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A Roadmap for BJJ – This Book Now Available on Kindle
I’ve just taken my BJJ Manifesto – A Roadmap for BJJ – and turned it into a Kindle book! So now you can take it with...
10 Tips on Running for BJJ
I blame Bruce Lee, for it was he who first brought the fact that martial artists should run to my attention.
It was ...
Black Belt Blindness, And Other Dangers….
A black belt is just a 2 inch wide piece of cloth, not a license to pontificate upon matters about which you are utt...
Podcast EP25: BJJ Beginner Tips Interview and Podcast
In this Grapplearts interview I talk to BJJ Black Belt Ritchie Yip, focusing on tips that BJJ beginners need to know....
4 Magic Phrases to Help You Learn BJJ Faster
In my early days of martial arts training I ran into quite a few teachers who were so full of themselves that student...
How to Experience Flow for the First Time in BJJ
Advanced BJJ players often talk about ‘flow’ – the ability to effortlessly adapt to changing situations and flow arou...
How to Adjust Your Triangle for Maximum Tightness and Effectiveness
Some techniques just require a bit more tweaking than others…
For example, when I was a whitebelt the armbar was fair...
Don’t Panic, This is Normal!
I often hear from people distraught about some area of their jiu-jitsu lagging behind.
It might be their sweeps from ...
A Little-Known Move to Recover Guard from Turtle
When BJJ world champion Brandon Mullins and I started talking about doing a second instructional set, he was adamant ...
How to Not Get Slammed in Your Closed Guard or Triangle Choke
Getting picked up and slammed when you’ve got your opponent in the closed guard is one of the most dangerous things t...
ARCHIVE The FREE Roadmap for BJJ App!
Here’s something brand new that I’ve been working on for a whole year. It’s available right now and I think you’re r...
BJJ Seminar Disaster!
I once attended a seminar taught by a big name in BJJ (don’t ask me who – my lips are sealed!).
It was in a medium-si...