BJJ Mindset Tips
#2 Make Your Opponent Carry Your Weight

I asked a question about the best advice BJJ practitioners received when they were beginners. I categorized these tips into Mindset, Technique, and Training Habits.

In this video, I share popular Mindset-focused tips and whether this is useful advice or not.

Have other pieces of advice that you think is helpful? Share them in the comments below!

BJJ Mindset Tips
#1 Make Your Opponent Uncomfortable

I asked a question about the best advice BJJ practitioners received when they were beginners. I categorized these tips into Mindset, Technique, and Training Habits.

In this video, I share popular Mindset-focused tips and whether this is useful advice or not.

Have other pieces of advice that you think is helpful? Share them in the comments below!

In today’s video, I’m going to give you guy 10 Ideas on how to improve in Jiu-Jitsu.

Today’s video is a little longer than normal, but if you really want to improve your BJJ game, then I think you might want to finish the whole thing.

These are 10 things I have personally done to improve my Jiu-Jitsu and ideas I’ve seen my own students implement to improve their game too.

Hopefully, you found the ideas in today’s video helpful.

Thanks for watching!

– Chewy

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How to maintain focus during BJJ class.

Here’s an important White Belt BJJ advice: prioritize controlling dominant positions and gradually wear down opponents instead of rushing for submissions, which often results in losing position altogether. #bjjwhitebelt #bjjtips

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How to be less spazzy in BJJ.

Zero-sum theory for BJJ competition, described by Cal MacDonald, a BJJ black belt who has has dedicated himself to developing his teaching and coaching skills to the highest possible level. This is from BJJ Foundations, the brand new amazing training curriculum, now available at https://www.grapplearts.com/bjj-foundations

In this video, I answer a question from a viewer that is a BJJ hobbyist who trains 1-3 x per week. They are wondering “How long will I suck?”

In this video, I provide an answer, and then some tangible ideas on how to actually improve your grappling.

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Today’s video came about while look at my questions from Instagram.

The question comes from a young guy, and the subject is training with his coach, and it was obvious that he had this outdated mindset, which I had when I was younger, which will inevitably hinder you Jiu-Jitsu.

In the video I’ll give a couple of analogies to help everyone understand how ridiculous this mindset can be, and how BJJ is one of the few sports where this is even a thought.

Specifically, I’ll talk about the student/athlete & coach relationship at the highest level in sports like Basketball and Football, where you’ll never run into the conflict that my messenger has.

When it comes to BJJ, a lot of times, there are these unrealistic expectations of what a coach should be, especially in relation to that coach training with his/her younger student/athletes.

This is just unrealistic.

To dive deeper into this, many of us, especially when we are younger, have this mindset that, if while rolling “I can beat up on my older coach”, then “I have nothing to learn” from them in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

This outdated mode of thinking doesn’t account for a lot of nuanced things, especially in relation to the coaches age, health, goals, etc.

Hopefully, if you are young and have fallen into this “coach must be a savage” trap, then you have a bit more perspective.

Remember, winning a roll isn’t everything. There’s so much more knowledge to be gained when you realize that. Keep learning and take what you can from your coaches as long as you can.

– Chewy
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Recently, I got a question from “Thatcoast” on YouTube who asks:

What did you learn as a Purple Belt in BJJ, that you still use the most as a Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu.

It’s a great question, as Purple Belt was an interesting Belt for me!

As a Purple Belt, there were a ton of different changes going on including my original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gym being a rather hard-nosed, grimy, Jiu-Jitsu gym.

We were a small gym, competition focused, both for BJJ and MMA. Because of this hardcore culture, we didn’t really get “good” at a ton of techniques. Rather, we were pretty good at what we did, which was very limited in one way or another, and very “tough” (in my case I was basically just a Wrestler and Top Player)

When I got my Purple Belt, because of the type of training I would do at my gym, I went through this phase where I would lose to other Purple Belts at Jiu-Jitsu competitions quiet often.

I was getting SMOKED…

If I did win, I was rarely winning because of technicality.

Eventually I changed gyms, and my new coaches told me that to get my brown belt I needed to EXPAND my game, or there was no chance of a promotion.

I was initially resistant to this, I never learned to “lose” in practice, and this made me plateau. But I eventually overcame this and was able to get promoted.

As a Purple Belt, more than just techniques, I learned how to yield to the process. Learning how to try new things, and learning to lose in practice so that I could eventually win in competitions, and even more importantly learn how to become good at Jiu-Jitsu (not just “tough”)

Hopefully you find the ideas in this video helpful to you.

– Chewy
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Today we have a question from Michael who’s having trouble maintaining Mount.

He says that when he’s rolling, he’s able to pass guard and get to mount, but when he gets to mount everyone just escapes immediately (even though he’s seen the highest level of Jiu-Jitsu Competitors do it well)…

He asks if there are any strategies or ideas that I’ve found useful in order to maintain Mount against skilled opponents in BJJ.

In this video I’ll show you a couple of things that were big game changers for me and my mount game in Jiu-Jitsu.

Hopefully you find the ideas in this video useful for yourself.

– Chewy
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My advice if someone tells you to stop training.

1. Have a questioning attitude (why should I quit)
2. What modifications or changes could help keep you safer on the mats while training.
3. Find a healthcare provider with knowledge of grappling.
4. Get specific about training goals/modify training and training intensity.
5. Get back to training gradually.
6. Be mindful/adjust the stye of BJJ you practice.
7. Tap early.
8. Be accountable for recovery and take your recovery seriously.

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Today’s question comes from a blue belt by the name of Tom who is curious about my advice on training BJJ while married.

Good question, since as us guys always joke “happy wife, happy life.”

Anyways, he’s wondering how to find the balance between taking care of his wife and training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enough to do it at a competitive level.

Now, I don’t consider myself a marriage “Guru” or Counselor, but in this video, I’ll share how I found an important balance between my training and marriage. I’ll also share a simple exercise that I did with my wife that made my BJJ and my marriage better. So hopefully it will help you too if you’re in a similar situation.

Thanks for watching.
-Chewy
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Today’s question comes from Jose who is wondering if he should keep training BJJ while going through a divorce.

He worries that he may bring some baggage from his personal life into his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gym, that could lead to some not-so-fun interactions in training and doesn’t want to ruin his relationships at the gym as a result.

In the video I give Jose, and you guys, a story about similar situation that I went through in hopes to start a conversation & to help Jose out, even if it’s just a little helpful.

This is clearly a hard time for Jose, and I hope that he finds what he needs, gets through this whole situation, and is able to get back to his normal life as soon as possible. And if you’re experiencing a similar issue then I hope the video helps.

-Chewy
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