Fix Your BJJ Mount Escape with These Step-by-Step Position Tips

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Do you have plenty of techniques to escape Mount but yet you still have trouble escaping the position? If so then this video may be useful to you. In many cases it could be your setup and the sequence you use to execute your escape. In today’s BJJ technique video I show some details on escaping Mount with a focus on the strategy of it rather than just the technique itself. This should hopefully help you have a better understanding as to the “why” you’re doing what you’re doing in this Brazilian Jiujitsu position.

 

 

The basic sequence I show in the video looks something like this:

– Free the leg to have a bridge

– Bring hands together to setup frames and get inside control of the position

– Begin to setup mount escapes

 

This has made my escapes from Mount so much better and has also helped out many of my Brazilian Jiu-jitsu student’s with their escapes from a tight Mount position as well.

 

If you’re struggling to escape Mount then I hope this video is useful to you.

-Chewy

 

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3 pillars of BJJ growth (how many are you missing?)

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Think of a 3 legged stool.

 

Each leg supports the other and as soon as 1 is removed the stool will fall to the ground.

 

When it comes to BJJ I believe there are 3 areas that lead to you realizing your true potential. Consider them legs of the stool or pillars that you build upon.

 

In a lot of cases I see people developing 1 while leaving the other 2 largely untouched.

 

The 1st is Technical Development. 

 

Think of the positions and techniques you learn and drilling to build muscle memory.

 

Lack proper technical development and it’s like being in a pitch black room looking for something.

 

The 2nd is Physical Development. 

 

This is the way you develop your physical body. Your diet, strength training, stretching, recovery, etc.

 

Without continuing physical development and improvement you’ll end up like a car with no engine or fuel.

 

The 3rd is Mental Development. 

 

This is a little more abstract than the other two. But think of this as the development of courage, resilience, awareness and in some cases a level of detachment that contribute to your mindset.

 

Without development of your mindset it’ll be like having the most advanced fighter jet but without a good pilot to fly it.

 

When all three of these are in order with one another you have the potential to realize what your capable of but when one is missing it’s like the stool that falls over.

 

Over the next few days I’ll tell you more about these areas as well as something I believe can help you develop them.

 

I’ll talk to you tomorrow.

-Chewy

Want to know how long I’ve been grappling?

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So I realized something today. . .

 

Starting with Wrestling, I’ve been grappling for almost 20 years! You know what this means right?

 

1st thing is that I’m getting old. 2nd is. . . well there isn’t a 2nd. I’m just getting old.

 

But seriously, I was thinking about this because today I have a high school wrestling team coming out to do some training with me at the gym. As part of my life’s mission. I really want to help out teenagers and kids who need it. And so I’ve been wanting to connect with some of the high school wrestling programs in my gym’s area and offer some special training for them.

 

Here’s why. . .

 

In high school I loved wrestling and would literally experience depression when the season was over. I missed the camaraderie. I missed the strong male role models I had with my coaches. I missed the training.

 

And many of the kids, after speaking with the coach, are just like I was. Growing up in a fatherless home, riding the poverty line and entering adulthood with a lack of possibilities for the future.

 

Grappling and the discipline it helped me create in myself and the people it brought into my life changed me in ways I still can’t quite grasp.

 

So I’m looking to find kids like I was and assist them just as I was helped by other strong men who were willing to help me.

 

But who knows, I might be getting ahead of myself. Hopefully this first session goes well.

 

Speaking about high school. Some things never change. Like in high school my favorite takedown was a single leg. And even now, after 20 years, all of my best takedowns are built around single legs.

 

If you’d like to see my personal favorites when it comes to takedowns. Check out my Wrestling for BJJ series. Inside there is a category that breaks down my personal highest percentage takedowns step-by-step.

 

(Click Here to get access to the series.) 

 

Alright, I’ve got a busy day ahead of me. Talk to you tomorrow.

-Chewy

 

P.S That picture at the top was from my 1st year.

Why I Flow Rolled With This Tough BJJ Blue Belt (Narrated Rolling Video)

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In today’s narrated rolling video I share a roll with one of my Blue Belt training partners. He’s normally a super tough roll. But for a couple of reasons which I talk about in the video we’re rolling a lot slower.

 

I’ve talked about the idea of flow rolling plenty of times on the channel as a ways of getting some BJJ training either for a warm up, to play with new techniques or simply stay active when you’re coming back from a injury of some sort.

 

 

While this narrated rolling video will not be the most exciting thing you’ve ever seen it will show you what a good paced flow roll looks like. Also, because the rolling is at a much slower pace you’ll see both of us playing with different techniques and positions.

 

Hope you enjoy the video.

Thanks for watching.

-Chewy

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Practical Ideas On Learning BJJ Concepts and Techniques

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This video is in response to a video where I was talking about how to use instructional videos for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I ended up receiving a comment on that video asking about BJJ concepts vs techniques.

 

I make 2 main points in the video.

 

1 regardless of whether it’s BJJ techniques, BJJ concepts, or whatever. If you don’t use it, it’s not going to work for you. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu isn’t just about knowing things in your head conceptually. It’s more about having all of that drilled into your nervous system so that the moves are ready in situations where you can’t think and have to react. Muscle memory.

 

The 2nd point is that as you progress and your Brazilian Jiujitsu “IQ” goes up and as you gain experience with grappling, the concepts make more and more sense.

 

 

In the video I discuss examples of these ideas and my preference on teaching. Keep in mind that my thoughts are not right or wrong, they’re just my experience as a coach and practitioner.

 

In the video I give a sort of working definition to a concept or principle and then techniques.

 

Thanks for watching! -Chewy —————–

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2 Effective Spider Guard Sweeps for White Belts Wanting To Use Open Guard

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Recently I received a request for some simple Spider Guard sweeps that you can use in BJJ. So in this video I cover 2 Spider Guard Techniques that are, in my opinion, fairly easy to implement. I say this because a lot of grapplers want to develop some sort of open guard game eventually but picking the right sweep out of the thousands that exist can be tough. So these 2 sweeps are great starters for anyone trying to develop an open guard game.

 

 

In the video I show a basic opening to a open guard position discussing the importance of grips and tension. Then I get into the 2 spider guard sweeps.

 

The 1st one is the Spider Scissor Sweep. I call it this because it shares some similar mechanics as the traditional scissor sweep from full guard. The sweep can also land you in a great finishing position in mount where you’ll have both arms still tangled up and ready to attack.

 

The 2nd sweep is the Thread Sweep. This sweep used to be my “magic sweep” back in the day. People would step up to a combat base and I’d use the sweep. When you practice it you’ll definitely feel the power of the position.

 

So thanks again for the question, and for any of you wanting to open up your guard a bit more I hope this video is useful to you!

 

 

Thanks for watching.

-Chewy —————–

 

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Reaping in BJJ

Reaping In BJJ (Protect Your Knee & Avoid DQ in IBJJF)

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I’ve had a lot of request regarding reaping in BJJ competitions. Whether it’s to avoid being called for reaping if you use Single Leg X or if you want to defend against someone reaping your leg.

 

In this video I show some basics on what reaping in BJJ looks like and keeping your knee safe, defending the reap and avoiding allowing your position to get you in trouble in an IBJJF BJJ tournament. I also touch on how the reap wasn’t always a thing with a quick “Back in the day” story from Old Man Chew. But seriously it wasn’t. As a White and Blue Belt I never heard of being called for reaping. However we would get called for Can Openers and Neck Cranks. Wrestlers used them all the time and they got banned. And the refs would call them super quick.

And I feel like the reap position is similar. It’s not that hard to defend but since we’ve defined it as “bad” we stop using it, many newer students don’t know how to defend it and it probably won’t be a thing in a few years as education grows. Hope the video is useful to you.

Thanks for watching.

-Chewy —————–

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7 Scrambles & Technique Exchanges (Chewjitsu No Gi BJJ Rolling)

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In today’s no gi rolling video we’ve broken it up into multiple chunks of scrambling and action. During the scrambles and action you’ll see several rolling kimuras, back takes, takedowns and even a couple of chokes. Hopefully after watching you’ll gain some possible ideas for your own BJJ training and techniques.
Technique Exchange 1 – Takedown to armlock attack.
Technique Exchange 2 – Rolling kimura fight with my student.
Technique Exchange 3 – Kimura attack to leg lock threat.
Technique Exchange 4 – Kimura counter to back take to passing situation.
Technique Exchange 5 – Defending a guillotine choke then getting to butterfly sweeping sequence.
Technique Exchange 6 – Guard passing to back take sequence.
Technique Exchange 7 – Leg lock defense to oma plata attack to back take I hope you enjoy the rolling video this week.
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How to Train BJJ from Home When There are No Gyms Nearby

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What do you do if you want to train BJJ but there are no Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gyms in your area?

Are you just out of luck? I get questions regularly from people who live in remote locations or smaller cities and are unable to find a gym to start their Brazilian Jiujitsu training.

So if you find yourself in one of these situations where there is no gym but you want to train. . . what do you do?

In this video I go off of a recent 1 on 1 coaching session I did via Skype where I worked with someone who was in the same situation.

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He found the information helpful and so I share it in this video. It basically involves a few parts.

1. Setup a dedicated space for your training. (I explain why this is so crucial)

2. Recruit some friends to train with.

3. Find a gym within a drivable distance to begin training session when you can make the trip to them. (Again I’ll explain why this is useful)

4. Lastly I touch on the idea of using video courses and instructional series that you can find. If you’re in a situation where there is no BJJ gym near you. Then I hope this video is useful for you!

-Chewy –

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Why You Should Do a Seminar as a New BJJ White Belt

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When is it too early in your training for BJJ seminars? This is the question for today. Our friend has a chance to go to a Roger Gracie seminar and he’s wondering whether or not he should do it because he hasn’t been doing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for very long.

In this video I discuss the idea of doing seminars even if it’s very early in your BJJ training. One big example I share is from my own training.

Where as a newer White Belt I went to a seminar with techniques that were way over my head.

But after it was all said and done. Many of the BJJ techniques and ideas taught at the seminar made their way into my Brazilian Jiujitsu game. One of which was Butterfly Guard (which I still use today).

And maybe that doesn’t sound like such a big deal. But back in 2003. Butterfly Guard was some of the newer cutting edge stuff in BJJ.

If you’re thinking about doing a seminar, watch the video and I hope it encourages you to do the seminar regardless of your training time.

 

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