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Common Feud in BJJ is THE Age-Old Martial Arts Argument

July 5, 2023/in BJJ, Competition, Tips, Training /by Jack C

Today’s question comes from a Brown Belt in BJJ, named Aaron, who also comes from a Wrestling background, and apparently has injury plagued hands.

With that in mind, he says his favorite way to train BJJ is No-Gi.

Recently however, he decided that he wanted to pursue more Gi training, going up to his coach, letting him know about his injuries, and was looking for some grip fighting tips from his coach.

After the talk with his coach, Aaron says that his coach threw in a little dig. Saying:

“By the way, the Gi is more technical than No-Gi…”

Apparently, this led into a whole rant, and may have triggered Aaron a bit, who believes that both No-Gi and Gi are technical, just different.

He asks if I believe his instructor actually made a good point or not? and if I think that Gi is more technical than No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?

Here’s what I think…

– Chewy

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The Worlds Most Dangerous Gi

June 30, 2023/in BJJ, Competition, Tips, Training /by Jack C

Today we have a question from Nathan, who sends me an email, and asked:

“Chewy what is the worst screw job you’ve seen in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition.”

Well, after training BJJ for so long and watching so many matches, you might be surprised that I have seen a ton of “screw jobs”.

BJJ competitions tend to be famous for egregious calls in tournaments, which can be pretty annoying as an athlete, coach, or even spectator who is trying to understand the sport.

In this video, I share one bad call that I have experienced both as a coach and then one particularly bad call I experienced as an athlete in a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competition as a Blue Belt.

Hope you find these ideas useful.

Also, let me know down in the comments below if you’ve gotten any horrible calls and let me know what they were.

– Chewy

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A Subtle Way of Quitting During Rolling in BJJ

June 26, 2023/in BJJ, Inspiration, Off the Mats, Tips, Training /by Jack C

Today’s video comes from a guy, who we will call Bob, that has been training for a little over a year and says he really enjoys BJJ, even stating that it’s really helped him with some mental issues.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu also opened him up to aversity that he wasn’t used to. For example, he found out that he is a quitter. Whenever things start getting tough in the rolls, he just gives up. By the way, these are his words, not mine.

When his coaches initially noticed the issue, they kind of gave him a pep talk. However, over some time they just stopped trying.

His question to me is if I have any advice on how to overcome the mental block that he recently discovered when he trains BJJ, and how he can grow his “fighting spirit.”

So, in this video I’ll answer his questions and tell you guys about how I personally had to develop my own “fighting spirit” and grit through BJJ, and even tell exactly what I had to tell myself DAILY to do it. I’ll also share the rough inner dialogue I sometimes had going on in my head after training sessions.

I hope you guys can find these ideas useful.

– Chewy

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Basic Double Stack Pass Counter in BJJ

June 23, 2023/in BJJ, Guard Passes, Tips /by Jack C

In today’s video I’ll be reviewing a couple options to defend the double stack pass.

One of my guys was having trouble defending it today in class, so I thought I’d share what we discussed here too.

This is a pretty common pass in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, both Gi and No-Gi. In fact, it’s also one of my personal favorite passes.

With that being said, every BJJ technique has counters and defenses & I wanted to show you a few of my favorite options here.

Getting stacked sucks. So, hopefully there’s a few ideas here that you find helpful.

– Chewy

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The Real Reason Most BJJ Warm Ups Suck & Why People Hate Them

June 18, 2023/in BJJ, Tips, Training /by Jack C

Today we have a BJJ question from a fellow Black Belt Coach, Bob, who is having trouble with one of his friends who also happens to be a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

Bob says that his buddy, the fellow black belt from another gym, is coming to train with him. Which he is happy about. However, his friend keeps showing up 45 minutes late to the classes he attends.

He interprets these late appearances as a form of laziness on his friend’s behalf, or maybe he just doesn’t want to do warmups. And he believes he does it because he’s a Black Belt and feels like he can do it. Regardless, he’s not sure what’s up.

At Bob’s gym, attendance is pretty strict, and he wants to know how I’d handle a situation where a someone is chronically late to classes and if I have ever faced a similar situation, and if so, how I dealt with it.

In the video I’ll explain what I think and give you some ideas on BJJ warmups too.

– Chewy

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A Highly Effective Mount Position in a Street Fight or MMA

June 16, 2023/in BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Off the Mats, Takedowns, Tips /by Jack C

Today’s video comes as an answer to a recent question from a follower, and fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner, named Steve.

Steve’s question to me is whether or not I believe you should go to a low Mount or if you should get to a high Mount which is very common and very effective in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

His question is focused on which mounted BJJ position, would be more effective in a Street fight situation, against an untrained person. So in the video I share some ideas on how to use mount in a Hand-to-hand fighting situation on DUH STREETZ. And I share why I really like low mount vs an untrained person.

– Chewy

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I Got My Delusional Co-Worker to Try BJJ. . . Big Mistake!

June 10, 2023/in Beginners, BJJ, Tips /by Jack C

Recently a subscriber of the channel, we will call him Bob, who has been training for over a year, messaged me to tell me about a crummy experience he had with a co-worker who he invited to the gym to start training BJJ.

Well, a few classes in, Bob’s coworker & Bob finally rolled.

In the Roll Bob takes it easy, even allowing his friend to submit him when they rolled. The issue began after the roll when Bob’s co-worker says “Hah, you couldn’t even get me.” This being said after their light roll (where Bob was just playing).

Well to make it worse, a few days later at their place of work, the co-worker also boasted about the roll against Bob & the Head Instructor; embarrassing Bob and leaving him frustrated about what to do next.

This obviously rubbed Bob the wrong way and he is wondering if he should: confront his co-worker directly about the issue, have a talk with the coach, let it go, or if I had any other ways to resolve the problem in mind…

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30 Year Karate Black Belt Needs Help Transitioning to BJJ

June 5, 2023/in Beginners, Tips, Training /by Jack C

Today’s question comes from a Karate Black Belt who trained in that martial art for 30 years. He’s now getting into BJJ.

He has a couple of questions about his experiences in Karate and their carry over to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. So in this video I answer his questions about transitioning into BJJ.

Thanks for watching the video!

-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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