Brazilian Jiu-jitsu questions from white belts. The following questions are from white belts at my gym. If you have any of these questions yourself I hope the post is helpful. 1. How do you learn a move or submission you’ve been obsessing over well enough so that you can use it during rolling? Drill it! […]
Will I lose strength if I cut weight? One of my students recently asked a great question concerning his weight. Basically, he is the strongest he’s been in 15 years and is around 235lbs. Once football season is over (which means less beer), he plans to slim down to around 205lbs. His worry is that […]
So I showed this armbar to my students one day and they loved the move. At first glance the technique might look a little fancy since you’re spinning around the arm. But I assure you, as I did my students, I’m a caveman. My jiujitsu is simple and if I can do it, you can […]
So I ordered the Metamoris event this weekend and I have to say, all in all, I was kind of bored. This is sort of a reoccurring theme with this event. There is always a match or two that is fun to watch, where both competitors go after the win, but overall most of the […]
I personally love pasta dishes. The only problem is, they don’t love me. It never fails, after eating a plate of pasta I feel very full and ready for a nap. This is one reason I don’t eat them very often. Firstly, with my job I can’t afford to be groggy and lethargic, and second, […]
So before you continue reading please know in advance that I am going to nerd out a little. If you’ve read the blog before or you’re one of my students, you know I’m a history geek. With that said, let’s get started. Having presense of mind is something that I talk a lot about with […]
This weekend I competed at the Five Grappling Illinois 2. I wound up taking 3rd in the gi and had planned to do the no gi but I tweaked my knee (the one I had surgery on earlier this year) and I got a little spooked so I bowed out. I’m happy to say that […]
I recently got ahold of two shirts from Submission FC. The shirts are made of 55% Hemp and 45% Organic cotton. Along with the shirts I was also given test results performed on them to ensure that the hemp percentage claims were accurate. I know there has been a little drama concerning hemp related products […]
Hey guys, just extending an invite to any of you BJJ players out there who might be interested. My student and good friend went to one of these Costa Rica BJJ retreats last year and loved the experience. He decided to put one on himself. Basically each day will consist of multiple training sessions as […]
So a friend of mine is doing a video series of my gym and some of the guys leading up to the Atlanta Open. He made this teaser video to show some of the students. I’m excited to see what the finished product ends up looking like. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVsMpEJ8AV8]