Today my student Justin did a fantastic job. He submitted every opponent in his division en route to a gold medal at the Pans. He earned a gold last year as a white belt and continued the success with a gold at blue belt. I’m super proud of him. (Here is a picture of myself […]
Back to passive drilling! So now that you have been doing reps of your techniques and you’ve also been doing some situational rolling you have probably become much more comfortable with the position and techniques you are trying to use. Along with being more comfortable you have also probably hit some snags during training. When […]
So I personally categorize drilling into two different types, active and passive. I consider practicing any sort of drilling where my partner offers no resistance as passive style drilling. In my last post I talked about performing repetitions of a new move to get introduced to them. Now, let’s move on to our first method […]
So you are a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioner and you are looking for some ways to nail down different techniques and movements. Well there is no secret to improving in BJJ, its hard work. However there are different methods of training deliberately and with a purpose, which can yield results more efficiently. Now I am not […]
Finals match from the Chicago Open.
Semi-finals match from the Chicago Open.
Being a beginner at something new can be pretty terrifying. I think many instructors and experienced BJJ players forget this. Many people in teaching positions of all sorts sometimes forget this. Nothing makes you feel quite as out of place as being in a room with people who “seem” to know what they are doing. […]
Keenan Cornelius’ father’s thoughts on Lloyd Irvin A student of mine sent this link to me and I found it very interesting. Keenan’s father perspective and thoughts on the whole Lloyd Irvin rape debacle.
One of my student’s has been doing some work on the side. He recently got into the perfume business. Check out this video from one of his all natural fragrances!
Last weekend I had the privilege of cornering my good friend Brent Weedman for his fight in Bellator. He did a fantastic job utilizing his stand up and ground arsenal. He pulled out a unanimous decision against a very tough fighter. Brent is an incredible guy and it was a great opportunity to help contribute […]