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Guidelines for Opening Up Jiu-Jitsu Academies During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Last Updated Sept 10, 2020)
Everyone is itching to train again, and for many jiu-jitsu school owners opening up is a matter of financial survival...
Intuition in BJJ with Rob Biernacki
How to get better at predicting what your opponent is going to do, develop faster reactions and train your intuition ...
Training for High Level Competition, with Brandon ‘Wolverine’ Mullins
Today I chat with Black belt no gi world champion Brandon ‘Wolverine’ Mullins about how the most efficient training m...
When to Hang Up the MMA Gloves
Full contact fighting is inherently risky, especially when you consider the traumatic brain damage that’s so common i...
How to Connect Your Sweeps and Guard Passes in Order to Dominate More Opponents on the Mat
The concept of connecting your guard sweeps to your guard passes is incredibly useful. Anytime you can use one techn...
Why You Need the de la Riva Guard
In this latest episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast I talk with BJJ black belt world champion Brandon ‘Wolverine’ Mu...
The Fundamental Movements of BJJ and their Advanced Applications
If you’ve ever gone to a single BJJ class then you’ve probably done some kind of warmup that included shrimping, brid...
A Quick Podcast and Video About Deliberate Practice
Have you heard the saying, “Practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect!”
A big part of perfect pra...
The Cheapest Grappling Mat
I’ve trained on a lot of different types of mat in my day: wrestling mats, foam core mats, puzzle mats, and rock hard...
The Open Guard System In App Form
I recently released the The Open Guard System with Jon Thomas. And today it’s available in app format for your phone!...
Train Hard AND Train Smart!
There’s a saying in the British army that goes, ‘Proper Preparation and Planning Prevent Piss Poor Performance.’
This...
Longevity in BJJ, Stephan Kesting Interviewed on The Old Roller’s Podcast
I was recently featured on The Old Rollers Podcast hosted by Harrison Helterbrand and we dove deep into maintaining y...