March 29, 2021
Don’t be satisfied with good when great is right there for the taking
Don’t be satisfied with good when great is right there for the taking: Getting into a…
March 23, 2021
Life isn’t fair – neither should be your Jiu jitsu
Life isn’t fair - neither should be your Jiu jitsu: Fair play is a wonderful thing but…
Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...
March 19, 2021
The power of escape
The power of escape: When we think of powerful moves in Jiu jitsu you typically picture a…
Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Mental Skills & Development,Strategy & Tactics
March 17, 2021
Getting out of trouble – and putting the other guy into trouble
Getting out of trouble - and putting the other guy into trouble: If there is one skill in…
Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Mental Skills & Development,Strategy & Tactics
March 15, 2021
Getting pinned is bad – getting pinned AND getting your limbs extended out and away from your torso is even worse
Getting pinned is bad - getting pinned AND getting your limbs extended out and away from…
March 9, 2021
Going beyond pinning
Going beyond pinning: The basic theme of Jiu jitsu is of getting to dominant upper body…
March 8, 2021
How good are you at getting out of bad positions?
How good are you at getting out of bad positions? Whenever people ask me to diagnose…
February 16, 2021
Escapes – testing yourself
Escapes - testing yourself: Here is a moment when my students and I were teaching a…
Training: Principles, Development, Mentality,Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes
December 30, 2020
Carry your opponents weight easily through posture
Carry your opponents weight easily through posture: When you work in bottom position you…
Sweeps,Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...
December 27, 2020
A fundamental dilemma between positional attacks and submission attacks
A fundamental dilemma between positional attacks and submission attacks: Question 1: What…
Submissions,Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Strategy & Tactics
December 21, 2020
Demarcation point – the elbow
Demarcation point - the elbow: It sounds so obvious as to be foolish, but It’s important…
North-South Position,Knee On Belly,Side Control,Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...
December 19, 2020
Pinning is a weapon
Pinning is a weapon: We normally think of the submission holds of Jiu Jitsu - strangles…
October 29, 2020
Let the position do the work for you
Let the position do the work for you: It’s natural in combat sports to feel like you…
Knee On Belly,Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...
September 14, 2020
Plotting
Plotting: one of the great things about grappling martial arts is they often offer you…
August 22, 2020
SUBMISSION from mount without the gi is often a very different position from HOLDING the mount
SUBMISSION from mount without the gi is often a very different position from HOLDING the…
August 3, 2020
You only really control the pin when you control the elbows
You only really control the pin when you control the elbows: Getting to a dominant…
July 29, 2020
Breaking a turtle down versus riding
Breaking a turtle down versus riding: When it’s time to attack an opponents turtle…
July 24, 2020
Turtle breakdowns – start by forming an effective connection and get them out of balance (kuzushi)
Turtle breakdowns - start by forming an effective connection and get them out of balance…
July 23, 2020
Turtle breakdowns
Turtle breakdowns: The main concern of turtle breakdowns (attacking the turtle position…
July 22, 2020
Turtle position – the OTHER bottom position of Jiu jitsu
Turtle position - the OTHER bottom position of Jiu jitsu: When people talk about playing…