December 29, 2023
Use your weight
Use your weight: Once you’re in top position and you’re no longer being held between your…
December 23, 2023
Advancing
Advancing: This is a game where you rarely make immediate jumps to victory. The vast…
December 21, 2023
Start with the extremities and work up to the core
Start with the extremities and work up to the core: The goal of Jiu jitsu is control.…
December 18, 2023
Everyone looks good in dominant positions
Everyone looks good in dominant positions - the real measure of the depth of your skill…
December 6, 2023
Every time you go into a move it’s a chance to learn a little more about it
Every time you go into a move it’s a chance to learn a little more about it: Most people…
December 4, 2023
Pressure comes from precision
Pressure comes from precision: We tend to think of pressure as the result of the power of…
November 29, 2023
Coming to grips
Coming to grips: Within a few seconds of coming to grips with an opponent you’ve never…
November 27, 2023
If you can control an opponent’s ability to make effective contact with you…
If you can control an opponent’s ability to make effective contact with you, then you…
November 26, 2023
Creating space and distance in defense
Creating space and distance in defense: This game is divided into offensive and defensive…
November 24, 2023
You don’t have to be heavy to use your weight to advantage against an opponent
You don’t have to be heavy to use your weight to advantage against an opponent. A 60kg…
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 22, 2023
An opponents arms will never be stronger than your legs
An opponents arms will never be stronger than your legs even given a considerable size…
November 20, 2023
If you can combine an inquisitive mind…
If you can combine an inquisitive mind that keeps looking for interesting new projects in…
November 20, 2023
If you can consistently get behind an opponents elbows…
If you can consistently get behind an opponents elbows the match will almost always go in…
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 14, 2023
Levers and fulcrums
Levers and fulcrums: In so far as jiu jitsu is a mechanical study of the optimal way to…
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
Get your hips into it!
Get your hips into it! Your hips and legs are the source of most of your strength. They…
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…