Newbie Tips to Cut Weight for BJJ Comps & Not Kill Yourself in the Process

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This is a basic overview for anyone whos trying to drop to a lower weight class or just lose weight and wants to do so without killing themselves in the process.

I say this, because a lot of people in BJJ literally destroy themselves trying to cut weight for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitions. And in most cases it isn’t necessary and there is a better way to do things.

So in the video I share some of the simplest weight cutting tips that you can implement to lose weight slowly and intelligently. To lose weight without losing tons of muscle and without destroying your training and performance.

Hope the video is useful!

Oh and if you want to see my diet click the link below. This is pretty much my diet all the time. I simply eat varying amounts of food depending on my goals at the time. https://youtu.be/6deDPi7Suvo

Also, if you want to hire someone to write out your diet for you and be a remote coach to keep you accountable. I can’t recommend my buddy Eli enough. He’s been one of my coaches for the last 2 years and hiring him was one of the best decisions for my performance, health and physical appearance. https://www.instagram.com/elicoffey_/

Talk to you next time.

-Chewy

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How to Train to be More Aggressive for BJJ & MMA Competitions

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Today’s video is a question from a viewer who’s involved in MMA and finds that he is a slow starter. Meaning he allows other people to get the better of him but then turns it on after. This is an issue many people have faced, including yours bearded.

So in today’s Q&A video I share some ideas of how I went from being a slow started in BJJ competitions and MMA and into an aggressive fighter/grappler from the moment a match started.

Hope the video gives you some useful ideas for your own training.

Oh, and sorry for the weird brightness in the video. Camera was on the fritz that day.

-Chewy

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My Secret for High Percentage Armlocks from Side Control in BJJ

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Want to increase the finish rate with armlocks from side control? Then this video is for you. In this video I’m going to show you my Arm Scoop position from side control along with a ton of important details for finish straight arm locks, kimuras and wrist locks. This is one of my highest percentage attacks in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I’ve done some form of these submissions since I was a White Belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and have used them all the way to Black belt.

But as I’ll share, the most important part is the setup. If you use the arm scoop position like I show in the video, you’ll find that it’s so much easier to catch and finish your BJJ submissions from side control.

Enjoy the video and I hope it helps.

-Chewy

P.S If you want to take your side control submission to another level with armlocks then click the link below to check out my Arms Race series.

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Rolling with My BJJ Students + Q&A At the End

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Today’s video is another rolling video from one of my no gi BJJ classes. Everyone seemed to enjoy the 1st rolling video we did like this. So, here’s another. During the video you’ll see me and my students rolling from different positions. And at the end of the video I do some Q&A with the guys on some specific problems they were having. Oh and if you watch the video you’ll even see me get submitted!

This was on a Monday when we have one of my main no gi rolling sessions.

Hope you enjoy the video and got some ideas from it for your own Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training.

As always, thanks for watching.

-Chewy

00:00 Intro

00:23 Rolling

16:53 Q&A with students

Here’s my students Youtube channel as mentioned in the video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCToZ…

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He Feels like a Fake Purple Belt Because of White Belt Memories

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In today’s Q&A I answer a question from a newer BJJ Purple Belt who says he feels like a phony. He says that when he was a White Belt the Purple Belts in his gym were absolute monsters, and he doesn’t feel like he’s a monster. He feels like he’s no where near their skill.

In this video I share some ideas on this common imposter syndrome thing. I also share why in the case of the person asking today’s question, your view of a belt from the ideas of a newbie can skew the reality of the situation.

I know this from experience as a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioner myself and as a coach who’s had numerous students say the same thing.

Whether you’re struggling with imposter syndrome because of a new belt or something else, then I hope the video is useful to you.

Hope you enjoy the video. Thanks for watching.

-Chewy

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5 BJJ Back Mount Escapes in 3 Minutes

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Get stuck in back mount during rolling? Happens to everyone in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu at some point. In today’s video I share 6 different ideas on escaping back mount. Some of them are a little funkier than others but I’ve been able to use all of them at some point against tough opponents during rolls.

The escapes include options against top arm side, bottom arm side, and body triangles.

At the end I share a simple back and forth drill you could use as a warm up or to get extra reps in.

Hope the video is useful to you with your back mount escapes in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

Talk to you next time.

-Chewy

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The Worst BJJ Advice to give to Strong People

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Don’t Use Your Strength! This is something all of us big strong people hear in BJJ from day 1. And in my bearded opinion it’s some of the WORST advice in BJJ, as I’ll explain in the video.

Now, I’m sure if you train Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and are a bit smaller, and have had the pleasure of rolling with a 200lbs+ spazzy person, you may be resistant to this idea. But stick with me in the video and I’ll explain why this advice in BJJ leads to poor performances and more injuries.

After watching the video you’re welcome to leave your comments below.

-Chewy

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Purple Belt is Training Harder Than Ever but Not Improving

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Today’s question is about not improving in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu even when you’re training harder than ever. This is the basic situation going on for John who’s hit a plateau in his BJJ progress. Now he says he’s training even harder than he used to in order to break out of the plateau, but he’s still stuck.

So, in the video I’ll share why I ditch rolling harder or training harder when I’m trying to break out of a BJJ plateau. Now, keep in mind I’m still training hard. I love training hard. But sometimes going even harder isn’t the best route. Keep in mind that the process I talk about in this video is mine. It might work for you, it might not. I also give some examples of what this process looks like in training during situational rolling or full rolling.

I also share a book that I enjoyed in the video. If you’d like to check it out, look at the link below. https://amzn.to/3Mqsa3h

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the video. Talk with you next time.

-Chewy

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No Gi Rolling with Students: Defending Ankle Locks & Darce Chokes

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Today’s video is a bit different than the others in the past. It’s a recording a big rolling session we did during one of my Monday BJJ classes.

During the session you’ll see me roll with multiple students at varying levels. You’ll also see some of my students rolling against one another as well. On the mats that day we had everything from White Belts to Black Belts mixing it up.

Many of you had asked for rolling videos on the channel. Which I’m not opposed to. But it’s a delicate situation in my bearded opinion since we deal with a lot of mental and physical stuff on the mats.

Either way, hope you enjoy the rolls.

-Chewy

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Take More Backs in BJJ with 2 Effective Techniques If They Turtle Up

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In today’s basic White Belt BJJ techniques, I use as a Black Belt I’m going to show you 2 of my best back takes that work off a guard passing situation. Taking the back off of a guard pass when the person turtles up is one of my most successful ways to secure back mount in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

The back takes are simple and can be used as shown or combined together with other Brazilian Jiu-jitsu techniques. I’ve hit both of these techniques at grappling competitions like the No Gi Pans, Pans , ADCC trials and others.

-Chewy

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