February 22, 2024
Nobody ever solved a puzzle better by getting emotional
Nobody ever solved a puzzle better by getting emotional - jiu jitsu is just dynamic…
February 21, 2024
The way of all progress
The way of all progress: There is an odd element to making progress in Jiu jitsu and…
Training: Principles, Development, Mentality,Mental Skills & Development
February 15, 2024
How do you know a move is good for you?
How do you know a move is good for you? Think about your everyday life. A simple test to…
Training: Principles, Development, Mentality,Mental Skills & Development
January 9, 2024
How do you measure success?
How do you measure success? Some days are better than others in the gym. There’s times…
November 29, 2023
Coming to grips
Coming to grips: Within a few seconds of coming to grips with an opponent you’ve never…
November 22, 2023
It’s easy to score from strong positions, but your real tests will come when you need to score out of bad positions.
It’s easy to score from strong positions, but your real tests will come when you need to…
November 18, 2023
Be impatient with seeking and starting your projects, but patient with the results
Be impatient with seeking and starting your projects, but patient with the results. It…
November 12, 2023
The more you learn about defending a given move…
The more you learn about defending a given move, the more you’ll know about attacking…
November 12, 2023
Be highly competent at everything and truly excellent at a few important things
Be highly competent at everything and truly excellent at a few important things - that’s…
November 10, 2023
How you feel before a match is always worse than how you’ll feel during the match
How you feel before a match is always worse than how you’ll feel during the match. The…
November 8, 2023
Directing your strength
Directing your strength: Raw strength and weight is always impressive to observe, but…
November 1, 2023
How fast do you learn?
How fast do you learn? A question I’m often asked is whether it is possible to increase…
September 3, 2023
Improving yourself
Improving yourself: The path to excellence in all fields of life is skill acquisition.…
Training: Principles, Development, Mentality,Mental Skills & Development
August 27, 2023
Giving your best
Giving your best: We tend to think “giving your best effort” in Jiu jitsu means giving…
August 7, 2023
Focus vs myopia
Focus vs myopia: When you start to enter a given move in jiu jitsu, there is a natural…
July 31, 2023
The real test of match intensity control is when you’re in trouble
The real test of match intensity control is when you’re in trouble: You’ll often hear me…
July 19, 2023
Anyone can look calm and composed when they’re winning
Anyone can look calm and composed when they’re winning, but it’s how calm and composed…
July 8, 2023
You can’t learn all the details in a day
You can’t learn all the details in a day. Furthermore, the addition of a single detail is…
May 25, 2023
Fear and excitement
Physiologically there is little to tell apart fear and excitement. They create similar…
May 24, 2023
Your face tells the story
Your face tells the story: When you engage in sparring it’s good to stay as relaxed as…