April 9, 2022
Reflections
Reflections: When Gordon Ryan was matched against Ralek Gracie several years ago it was a…
April 8, 2022
Stance first
Stance first - action second: Everything in jiu jitsu starts with stance. Before you even…
April 7, 2022
Attacking the whole body
Attacking the whole body: The single most important factor in how effective your attacks…
April 6, 2022
Navigating from neutral to advantage
Navigating from neutral to advantage: The story of every jiu jitsu match is the same -…
April 5, 2022
Failure? Or opportunity?
Failure? Or opportunity? Let’s face the facts - the overwhelming majority of moves you…
April 4, 2022
Finding your favorite move
Finding your favorite move: Jiu jitsu is dominated by athletes who have great depth of…
April 3, 2022
Joint locks – take your time
Joint locks - take your time, Feel the relationship between joint, lever and fulcrum:…
April 2, 2022
Observation
Observation: There is only so much hard physical training you can do in a day before you…
April 1, 2022
Jiu jitsu on a crowded mat
Jiu jitsu on a crowded mat: When I began jiu jitsu the numbers of people per class were…