I typically begin to force Half Guard. By doing this I am able to get closer and make it harder to their leg length. In this video I show my strategy against long legged BJJ practitioners. I also touch on the […]
I love BJJ training but my family hates it! What should I do? This is the question I got from our friend Liz who is a White Belt in today’s Chewy Ramble. I related to Liz because when I started Wrestling, BJJ and MMA. My mother was very much against the idea. Now she was […]
Do you have any ridiculous traditions with your friends or family? Traditions that really don’t make sense but you do them anyway? Well, this is one of our traditions here at my BJJ gym in Louisville, KY. It’s absolutely silly, ridiculous and a lot of fun. Despite being a little odd to look at, everyone […]
After 40 minutes of rest and drinking a mixture of amino acids, electrolytes with fast digesting sugars.I was recovered from my brutal 2nd round match. In the next match. I locked up and controlled position on the feet and my opponent pulled guard. Immediately I worked for the pass and eventually took the back […]
I operate best when I feel like my back is against the wall. My main goal is not to win, but more so to give it the best I have and lay it all out on the mats. This weekend I stepped out into my 1st four matches with the mindset of, “I’m not here […]
Have your ever rolled with someone outside of a traditional Brazilian Jiu-jitsu background? Maybe someone who has done MMA, Sambo, Wrestling, Judo, etc? If so then you know that they grapple a little different A different sort of cadence or style of rolling. I found this out during my White-Purple Belt days where I began […]
The Butterfly Guard can be a tough position to deal with if you’re a Guard Passer. In a recent video where I was training with several tough Black Belts. I passed the Butterfly Guard. In response to this video where I was passing. A lot of you were curious about how to stop the position […]