July 31, 2023
The real test of match intensity control is when you’re in trouble
The real test of match intensity control is when you’re in trouble: You’ll often hear me…
July 28, 2023
Life and jiu jitsu
Life and jiu jitsu: Many of the lessons of Jiu jitsu mirror everyday life. Since you were…
June 22, 2023
Pushing past resistance
Pushing past resistance: Everything you do in jiu jitsu, you do against resistance. Your…
May 25, 2023
Fear and excitement
Physiologically there is little to tell apart fear and excitement. They create similar…
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 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
March 23, 2023
Sometimes there’s a lot going on when it seems like there’s nothing going on
Sometimes there’s a lot going on when it seems like there’s nothing going on: A strange…
July 10, 2022
Learning together
Learning together: Jiu jitsu is PERFORMED as an individual but it is PRACTICED as a…
April 18, 2022
Kimura – the joker in the pack
Kimura - the joker in the pack: All the various submission holds have their own distinct…
December 2, 2021
Failure vs potential
Failure vs potential: When we look at our performance in Jiu jitsu we tend to lump…
November 21, 2021
Sitting on the sidelines
Sitting on the sidelines: There will always be times injury takes you off the mat.…
October 6, 2021
Memory
Memory: The great challenge of Jiu jitsu learning is not how much you can learn - it is…
March 6, 2021
Working the sidelines
Working the sidelines: The best place to train in the room is of course, out on the mat.…
February 5, 2021
Watching Jiu jitsu
Watching Jiu jitsu: Whenever my students are injured I usually encourage them to come in…
Training: Principles, Development, Mentality,Mental Skills & Development
June 24, 2018
How much can I really learn from a video?
How much can I really learn from a video? Quite often I am asked whether someone can…
May 16, 2018
Experimenting
Experimenting: The single greatest means of creating innovation and positive change in…
Training: Principles, Development, Mentality,Mental Skills & Development
November 17, 2017
The fundamental principles of combat are universal
The fundamental principles of combat are universal: One of the more fascinating aspects…