August 31, 2021
Alignment and misalignment
Alignment and misalignment: The human body relies on good alignment to produce whatever…
August 30, 2021
The relationship between POSITION and TIME
The relationship between POSITION and TIME: From your first day in Jiu jitsu you were…
August 29, 2021
You don’t have to rush
You don’t have to rush: There are some times in Jiu jitsu where both you and your…
August 28, 2021
The magic of angle
The magic of angle: Understand this - any time you are engaged with an opponent, any…
August 27, 2021
Vary your intensity
Vary your intensity: Your first day sparring in Jiu jitsu was probably pretty similar to…
August 26, 2021
Angle
Angle: Mount and closed guard are essentially inversions of each other (as far as…
August 25, 2021
What’s your next move?
What’s your next move? When we begin Jiu jitsu our question is always “what move do I…
August 23, 2021
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…
August 22, 2021
Learning to fly – and fall
Learning to fly - and fall: Even if you are a grappler who generally avoids standing…
August 21, 2021
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…
August 20, 2021
Hands
Hands: Whenever you are working for the major upper body body submissions - be aware that…
August 19, 2021
Resistance
Resistance: We never really know for sure what moves our opponent will do in a match -…
August 17, 2021
Vertebrates
Vertebrates: The most fundamental feature of our human bodies is our vertebrate nature -…
August 16, 2021
Fighting until the last
Fighting until the last: In Jiu Jitsu it’s natural to get a sense that a battle has been…
August 15, 2021
Make it a battle of your legs…
Make it a battle of your legs against your opponents upper body and you will prevail even…
August 14, 2021
Developing a favorite move
Developing a favorite move: Jiu jitsu is not just a science of levers and fulcrums and…
August 13, 2021
Even the best move…
Even the best move applied at the best time can fail due to just a single mistake if the…
August 12, 2021
Sometimes skills carry over directly
Sometimes skills carry over directly - sometimes they carry over indirectly: Sometimes…
August 11, 2021
Intensity
Intensity: The sport of Jiu jitsu is ideally a mix of mostly relaxed efficiency mixed…