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Some BJJ coaches would see this as disrespectful (Here’s why I don’t)

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Today’s BJJ video comes from a recent situation inside my gym. I share it because the core of what’s going on is something that helped me over the years with motivation and my ability to track my overall progress (which can be tough to do in BJJ).

Now it’s going to seem maybe slightly disrespectful to some and it might go against some of the motivational type stuff you’ve heard in the past. But I can tell you from my experience, from those of others and from countless biographies I’ve consumed. It’s a great tip for motivation and tracking your overall progress.

Hope the tip helps!

-Chewy

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This Effective Takedown Addresses A Big Problem In BJJ When Standing

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Today’s BJJ technique is one of my absolute favorite takedowns for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I demonstrate the technique in both gi and no gi.
One of the big reasons I love it so much is because many BJJ practitioners have a very passive and defensive stance with takedowns. Usually this is where their butt is waaaay back. This makes it hard for shots and takedowns.

So in today’s video I’ll show you how to do an arm drag to inside trip that I’ve been able to hit at just about every BJJ competition in the last 5 years. I also show more details and setups to this BJJ take down in my Wrestling for BJJ series which you can check out at the link. https://www.chewjitsu.net/w4bjj
I personally love anything that works off the arm drag in BJJ since no matter the defensive posture. You can always get a grip somewhere on their arms.
Hope the takedown helps and thanks for the request Michael!
-Chewy
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Blue Belt Struggling to Keep Up with Skill Level of a New BJJ Gym

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Today’s video question comes from a Blue Belt who recently moved to a new BJJ gym and doesn’t feel up to the standard of the new gym. His question to me was how to deal with the situation he’s facing.

In this video I give 3 different ideas as to what could be going on and as to why he doesn’t feel up to the standard of his new Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gym. And if you’re moving to a new gym hopefully the ideas are useful to you as well!

-Chewy

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This Happens When The BJJ Myth meets The Reality of Rolling

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Today’s BJJ question comes from a young jacked guy who said he’s doing really well but experiencing a problem. That problem being that some of the guys he’s beating make excuses about his strength.

This is a common problem in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu where people have been conditioned to believe that technique is all that matters. And then when they run into a strong or athletic person they realize it’s not the case. That strength and athleticism plays a huge role.

In the video I answer his question and address why his more experienced teammates are so frustrated. And why it’s more to do with the person than it is with him.

If you’re in a similar situation with your training partner then I hope this video helps!

-Chewy

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Are These Strongman vs Black Belt Youtube Videos Bad for BJJ ?

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Today’s video is a question about strongman competitors rolling with BJJ Black Belts and UFC fighters. The question comes from a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioner who said he watched the videos and noticed everyone in the comments saying that BJJ doesn’t really work. And during the videos the BJJ Black Belts struggled with the strongmen.

So his question is, are these videos with strongman competitors and BJJ Black Belts bad for the sport of Jiu-jitsu since it makes it look ineffective?

In the video I’ll explain my thoughts and give you some ideas to chew on.

Oh and one thing I didn’t mention is, these videos are people just having fun. It’s not a serious competition.

-Chewy

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5 Open Guard Sweeps Every BJJ White Belt Should Learn As Early As Possible

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I recently did a video title: 4 Full Guard Sweeps Every BJJ White Belt Should Learn As Early As Possible. It was fairly popular and several people asked for some open guard sweeps as well.

So in today’s video I’m going to show you 5 different BJJ sweeps from 5 different open guards that even a beginner or White Belt can use. I say this because I learned all of these sweeps as a beginner. And I teach them to my students who are newer with lots of success. I can also say that I’ve used every one of these sweeps in rolling or competition against Black Belts as well, so they’re effective at any level.

Hopefully after watching you’ll have some extra ideas on open guard options in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

Oh and if you’d like to watch the original video I did from full guard.

You can check it out at the link below.

https://youtu.be/6oo323AQ0JI

-Chewy

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How Do BJJ Black Belts Get Their Stripes & Promotions ?

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Today’s video is a quick video about how BJJ Black Belts get their stripes and promotions. So in the video I share the basics of how I’ve been promoted and how the common stripe/belt promotion practice takes place for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Black Belts.

 

Now, I’m sure some systems could be different than the one I outline here. But this is the basic time requirements I’m familiar with and have been exposed to in my training.

 

In the video I also share how old I’ll be when I can get the Red/Black and the final Red Belt of Jiu-jitsu. Since I was promoted to Black Belt when I was 26, I’ll be eligible for the final rank of BJJ when I am 89 years old.

 

. . . Let’s see if I even make that.


Anyways, hope the video was useful to you or at the very least maybe slightly entertaining based on how old I’ll be to get a Red Belt.

-Chewy

 

P.S Here’s the chart I was following.

Caught a Weird Armlock in This BJJ Training Session (Chewjitsu Rolling)

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In this no gi BJJ rolling session you’ll see some fun action. It starts off with me rolling with one of my White Belts. I was working for my back take series from the Double Under guard pass (he knew it) and it led to one of the funkiest submissions I’ve hit in a while.


The next roll was with one of my game Purple Belts who pushed the pace on me and caught me with some good moves of his own, like his guard passing. It’s always a good moment as a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu coach when one of your students gives you a solid challenging roll. For me it means I’m doing my job of helping my students improve.

 

The next roll was with one of my White Belts who is pretty scrappy. Around the time of filming this he did a great job at a competition. I know he likes leg locks so I played the legs a bit with him. Just for the record I teach White Belts leg locks and don’t mind them using them as they learn how to work them properly.

 

The final roll is with one of my Black Belts, and a guy I’ve known since I was a White Belt. He’s a strong dude and so anytime I make a slight error he is usually able to take advantage of it. The roll shows some good back and forth action. I tried to catch a few submissions I was working on but they weren’t there.

 

Hope you enjoy the training video!

-Chewy

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Will Training with Higher Belts Hurt a White Belt’s BJJ Progress ?

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If you’re forced to roll with higher belts in BJJ, will it hinder your progress? This is the question today from a White Belt who’s recently been placed into a higher level Brazilian Jiu-jitsu class.

 

Here’s what happened. His BJJ coach divided the training groups up due to covid concerns. He had the White Belts go to 1 class time. And then the colored belts (Blue, Purple, Brown, Black) to another. Well our friend was the lone White Belt who got plugged into the higher belt class.

 

So his question is about whether or not this situation will hinder his Jiu-jitsu training.

 

In this video I share some perspectives from my own experience in the hopes that they’ll be useful to anyone in a similar situation.

 

I hope the video is useful to you!

Thanks for watching.

-Chewy

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The Most Effective Pendulum Sweep Setup I Had Early On in BJJ

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The other day I was messing around with an old Pendulum Sweep setup that I don’t really use much anymore, but that used to be one of my favorite options from Full Guard as a BJJ White Belt. Now I don’t use it much anymore because I branched off into other Jiu-jitsu positions like Half Guard and Butterfly Guard.

 

That said, it’s still a great setup that you can add to your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu game in order to work towards things like the Pendulum Sweep or even back takes.

 

I called the position “The Axe” primarily because the point of the elbow and configuration of the arm makes me think of an axe.

 

I also show 2 ways to get into the position.

 

So if you’re on the search for a setup to the Pendulum Sweep from Full Guard or just looking for some useful Full Guard sweeps to throw into the mix then I hoped the video was useful!

 

Thanks for watching.

-Chewy

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