Today’s question comes from a Purple Belt who has an interesting question that many upper belts in BJJ might experience. Basically, he’s realized that he’s in a gym where he’s 1 of the higher belts on the mat and the number of more experienced grapplers is getting smaller and smaller. He wants to continue improving […]
In today’s class and rolling video you’ll get a chance to see me and my guys working on a Knee on Belly escape to backside 50/50 and then some rolling afterwards. I got class started and then let one of our Black Belts in the gym (Evan) take over with some details on the leg […]
I recently spoke with a fellow BJJ coach who recently denied a young guy a promotion to Purple Belt because of his attitude. In particular the young Blue Belt gets very upset when he loses during training. To the point that it negatively affects his training and the environment around him. And the coach was […]
Do you ever struggle with people smashing you in a really tight guard passing position? Think, body lock passing, tight half guard passing, etc. Of course, right? It happens to everyone. Well here’s a simple, but powerful, chin grip that could be a game changer for you and your BJJ in these positions. I learned […]
What do my knees feel for BJJ training nearly 20 years after my 1st meniscus tear surgery in 2004? Well, that’s the question I’ll answer in today’s video. I’ve gotten a lot of questions about this from Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioners who are either getting ready to have surgery on their meniscus tear or just recovering. […]
The other day I posted a BJJ video about being an older BJJ Black Belt. I know some of you said it’s only because of a belt. And that’s an easy scapegoat, but that’s not it. Old champions and masters in other combat sports feel the similar things. I’ve spoken to champions in wrestling and […]
Are older BJJ Black Belts really even Black Belts anymore? That’s the question I basically got asked today from several friends of mine who are BJJ Black Belts and who are also getting older. This issue they’re running into is that as they’re getting older they’re getting beaten by many of the younger Purples Belts […]
I got a BJJ question about collar chokes from Side Control. So in this video I share 2 of my favorite collar chokes from side control. But more importantly I share a principle that I use with chokes and arm attacks from every position. The principle for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is incredibly simple to understand. But […]
I was recently asked if drilling is 100% necessary to get good at BJJ. Now, when we say drilling, I interpret this as meaning, “do we need to perform large amounts of repetitions over and over again” to an unresisting opponent. The answer is no. There are ways to work around it. And in this […]
Back by popular demand is a video with some rolling. But as I mentioned in 1 of my past videos. I didn’t want to show crazy highlights of me trying beat up my students or anything like that. But I figured it would be fun to include you in on one of our classes. So […]