May 25, 2023
Fear and excitement
Physiologically there is little to tell apart fear and excitement. They create similar…
May 24, 2023
Your face tells the story
Your face tells the story: When you engage in sparring it’s good to stay as relaxed as…
May 23, 2023
Immobilization is one of the great keys to submission success
Immobilization is one of the great keys to submission success: Finishing a submission…
May 22, 2023
Relax into your moves
Relax into your moves: When you’re learning a move it’s natural to want to try your best…
May 16, 2023
Movement creates opportunity
Movement creates opportunity: The hardest times to apply submissions are on a static…
May 15, 2023
Following movement
Following movement: Most of the time when we drill submission moves it’s done in a rather…
Training: Principles, Development, Mentality,Mental Skills & Development
May 12, 2023
It all stars with one move you have trust in
It all stars with one move you have trust in: For every given scenario in Jiu jitsu,…
Training: Principles, Development, Mentality,Mental Skills & Development
May 10, 2023
This is a sport where…
This is a sport where your performance of one of your favorite moves can be dramatically…
May 8, 2023
Continuity
Continuity: We judge our Jiu jitsu mostly by the quality of our performance of moves -…
Training: Principles, Development, Mentality,Mental Skills & Development
May 6, 2023
Get to the end of the lever
Get to the end of the lever: This entire game is a complex web of applied mechanical and…
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
April 29, 2023
Pressure will always reveal your weaknesses
Pressure will always reveal your weaknesses: I am often asked by students what they need…
April 26, 2023
Gravity
Gravity: We tend to think of gravity as our friend when we are on top and our enemy when…
April 21, 2023
This a sport where seemingly insignificant shifts of position…
This a sport where seemingly insignificant shifts of position of a hand, a foot, your…
April 20, 2023
If you can break their stance you can attack at will
If you can break their stance you can attack at will: Everyone wants to attack arms, legs…
April 19, 2023
Ambidextrous moves
Ambidextrous moves: Quite often I am asked if students should aspire to become equally…
April 19, 2023
Relaxed tension: Jiu jitsu is a physical game
Relaxed tension: Jiu jitsu is a physical game. People often pontificate about how size…
April 17, 2023
Whatever your weight is – make sure your opponent feels every ounce of it
Whatever your weight is - make sure your opponent feels every ounce of it: We typically…
April 16, 2023
Fixating on where you want to be is half the battle
Fixating on where you want to be is half the battle: To a person who doesn’t know where…
April 14, 2023
Finding your moves
Finding your moves: Jiu jitsu gives you a huge array of moves to choose from - far more…