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The BJJ Position Where White Belts Go to Die

June 9, 2023/in Beginners, BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Training /by Jack C

One of the most common messages I get from you guys, specifically the newer grapplers, is about something in the realm of White Belts having trouble with Side Control escapes.

Regardless of your prior grappling experience, White Belts of all backgrounds tend to struggle pretty often escaping side control and just feel stuck.

The tip that I am going to share with you in this video works for side control, mount, or any defensive position, but can be really useful for side control specifically.

This technique/idea made escaping side control way easier for me, and hopefully for you newer white belts watching, or anyone else, it can also be a useful idea that’ll help your game too.

– Chewy

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How To Break Closed Guard Without Getting Swept

June 2, 2023/in Beginners, BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Guard Passes, Sweeps, Tips, Training /by Jack C

In today’s video I answer a recent question about breaking the closed guard in BJJ (Gi or No-GI), WITHOUT getting swept in the process.

In Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, the Closed Guard is one of the most dangerous positions to be stuck in. It’s also a great position for your opponent to sweep or submit you if you’re not careful.

Therefore, it’s important to try and approach it with caution and technique when breaking it.

This Guard Break is both beginner friendly and extremely effective (in my experience) and hopefully a useful idea for you to practice next time you’re in training.

I hope this helps.

– Chewy

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If You Play Butterfly Guard, Use This Simple Trick for Underhooks

May 25, 2023/in BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Tips, Training /by Jack C

Today’s video is a question from a viewer named Brandon who’s been playing Butterfly Guard in his BJJ classes.

He said he’s had a lot of success with it, but he says everyone is catching on and stopping his underhooks. So in the video I show a simple way to get the underhook even if the person is resisting. It’s something I’ve used a ton and has been very effective with my Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, so I hope it is for your BJJ as well.

Thanks for watching.

-Chewy

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Knee on Belly Escape to Heel Hook & Rolling Class (Situational Rolling)

March 17, 2023/in BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Submissions, Sweeps, Tips /by Jack C

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 locks since he’s a stronger leg locker than me.

Afterwards we had some situational rolling including some rounds of guard passing battles and dominant position. I even had a super nice Black Belt (tough roll too) from Idaho drop in for class followed by me working rounds with some of my tough young students.

Enjoy the video and thanks for watching.

-Chewy

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My 225lbs BJJ Black Belt Moves Like a Lightweight (Chewjitsu Rolling)

January 31, 2023/in BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Funny, Training /by Jack C

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 in today’s BJJ rolling video you’ll get to be a fly on the wall for 1 of my Brazilian Jiu-jitsu classes and hang out, learn a little Jiu-jitsu and even catch some of the banter and friendly trash talk in between rolls.

The class was focused on triangle defense and counters as well as breaking the guard. So after technique we did a lot of rolling focused on the guard passing battle and rolled with a special rule where a person wins if they lock guard. I explain why in the video.

Hope you enjoy the clips from class.

-Chewy

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Easily Stop Darce & Guillotine Chokes from Half Guard Bottom in BJJ

June 20, 2022/in BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Submissions, Sweeps /by Jack C

Do you get submitted with Darce or Guillotine chokes when you try to use Half Guard Sweeps in BJJ?If that’s the case then this video could be helpful to you.

As a half guard player in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu I used to struggle with getting choked from the position. People would dive on my neck and catch the submission. But over the years I’ve found some simple ways to counter their attempts and still maintain good position to get my sweeps.

With that said, the idea in the video is simple. I’ll show you how to prioritize your submission defense and your sweep attempts. I’ll also show you some simple hand fighting ideas that will make it way harder to submit you with a darce or a guillotine choke.

Hope the ideas prove useful to you as a half guard player in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

Also, if you’d like to give your half guard sweeps a boost. I go into more detail specifically for half guard sweeps in my half guard sweeper series. Click the link below to learn more. https://www.chewjitsu.net/sweeper

Talk to you next time.

-Chewy

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5 BJJ Back Mount Escapes in 3 Minutes

May 26, 2022/in BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Training /by Jack C

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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If You Like Side Control, You Gotta Try This Sexy Back Take

April 5, 2022/in BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Guard Passes /by Jack C

In today’s video I’m going to show you one of my favorite rolling back takes in BJJ that you can setup from side control.

This is one of my favorite ways to take back mount in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. And recently, in one of my vlogs I got a question about this technique since I used it in during a roll that was filmed. So I’ll show you that rolling clip from the Costa Rica video and then show you how to set it up from side control in case you want to give it a try during your next roll in the gym.

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Also, watch towards the end where I show a sneaky detail for catching more rear naked chokes. This is a simple adjustment I add on to the end of my back takes when I’m drilling in the gym and has made a big difference to my ability to finish chokes in competitions and high level rolls.

Thanks for watching!

-Chewy

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