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Teacherless Training
A reader writes:
Q: “I would like to hear you address grappling with no formal teacher or school. What are the benefi...
Chess and the Mat
Several years ago I posted excerpts from a Peter Gzowski book that took research conducted on chess grandmasters and ...
Learning from the Internet
In my recent sparring sessions with the gi I’ve been having great success with a technique I learned on the internet....
The MOST Important Training Gear
Over the last couple of months I have written about various pieces of training gear, ranging from wrestling shoes to ...
Don’t be Afraid of Making your Students Better (Than You)
Normally in this newsletter I try to help you tap other people out, or at the very least make it more difficult for o...
From Silat to Submission Grappling
Last week I discussed some of the connections between traditional Japanese Ju-jutsu and modern submission grappling. ...
So You Wanna be a MMA Fighter?
It must have been the climax of The Ultimate Fighter TV show that did it: last week I recieved multiple emails asking...
Training: How Often
Probably the most common question I get asked is “how many times a week should I train to make progress?” As with mos...
When Training Time is Limited
In a really good training month I might take some BJJ classes, do some submission grappling sparring, take some priva...