September 14, 2023
If it ain’t tight – it ain’t right
If it ain’t tight - it ain’t right: The first goal when applying submission hold is to…
September 13, 2023
Your power is in your hips and legs
Your power is in your hips and legs: We humans are physically a rather feeble bunch…
September 8, 2023
Surprise
Surprise: of all the elements that can make for a successful entry into a move - surprise…
August 29, 2023
When your opponent knows the same moves you know
When your opponent knows the same moves you know and also knows the defenses to those…
August 23, 2023
Continuity
Continuity: One of the great features of most elite Jiu jitsu players games is…
August 22, 2023
Where you’re strong and where you’re weak
Where you’re strong and where you’re weak: As long as your elbows are tight to your torso…
August 18, 2023
Symmetry
Symmetry: do you need to be able to perform your major moves on both sides of your body…
August 16, 2023
Height
Height: Winning a battle for height will often prove to be of the greatest importance in…
August 15, 2023
As long as you’ve got a foot and leg between you and your opponent
As long as you’ve got a foot and leg between you and your opponent you’ve got a line of…
August 12, 2023
Pressure over time
Pressure over time: Jiu jitsu is the art of control that leads to submission. Submission…
August 7, 2023
Focus vs myopia
Focus vs myopia: When you start to enter a given move in jiu jitsu, there is a natural…
August 5, 2023
Offensive asymmetry is the goal
Offensive asymmetry is the goal: One of the fundamental goals of Jiu jitsu is to create…
August 2, 2023
If you can make an opponent stumble you can take him down
If you can make an opponent stumble you can take him down: Takedowns on an opponent in…
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…
July 25, 2023
Dilemmas: Whenever you can – attack in pairs of moves
Dilemmas: Whenever you can - attack in pairs of moves rather than a single move. If…
July 23, 2023
Taking opponents down from behind is lot easier than taking them down from in front
Taking opponents down from behind is lot easier than taking them down from in front:…
July 22, 2023
If you can get an opponents feet off the mat you own him
If you can get an opponents feet off the mat you own him: Everything we do in grappling…
July 21, 2023
Negate first, attack second
Negate first, attack second: Nothing is riskier than attacking an opponent who is…
July 18, 2023
Pressure to the back
Pressure to the back: They say that to a man with a hammer in his hand, everything looks…