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Combining Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Wrestling and Striking in MMA Training
A few days ago I foolishly did a strength and conditioning workout late at night. I ALWAYS find it impossible to get ...
Coming Back from a Training Layoff
Coming back to training after a layoff is a tricky thing. There is a real danger that you jump back into full intensi...
Off to the Glue Factory? Jiu-Jitsu for Middle-Aged Adults
Here’s a question I received recently:
Q: “I’m 56 years old and in pretty good health except for a few old injuries. ...
Incorporating Other Martial Arts into BJJ
One of the tenets of JKD is that one should keep an open mind with regard to other styles. After all, “absorb what is...
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...
Tips for Having a Great BJJ Private
Preamble: I recently talked about BJJ private classes gone bad. This tip is about how to make sure that that doesn’t ...
Private Lesson Horror Stories
I’m a believer in taking private lessons with instructors, especially those that you don’t get to train with on a reg...
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 Unpassable Guard 1
Tricks, Concepts, Techniques and Drills to Prevent Opponents from Passing Your Guard
In December, 2008, I sent out a...
Three Keys to Progressing In BJJ
On my road to BJJ black belt I’ve seen the same mistakes made again and again (and I’ve also made a few of them mysel...
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...
How To Retain Seminar Techniques
I like going to seminars, but I find it frustrating when I can’t remember everything that the instructor taught. The ...