The Guard – 6 Building Blocks for Your Guard
Often when discussions of different grappling styles come up – sambo, judo, catch wrestling etc – we are reminded that many key techniques in bjj are also contained in these …
Continue reading “The Guard – 6 Building Blocks for Your Guard”
5 Things to Drill in Bjj
It is no secret that many of the top competitors are strong believers in drilling techniques in bjj. One multiple time World BJJ Champion said that he believed 60% of …
What Does a Black Belt Work On In Training?
Whenever I get the chance to speak to a black belt in bjj, I always ask the question “What are you working on in your jiu-jitsu?” Many lesser experienced students have …
Continue reading “What Does a Black Belt Work On In Training?”
Jiu-Jitsu is never ending learning
I have been asked by students “Once you are a black belt, is it necessary to continue to try to learn about bjj?” The underlying assumption behind this question is: Don’t …
Is Your Jiu-jitsu Universal? How to adapt your bjj game.
I was listening to an interview with a top MMA coach (who is also a bjj black belt) in which he was discussing the differences between bjj with the kimono …
Continue reading “Is Your Jiu-jitsu Universal? How to adapt your bjj game.”
Concepts vs. Techniques – Two Ways of Learning BJJ
When a student first begins to study bjj, they discover that there are an enormous number of moves that must be learned! Not only are there an overwhelming number of individual …
Continue reading “Concepts vs. Techniques – Two Ways of Learning BJJ”
Details! – The Idea of Advanced Basics
More and more, when I have conversations with advanced belts who have been training for several years, they say that they have returned their training focus to the “basic” techniques. Hip …
The right tool for the right job
One of the students expressed that he was unable to get his butterfly or hook sweep to work on any of his opponents. I could see from his expression that he …
Drilling. How To Do It Right
“Want to drill?” The students will move to the edge of the mat during rolling, to “drill” their techniques. It quickly devolves from executing repetitions of an arm lock to …
The Dirty Dozen
The 12 Most Important Techniques For You To Learn When Your Start BJJ Out of thousands of bjj techniques on YouTube, which select few should a student beginning their study …