June 1, 2021
Bottom game is more difficult for most students to learn than top game
Bottom game is more difficult for most students to learn than top game: When I teach…
May 16, 2021
Pins are a means not an end
Pins are a means not an end: A very distinctive feature of my students approach to Jiu…
April 27, 2021
Submission escapes and fear
Submission escapes and fear: There are two major categories of escape in Jiu jitsu. The…
April 10, 2021
Air time
Air time: Sweeps in Jiu jitsu all score the same amount regardless of amplitude. Indeed…
March 29, 2021
Don’t be satisfied with good when great is right there for the taking
Don’t be satisfied with good when great is right there for the taking: Getting into a…
March 23, 2021
Life isn’t fair – neither should be your Jiu jitsu
Life isn’t fair - neither should be your Jiu jitsu: Fair play is a wonderful thing but…
Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...
March 19, 2021
The power of escape
The power of escape: When we think of powerful moves in Jiu jitsu you typically picture a…
Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Mental Skills & Development,Strategy & Tactics
March 17, 2021
Getting out of trouble – and putting the other guy into trouble
Getting out of trouble - and putting the other guy into trouble: If there is one skill in…
Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Mental Skills & Development,Strategy & Tactics
March 15, 2021
Getting pinned is bad – getting pinned AND getting your limbs extended out and away from your torso is even worse
Getting pinned is bad - getting pinned AND getting your limbs extended out and away from…
March 9, 2021
Going beyond pinning
Going beyond pinning: The basic theme of Jiu jitsu is of getting to dominant upper body…
March 8, 2021
How good are you at getting out of bad positions?
How good are you at getting out of bad positions? Whenever people ask me to diagnose…
February 16, 2021
Escapes – testing yourself
Escapes - testing yourself: Here is a moment when my students and I were teaching a…
December 30, 2020
Carry your opponents weight easily through posture
Carry your opponents weight easily through posture: When you work in bottom position you…
Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...,Sweeps
December 27, 2020
A fundamental dilemma between positional attacks and submission attacks
A fundamental dilemma between positional attacks and submission attacks: Question 1: What…
Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Strategy & Tactics,Submissions
December 19, 2020
Pinning is a weapon
Pinning is a weapon: We normally think of the submission holds of Jiu Jitsu - strangles…
August 22, 2020
SUBMISSION from mount without the gi is often a very different position from HOLDING the mount
SUBMISSION from mount without the gi is often a very different position from HOLDING the…
August 3, 2020
You only really control the pin when you control the elbows
You only really control the pin when you control the elbows: Getting to a dominant…
July 29, 2020
Breaking a turtle down versus riding
Breaking a turtle down versus riding: When it’s time to attack an opponents turtle…
July 24, 2020
Turtle breakdowns – start by forming an effective connection and get them out of balance (kuzushi)
Turtle breakdowns - start by forming an effective connection and get them out of balance…
July 23, 2020
Turtle breakdowns
Turtle breakdowns: The main concern of turtle breakdowns (attacking the turtle position…