April 5, 2024
If you can get under an opponent’s center of gravity…
If you can get under an opponent’s center of gravity in an efficient posture to lift and…
February 4, 2024
If you can break an opponent’s posture…
If you can break an opponent’s posture and control his movement all of the other elements…
June 7, 2023
Don’t be satisfied
Don’t be satisfied: When you stop an opponents move in its tracks it’s always a good…
October 9, 2022
The better you start, the more likely you’ll finish well
The better you start, the more likely you’ll finish well: Jiu jitsu is like life itself,…
June 29, 2022
Breaking posture
Breaking posture: Sometimes when you attempt a submission hold on an opponent they feel…
February 12, 2022
It’s a game of posture
It’s a game of posture: Good Jiu jitsu players always feel very difficult to attack for a…
January 31, 2022
Making yourself stronger and opponents weaker
Making yourself stronger and opponents weaker: It’s a great thing to be physically strong…
January 29, 2022
Push and pull
Push and pull: All grappling is based on contact and connection with an opponent and a…
December 11, 2021
Athleticism
Athleticism: I think it’s fair to say most people in Jiu jitsu have a feeling that…
November 14, 2021
Posture
Posture: For every task in grappling there is an ideal posture that maximizes your…
November 12, 2021
Breaking posture
Breaking posture: If there is one word of advice I could give students who are trying to…
January 13, 2019
Start with the head
Start with the head: People always talk about good posture when opening a closed guard.…
November 14, 2017
Structure and movement
Structure and movement: A good coach can look at a student whom they have never met or…
April 28, 2017
The iron law of posture
The iron law of posture - FOR EVERY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, THERE IS A POSTURE THAT MAXIMIZES…