Want to stop your opponent’s techniques before they start? Want to disrupt what your opponent is able to do before it even begins. We all do right? Well here’s what I’ve figured out. By dominating grips, you do just this! Identify Their Primary Grip Before a match if I am able to watch video of an […]
I was asked recently, “Since you’re popular on Youtube now, does it make you more nervous to do Bjj competitions?” I answer this question with a quick “No.” In my younger days it would have. I remember being nervous several times when I had large crowds of my students there to watch me […]
What Does Chewy Read? (Chewjitsu Books Part 1) If you’ve been watching me for any length of time. Then you know I’m constantly reading something. And one of the questions I get. . . probably about as often as I receive message regarding a BJJ technique is “What books do you read?” I plan to […]
Is cutting weight a good idea or should you not cut weight for BJJ competitions! That is the question for today’s video. And this is one that comes up all the time. People often hear about how much others will shed weight prior to matches and MMA fights. And so they often think that they […]
Can You Train When You’re Injured ? We’ve all been there before. Training is going well. . . and then BAM. . . you get injured. And a knee injury can be one of the worst. So what do you do when you’re injured? How do you still train and progress? […]
I hate running late for BJJ Competitions! But it happened yesterday. After a wreck slowed traffic to a halt and a needed bathroom stop. I finally made it up to Indy for the competition. And almost as soon as I walked in, I was told that one of our women, Brittany, would be up […]
If you’re a father, mother, student or maybe someone working 60 hours a week who can only train BJJ 2 days a week. Is it even worth it? Can you get better at BJJ training on only 2 days a week, or are you wasting your time? This is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu question I […]
Do you ever lack motivation for BJJ training? If so, how do you overcome it? What keeps you motivated? I recently received a couple of BJJ motivation questions related to motivation for training. 1 from Zach, a BJJ Blue Belt who is having some of the Blue Belt blues and is lacking motivation […]
So if you follow my Instagram Then you may have seen that I was promoted this past week by my coach. And I received a lot of congratulatory messages. . . Which I suppose were in order. But at the same time. . . I didn’t know what to say because I didn’t feel like […]