(This BJJ Pre Comp Rituals Question comes from IG) I definitely don’t just show up and start competing.I’m too anxious and up in my head prior to a big competition. So I have to zone in and focus to bring out the best in my performance. And I have a few rituals prior to competition that […]
You know when we did the 1st Chewjitsu Gi Pre Order last year. I was amazed. We were forced to close the site down a bit early and we ended up taking 100 gi orders from over 17 different countries. It was crazy! I loved seeing the pictures that flooded my IG and FB feeds […]
How do you tell your partner it was a Neck Crank during BJJ training and not a Choke without seeming whiny or upset? Well technically I believe what we do is actually a strangle. As the definition of strangle is . . . “squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so […]
I recently read a short story that told of a an old Native American speaking to his grandson about the battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside each and everyone of us. One is Good and one is Evil.” After hearing this the grandson […]
How does someone go from being an unconfident kid with a stutter to becoming an MMA fighter and Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu who’s competed at a professional level? At some point you’ll have to have some serious self confidence to accomplish these things right? Today’s question from Selena is about self confidence. It pertains […]
Are BJJ schools are doing it wrong ? Recently I received this question on Youtube from one of the viewers regarding an interview from the Joe Rogan podcast where Ben Askren commented about how BJJ gyms are not training in the most effective way possible. Here is the snippet from the Joe Rogan Podcast with […]
Having short legs in BJJ and trying to play Full Guard can be tough. But there are some options that work really well for this body type. 1 of which I’ll share with you in this post. I recently got a question from the Chewjitsu YouTube community page about playing a High Full Guard […]
It can be hard to balance weight training and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I know that for me, I struggled with it at a point in my life where I was doing Powerlifting and Strongman. I continued getting bigger and stronger and was chasing numbers in the weight room. As I added extra bulk. My strength in […]
I Can’t Accept my BJJ Purple Belt Promotion (I’m Not Ready) What do you do when you feel like you’re not ready for your BJJ promotion? When you feel like you’re just not good enough to uphold the rank properly. This is the question I got from Matt who is a 50 year old […]
Frustrated Higher Belts Are Upset with This Tough BJJ Blue Belt Being a BJJ Blue Belt who can submit Purples , Browns and higher belts in the gym and competitions is a great thing right? Yes but it does come with some potential issues. Recently I got a message from a young Blue Belt […]