Alignment and misalignment

Alignment and misalignment: The human body relies on good alignment to produce whatever…

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The relationship between POSITION and TIME

The relationship between POSITION and TIME: From your first day in Jiu jitsu you were…

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You don’t have to rush

You don’t have to rush: There are some times in Jiu jitsu where both you and your…

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The magic of angle

The magic of angle: Understand this - any time you are engaged with an opponent, any…

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Vary your intensity

Vary your intensity: Your first day sparring in Jiu jitsu was probably pretty similar to…

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Angle

Angle: Mount and closed guard are essentially inversions of each other (as far as…

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What’s your next move?

What’s your next move? When we begin Jiu jitsu our question is always “what move do I…

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Phases

Phases: an odd thing about my career in Jiu jitsu is that it went through three very…

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Why Gordon Ryan is the best no gi mount player I ever saw

Why Gordon Ryan is the best no gi mount player I ever saw: Jiu jitsu is a game of…

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Learning to fly – and fall

Learning to fly - and fall: Even if you are a grappler who generally avoids standing…

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Your mind is your greatest weapon- but your legs are a close second

Your mind is your greatest weapon - but your legs are a close second: We’ve all had the…

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Hands

Hands: Whenever you are working for the major upper body body submissions - be aware that…

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Resistance

Resistance: We never really know for sure what moves our opponent will do in a match -…

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Vertebrates

Vertebrates: The most fundamental feature of our human bodies is our vertebrate nature -…

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Fighting until the last

Fighting until the last: In Jiu Jitsu it’s natural to get a sense that a battle has been…

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Make it a battle of your legs…

Make it a battle of your legs against your opponents upper body and you will prevail even…

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Developing a favorite move

Developing a favorite move: Jiu jitsu is not just a science of levers and fulcrums and…

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Even the best move…

Even the best move applied at the best time can fail due to just a single mistake if the…

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Sometimes skills carry over directly

Sometimes skills carry over directly - sometimes they carry over indirectly: Sometimes…

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Intensity

Intensity: The sport of Jiu jitsu is ideally a mix of mostly relaxed efficiency mixed…

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