In today’s video I answer a question from a White Belt about a situation that I think happens with just about every BJJ White Belt when they roll with higher belts or coaches. When you watch the video think back to whether or not you had this experience early on in your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training. […]
One of my guilty pleasures is listening to game designers talk about how they create video games. As a kid I was a big gamer, building computers and all that stuff. Long before it was a cool thing to do. I also find it fascinating from a business perspective of how you create something that […]
In today’s video I share some ideas on how I do belt promotions at my BJJ gym. To illustrate the answer for the person asking the question I share a story about 2 college wrestlers who trained at my gym. 1 got his Blue Belt while the other didn’t. There’s a lot of factors that […]
In today’s BJJ Q&A video I share a quality that all of my best BJJ students share. I’m doing this in response to a question I received from a White Belt who’s been training for BJJ and is ready to quit because he’s not getting promoted. Now obviously, this isn’t a great mindset. So I […]
Adding more top pressure in BJJ is something everyone wants to do, right? So, in this video I’m going to show a simple way to do it. When I watch some of my less experienced Brazilian Jiu-jitsu students in top positions, I notice they sometimes don’t maximize their bodyweight. Meaning, they have a lot of […]
Ever struggle with remembering Brazilian Jiu-jitsu techniques? If you’re like most of us, then I’m sure you have. Especially early on. And this is the main topic for today’s question that comes from Sarah who’s a White Belt and can’t seem to remember all the techniques from her BJJ Classes. So, in the video I […]
In today’s video I answer a question from a BJJ Blue Belt named Clint about whether or not he’s become the rest roll in his gym for some of the other students who are more focused on competitors. He says that 1 tough purple belt in particular seems to want to roll with him regularly […]
In today’s Q&A I answer a question from a White Belt with a strong wrestling base who is breaking the spirits of some of the higher belts in his gym. He says he’s been training for over a year (mostly no gi) and came into BJJ with a strong wrestling background. During rolling he says […]
In BJJ everyone wants to be more offensive and hit more submissions. It’s fun! In Brazilian Jiu-jitsu nothing feels quite as good as a well-timed submission. And so today’s question comes from a White Belt who said he’s defense is good but wants to turn up the offense now. So in this video I’ll share […]
In today’s technique video I’ll teach you 3 brutal chokes from the front headlock position in BJJ. I say brutal because they’re tough chokes. For instance, a rear naked choke in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is a pretty smooth choke when done with good depth, all things considered. But in the case of a Darce, Anaconda and […]