May 10, 2022
Tension
Tension: Probably the single biggest issue for most beginning students in sparring is…
May 9, 2022
Heavyweights
Heavyweights: People are often surprised to hear that I train many heavyweights the same…
May 2, 2022
Reaching
Reaching: In all combat sports we have a basic need for defensive soundness at all times.…
April 25, 2022
Regulate speed of engagement by increasing or decreasing body contact
Regulate speed of engagement by increasing or decreasing body contact: Good jiu jitsu…
April 24, 2022
Control them with your LEGS
Control them with your LEGS, generate breaking horsepower through your HIPS, transmit…
April 19, 2022
If it ain’t tight – it ain’t right
If it ain’t tight - it ain’t right: When you start learning submissions it can be quite…
April 14, 2022
Isolation
Isolation: Jiu jitsu is the art and science of control that leads to submission - and…
April 8, 2022
Stance first
Stance first - action second: Everything in jiu jitsu starts with stance. Before you even…
March 17, 2022
Your strength is in your stance
Your strength is in your stance: It’s good to be strong. Strength helps almost every…
February 20, 2022
Isolation
Isolation: The most impressive displays of strength from the human body all involve the…
February 18, 2022
One of the single biggest differences between BEGINNER and EXPERT
One of the single biggest differences between BEGINNER and EXPERT in Jiu jitsu is that…
February 16, 2022
Changing angle changes everything
Changing angle changes everything: Whenever you are in engaged against a skilled opponent…
February 2, 2022
The general nature of Jiu jitsu
The general nature of Jiu jitsu is that of climbing the body to the hips and head: All…
January 31, 2022
Making yourself stronger and opponents weaker
Making yourself stronger and opponents weaker: It’s a great thing to be physically strong…
January 30, 2022
There are many forms of advantage in combat sports
There are many forms of advantage in combat sports - but ANGLE will always be one of my…
January 29, 2022
Push and pull
Push and pull: All grappling is based on contact and connection with an opponent and a…
December 22, 2021
If you could have a superpower…
If you could have a superpower…Imagine God came to you one night and declared that he…
December 19, 2021
What does it really mean to say you should attack 100% of the human body?
What does it really mean to say you should attack 100% of the human body? The ideal of…
December 16, 2021
Push and pull
Push and pull: We don’t believe in super powers - you don’t have to - the power that good…
November 29, 2021
Angle
Angle: We all figure out how early on in our development that is hard to attack someone…