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John Danaher’s Invaluable Advice: “You Don’t Have To Stay On Bottom”
You know how, when you start to roll and either you or your training partner end up down on the mats, that person sta...
Garry Tonon Shares A Principle That Every BJJ Student Should Know
There’s so much stuff to learn in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – so many techniques that you’ll never be able to learn them al...
“Cranium Control”: A Crucial Concept For Escaping Side Control & Mount
Escaping Side Control & Mount will never get easy… Especially when you roll against someone who knows what they’r...
Rickson Gracie: “It’s Important To Teach BJJ Strategy To White Belts”
If you’re a white belt, then learning “BJJ strategy” – the concepts and the principles that are a part of our sport –...
Bernardo Faria: “This Is The Coolest BJJ Concept I’ve Learned From Xande Ribeiro”
If there’s only one thing you had to point out about the Jiu-Jitsu skills and success of Xande Ribeiro… There’s a goo...
Crucial (X-Guard) Sweep Concept: Follow It Up Immediately
What’s one of the biggest mistakes that BJJ white and blue belts (heck, even some higher belts) make in their offense...
Understand The “Center Line” Concept In BJJ – And Improve Faster
There are a lot of techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. As a matter of fact, there are so many of them that there’s no ...
These Concepts Make the Closed Guard Simple to Understand
The path of understanding Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seems to happen in waves. When you first begin training, you’re utterly...
BJJ Defense with Steve Kwan
Steve Kwan from BJJ Mental Models joined me today to share some guidelines that’ll immediately improve your jiu-jitsu...
Chain Passing is The Missing Link in Your Guard Passing Progress
Does it feel as if your guard passing is somewhat stagnating? As in, you do know a number of guard passes and you per...
BJJ Game Changer: Focus More On CONCEPTS – Less On TECHNIQUES
Getting good in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu isn’t always as effortless as it may seem. When looking at it from the sidelines,...
4 Things John Danaher Can Teach You With His Analytical Approach
John Danaher is the most known about and, arguably, the most knowledgeable BJJ Professor today. The successes of his ...