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Crushing the Bug
Sometimes when you’re grappling you might want to play ‘crush the bug’, totally immobilizing your opponent with your ...
Learning from Blue Belts
Every once in a while a discussion/arguement breaks out as to whether you can learn Brazilian jiu-jitsu from a blue b...
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 ...
On Relaxation, Aggression and Intent
In the last week I have added two new articles to Grapplearts.com. The first article is a selection of breakthrough s...
A Terrible Thing
Oleg Taktarov once told me, more or less in these words, that “it is a terrible thing to be the best grappler at your...
Pump Up the Volume
Recently my game has taken off. My guard passing has gotten a lot better, my escapes are more reliable, and I’ve been...
Grappling Breakthroughs!
Breakthroughs on the mat are very exciting times for grapplers: you work, sweat, toil and labour for the longest time...
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...
Grappling Gear Concluded: Wrestling Shoes
Wrestlers are no stranger to wearing shoes while training, but I think that shoes can also be useful for jiu-jitsu an...
More Gear – Earguards
This week I am will continue talking about protective gear for grappling, moving on from mouthguards to earguards.
Th...
Grappling Protective Gear: the Mouthguard
If I could only choose one piece of protective gear to wear on the mat it would be the humble mouthguard. Grappler’s ...
Let’s Get It On – Raising Your Arousal Level
In the last article I promised to discuss some methods and techniques to raise your arousal level and get some seriou...