Today we’ve got a question with Michael. He’s 32 years old, has been watching my videos for a while now, and wants to get started in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

But he says that he has one big problem keeping him off the mats…

Social Anxiety!

When it comes to this social anxiety issue, crowded rooms overwhelm him, even in a familiar place. So, he’s wondering if I have any tips to help with the issue or if I’ve ever worked with a BJJ student in a similar situation.

Hopefully, my answer is helpful for Michael or any of you guys suffering from a similar issue.

Thanks for watching.

– Chewy
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What’s up guys,

Today we’ve got a question from a young fan who has been doing Boxing & Jiu-Jitsu for about a year and he says that sparring makes him panic.

He’s anxious about the various potential injuries and asked me if I had any ideas on how he can overcome these feelings because he wants to be a successful martial artist.

He thinks overcoming this fear of injury will help him outside of martial arts with various things and so he sends the message above…

What this young man is going through is normal & natural.

Many people who train in Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, or any other Martial Art have this sinking feeling of anxiety, this pit feeling in their stomach, because of potential injuries.

In this video, I’ll discuss my own experience and how I think you can start overcoming it.

Thanks for watching the video.

– Chewy
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What’s up guys, today we’ve got a question from a guy named Brian who has this idea that I think a lot of us in the martial arts world tend to hold.

Brian is getting ready to compete as a Blue Belt and he’s nervous.

He said he competed a little bit as a BJJ White Belt but didn’t feel great doing it.

He says he feels pretty dang good when he’s practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the gym, but when he gets out on the competition mats, the nerves take over.

Because of this, he feels like he always underperforms.

He says he’d like to get rid of the fear and asked if I had any tips to help out with that.

In this video I’ll try to share something with Brian that most fighters/grapplers come to terms with as far as competition goes, that actually SKYROCKETS your ability to compete, and it might surprise you.

Hopefully if you’re struggling with competition anxiety, then you found the ideas in this video helpful.

– Chewy
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Today’s we’ve got a question from a follower who we’ll call “Bob”.

Bob say’s that it’s a bit embarrassing but sends it anyways.

Bob has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for several years now, but they feel so much anxiety and nervousness when it comes to rolling with better people, or bigger/stronger people, even though they’re 230lbs themselves.

They say a lot of times when they go against these type of people, they build them up to be much more than they actually are, even if Bob is bigger than this person.

They say during rolls that they’re “fight or flight” kicks in and they tend to only roll with the smaller people because they “hate feeling powerless, hate being submitted, and hate being scared of rolling with the bigger/better/stronger guys.”

He sends me the message asking, “any idea on how I can be less scared rolling with these bigger/stronger guys?”

I actually choose to answer this, versus many other questions I received, because I have personally dealt with this.

We’ve all got some mental baggage.

Mine is anxiety and I have had to find strategies to deal with it. This means anxiety with Jiu-Jitsu is something I had to deal with a lot too. This was true for practice and competitions.

In this video I’ll give you guys a few things I did to keep the anxiety out of “the driver’s seat” that really have helped and continue to help me a long my BJJ career.

Hopefully this helped you out Bob, and hopefully this helps anyone else out there that feels like they’re dealing with something similar.

– Chewy
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Is there a position you can get into where when you are being crushed…you can be safe (relatively), regain your breath and wait for a (very likely) opening for you to regain control? well, the Pillow Defence might be such a position. And therefore a must for anyone’s game. Check out this video. It is super easy to execute. Try it on the mat and let me know how it goes…

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The final in the series. Here we concentrate a lot on kill zones. Reward is there for those that spend the time. Check it out and let me know what you think…

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Now we are getting into some more nitty gritty…check it out!

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Ashi garami, heelhook. Submission, counter and another counter to submission. You should know it all. Watch the second installment in detail and let me know if you have any questions.

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In this vlog I discuss two very simple and easy things that you can do…right now, that will transform your progress in BJJ. They are simple to understand and simple to do…that’s what I call them hacks. Check out the vlog. Give them a try and let me know how it works on your own progress.

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What a great time and experience I am having Dallas. I get to learn with the legends in the sport. In this quick little video, the master – Prof John Machado…takes me over two ways to pass the half guard. Awesome thoughts and techniques from a legend.

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