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Using Instructional DVDs

A reader writes: Q: “How does one best utilize instructional video tapes and what are the best out there.” A: Let me...

Chess and the Mat

Several years ago I posted excerpts from a Peter Gzowski book that took research conducted on chess grandmasters and ...

OK, Enough Already, I Get It!

Lessons in grappling (and life in general) repeat themselves until learned. Sometimes there are techniques or princip...

Dojo of the Rising Sun

When I was a young man I was approached by a friend with an unusual proposition. Would I be interested, he asked, in ...

Strengths Hiding Weaknesses

Sometimes a strength can be a liability, because it impedes the development of other areas. Let me give a personal ex...

Learning from the Internet

In my recent sparring sessions with the gi I’ve been having great success with a technique I learned on the internet....

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 ...

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...
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