Be patient with your strangles

Be patient with your strangles: A common problem that afflicts many beginners in Jiu…

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When you’re in a winning position have the presence of mind to consider what your opponents counters will be

When you’re in a winning position have the presence of mind to consider what your…

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The better your opponent the more important your second, third or fourth move becomes

The better your opponent the more important your second, third or fourth move becomes:…

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I am very happy to announce the release of my latest instructional video THE FASTEST WAY TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE NO GI GUARD PASSER

I am very happy to announce the release of my latest instructional video THE FASTEST WAY…

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Stay in the game

Stay in the game: There are few routes as frustrating as combat sports. Everything you do…

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Directions of force

Directions of force: A big part of this game is applying forces upon your opponent in a…

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Advancing

Advancing: This is a game where you rarely make immediate jumps to victory. The vast…

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Everything you do in this game you do against resistance

Everything you do in this game you do against resistance: Something you can always count…

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Pressure over time conquers all

Pressure over time conquers all: When I first met Nicholas Meregali I was immediately…

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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…

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Focus vs myopia

Focus vs myopia: When you start to enter a given move in jiu jitsu, there is a natural…

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Dilemmas: Whenever you can – attack in pairs of moves

Dilemmas: Whenever you can - attack in pairs of moves rather than a single move. If…

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Pushing past resistance

Pushing past resistance: Everything you do in jiu jitsu, you do against resistance. Your…

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Following movement

Following movement: Most of the time when we drill submission moves it’s done in a rather…

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One move – many applications

One move - many applications: I would rather a student was familiar with ten variations…

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Resistance

Resistance: Everything you do in this sport - you will be doing against resistance. Your…

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Make the mount and rear mount your pinning goals

Make the mount and rear mount your pinning goals: The central focus of jiu jitsu is to…

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Everything important you ever do in Jiu jitsu

Everything important you ever do in Jiu jitsu will be done against strong resistance - be…

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Resistance

Resistance: We never really know for sure what moves our opponent will do in a match -…

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Start well end well

Start well end well: When it comes to getting grip and/connection to an opponent - YOU…

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