Yesterday at the bank there was a situation that reminded me of why you always need a back up plan. When I arrived I walked in at the same time with a man who was getting out of his slick mercedes car. As we walked in, I went to my banker and he went […]
In today’s no gi rolling video we’ve broken it up into multiple chunks of scrambling and action. During the scrambles and action you’ll see several rolling kimuras, back takes, takedowns and even a couple of chokes. Hopefully after watching you’ll gain some possible ideas for your own BJJ training and techniques. Technique Exchange 1 – […]
Happy New Years! Welcome to 2020. So there is a mindset shift you’re going to have to make if you want to do BJJ successfully and really get the most out of it. And I think it’s illustrated through a good answer I gave to someone on Instagram. Attached above is the question I […]
I’ve had a lot of request regarding the reap situation in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitions. Whether it’s to avoid being called for reaping if you use Single Leg X or if you want to defend against someone reaping your leg. In this video I show some basics on keeping your knee safe, defending the knee reap […]
Do you think you lack aggression in BJJ or do you think you have too much? I ask this question because I get a lot of questions from people on both sides of the question. Some people who say they don’t know how to “turn it on” while others say they can’t “turn it […]
Here is a short highlight video from the recent IBJJF Nashville Open where I won my Super Heavy Division and the Open Weight at Master 1 Black Belt. During these BJJ matches you’ll see me battling mostly grips, takedowns and with guard passing. I scored one takedown battle but the rest were fights in the […]
In this video I share a cautionary tale about talking during rolling from when I was a BJJ White Belt. I share the story from my Brazilian Jiujitsu training because I received a question about talking during rolling. I know this will not be the most groundbreaking question and answer video I’ve ever done, […]
Want a few tips on finishing the Triangle Choke in BJJ whether you’re a tall lanky person or a stocky thick legged person? Then this video should be helpful to you! Recently my good friend, training partner and “little brother” Chad Hardy was in town teaching a seminar at my gym. And while he […]
If you know me, and you know the way I treat new BJJ White Belts as they begin training and rolling. Then you know I like to ease people into hard training and help them out. That said, there are times when you need to put the smash on newer White Belts as they begin […]
The other day I got a question on my Instagram about some of the audiobooks I listen to and which ones I like. I have over a hundred audiobooks in my Audible library and I figured you guys might be interested in listening to some of them. So I might do this as a monthly […]