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…

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How do you measure success?

How do you measure success? Some days are better than others in the gym. There’s times…

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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…

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Directing your strength

Directing your strength: Raw strength and weight is always impressive to observe, but…

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How fast do you learn?

How fast do you learn? A question I’m often asked is whether it is possible to increase…

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There are many virtues that will help your progress in Jiu jitsu and indeed, in life

There are many virtues that will help your progress in Jiu jitsu and indeed, in life.…

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Direction of force

Direction of force: When it comes time to apply breaking pressure on a good one of the…

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Step on the mat with a purpose

Step on the mat with a purpose: Most people step on the mat to train with a sense of…

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Know thyself

Know thyself: Knowing what you’re good at is a key to victory; knowing what you’re not…

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Improving yourself

Improving yourself: The path to excellence in all fields of life is skill acquisition.…

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Continuity

Continuity: One of the great features of most elite Jiu jitsu players games is…

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The pin is a means to an end – not the end itself

The pin is a means to an end - not the end itself: In grappling pinning is a truly…

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Relax into your moves

Relax into your moves: When you’re learning a move it’s natural to want to try your best…

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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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New Wave Half Guard

New Wave Half Guard: I am very pleased to announce the release today of my latest…

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The Yerkes – Dodson law

The Yerkes - Dodson law: My entire approach to training athletes and preparing them for…

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The remarkable Jake Shields wins again

The remarkable Jake Shields wins again: With all the excitement of EBI 14 this weekend,…

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Experiment with mixed results

Experiment with mixed results: The victory by Welterweight Georges St-Pierre at…

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Calculated risk

Calculated risk: Probably the single toughest thing for a professional athlete to do is…

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