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Never Satisfied!

  Today, at the gym, a young grappler asked me a question he’d obviously been wondering about for a long time.”How lo...

Successfully Dealing with Claustrophobia in Grappling

Once upon a time I had an MRI. For those of you who’ve never had this diagnostic procedure, you start by lying down o...

The Most Important Thing For Improving Your Grappling

I used to think that if I just learned enough ways to pass the guard, mastered enough submissions, memorized enough p...

The Grappling Concepts Online Course

I’ve been hard at work in ‘the lab’ cooking something up something new… And now it’s finally ready: the online ‘Black...

Podcast EP2: BJJ & Submission Grappling Competition: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know!

“Everything you ever wanted to know about Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competition but were afraid to ask!” That’s a strong st...

Do You Have Competition Questions?

David Meyer has a ton of credentials, but for now I’m only going to mention three of them: He’s a BJJ Black Belt und...

Why You MUST Sometimes Kick It Into High Gear

One of the best, and worst, things about grappling is that the feedback is quick, direct and brutally honest. Take AN...

MMA and BJJ Podcasts

Getting stuck in traffic is a fact of life when you live in a big city, and usually it’s a giant waste of time. For t...

Harsh Quote of the Week

Well here we are, roughly 5 weeks after New Year’s Eve and resolution-making season. Have you made progress on your g...

How to Master Any Grappling Technique in 100 Words (Honest!)

I set a challenge for myself while compiling, editing and contributing to the book Mastering BJJ. Inspired by the min...

The Wrestler (and Tips for Competition)

Some people are natural born competitors. Like Mickey Rourke’s character in “The Wrestler” they love the limelight, t...

Slaughter on the Mats…

Today my BJJ sparring was a battle for survival. Maybe you think it’s because I sparred with a bunch of high-level bl...
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