As a white belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you are caught in a deluge of new terms. Positions, sweeps, submissions...they’re all said casually around the gym and you feel so out place not knowing what they are. If you’re like me, you make...

  Working to pass the closed guard can be a tedious process. In a no gi setting, we often do everything we can to stay out of a closed guard scenario, as it slows thigs down considerably. If your opponent is sharp inside...

What is the worst position you can be stuck in during competition or live training?  What’s your opinion on this? What’s the worst position that you have been stuck in? Was is bottom side control?  Maybe it was in someone’s mount control, or...

Without a doubt, the hardest thing to do in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is to start.  Sure, rolling for the first time can be intimidating and so can competing, but nothing is as nerve-wracking and terrifying as walking into a BJJ school for the...

Do you know the difference?   Before getting into how this impacts our Jiu Jitsu, let’s define the two types of mindsets and provide some clarity.   A fixed mindset is a mindset in which you are limiting yourself from evolving.  Typically this type of...

The question likely running through everyone’s mind almost constantly is should I compete?  If so, when is the right time? Am I ready? How will I know?  These are all great questions and things you should be asking.  Before we dive too far...

Leg locks and leg positions have become much more popular over the last several years.  Likely since the statement was made “Why would you ignore 50 percent of the human body”, we have been woken up and forced to engage in the leg...

To loosely quote John Danaher, everyone agrees that the fundamentals of Jiu Jitsu are the most important and deserve to be focused on daily. However, there is a lot of controversy regarding what constitutes the “fundamentals”.   We can likely all agree that the...

The longer you train, the harder you have to work to finish a submission.   The reality of it is this, the longer you have been training, typically, the longer your opponent has been training as well.  That being said, it is becoming more...

When I first started training Jiu Jitsu around 2012, leg locks were used only by a few grapplers. In fact, many schools prohibited the use of many leg attacks, especially the heel hook, claiming that it is too dangerous for ordinary use in...

A rising trend in Jiu Jitsu, thanks to great minds like John Danaher, is the implementation of comprehensive systemic methods to develop one’s skill rather than an individual technique-based game. Watching grapplers like Gordon Ryan and Garry Tonon helped me conclude that systems...

Caffeine is one of the most commonly used substances to enhance wakefulness, attention, and physical abilities. Although it is present in a wide array of natural foods, it is most commonly consumed in beverages such as a coffee, energy drinks, and pre-workout supplements....

With its exciting format, no nonsense ruleset, and its ability to draw some of the biggest names in the sport, Fight to Win Pro has become an absolute powerhouse in the BJJ competition scene. Seth Daniels has been touring the US relentlessly, sharing...

Passing the guard is one of those things you can never practice enough.  It is literally the path from disadvantage to advantage. But it’s also one of those skills that we would rather skip over so that we can get to the “good...

The Can Opener is a jerk move.  In fact, it’s illegal at IBJJF tournaments.  But does that mean you’ll never see it? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is no. We all know that there are people out there whose egos won’t allow...