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BJJ Over 40 27 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm
In the last 6 months our readership has jumped literally 10-fold, and the group that by far has grown the most is BJJ students over the age of 40. So, not only did I reach out to some great experts o...
Submission Master Grappling Dummy 22 Aug 2013 | 04:07 pm
Until one of my students got a grappling dummy, the thought honestly never crossed my mind to get one. About a year ago my student Andy let me know that he’d gotten a grappling dummy, and for a littl...
Submissions 101 Direct – Wrist Locks for BJJ 16 Aug 2013 | 10:09 am
It seems that in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, there are moves and setups so universally used and loved, that sometimes our perspective might become a little bit narrow as we tend to fixate on these types of m...
Marcelo vs. Jacare = Classis BJJ 13 Aug 2013 | 04:52 am
Whelp, sometimes watching the new stuff is just no comparison to watching the OLD stuff. Anyone else remember watching the old match between Marcelo Garcia and Ronaldo “Jacare” in the ADCCs (back whe...
Two Strategies to Get Better, Faster, Without the Dedicated Training Partners 10 Aug 2013 | 05:32 pm
This is what a lot of your training partners are like… Whelp, sometimes you get the “same old, same old” answers, and sometimes you end up getting surprised… Recently I posted on Facebook about the ...
3 Tips to Balancing BJJ Training, Work, and Life 5 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
It’s not always easy with a busy life, but finding rituals and regimented way to maximize your mat time is possible for ANYONE. I’m working on writing a very deep and detailed blog post on the topic ...
Lightweight BJJ Spotlight – Jeff Cummings (Team Alliance) 3 Aug 2013 | 07:34 pm
I was recently able to catch up via email with Alliance’s raising lightweight BJJ star, Jeff Cummings, about his goals in grappling and advice for other smaller grapplers. The full correspondence is b...
Guard Passing Basics for BJJ 26 Jul 2013 | 09:18 am
Me, Back Step Passing. Over the course of the past few weeks I’ve done a LOT of emailing back and forth with readers, as well as phone calls with the majority of people who’ve bought my new or recent...
Robson Moura on Improving Your Game 12 Jul 2013 | 06:33 pm
Props to BJJ Heroes for a KILLER graphic! I’ve blogged there on occasion. Tracking and Improvement in BJJ Training Robson Moura is a hero of mine in the BJJ world, and one of the coolest things I ev...
My 55 Year Old Student Gets His Blue Belt – There Are No Excuses 9 Jul 2013 | 11:08 pm
Wayne gets his blue belt at 55! Every instructor has “proud moments,” and the one that topped my list for this year was giving my student Wayne a blue belt at the age of 55. I have heard some instru...