January 29, 2024
The long trek home
The long trek home: Heading home from Tokyo’s Narita Airport. It’s always a mixed feeling…
January 3, 2024
Directions of force
Directions of force: A big part of this game is applying forces upon your opponent in a…
January 2, 2024
Use your head!
Use your head! Being told to use your head usually implies using our ability to think -…
November 7, 2023
Close contact
Close contact: the best scoring and finishing opportunities in the sport come from close…
September 16, 2023
Attack his stance first – everything else second
Attack his stance first - everything else second: The strength of an opponents defense is…
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
June 22, 2023
Pushing past resistance
Pushing past resistance: Everything you do in jiu jitsu, you do against resistance. Your…
May 2, 2023
Re-learning is much easier than learning
Re-learning is much easier than learning: I am often told by students that they fear…
Training: Principles, Development, Mentality,Mental Skills & Development
September 5, 2018
Using your head
Using your head: Most people know that jiu jitsu requires us to use all four of our…