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Calling Out Fake BJJ Black Belts : Good or Bad?

Gary Berger — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:39:51 +0000

Years ago, when I was a brand-new kids’ BJJ coach, a mother brought her son to train with us because he was getting bullied at school.

She had originally enrolled him in Taekwondo, but that program was basically a glorified daycare that handed out belts without teaching real skills. Despite being there for nearly eight months, he still couldn’t defend himself—and the bullying hadn’t stopped.

So, she brought him to our Jiu-Jitsu gym. After about six weeks of training, he went back to school, and the bullying came to an end.

I’ll go deeper into that story—and also share another one about a fake BJJ black belt I called out.

The reason I bring this up is because I recently posed a question in response to my Derek Moneyberg video: What is a real black belt?

A lot of people responded with “Who cares?”
And honestly… I don’t think that’s the right mindset.

In this video, I talk about the importance of symbols—and how they hold meaning in many areas of life. In BJJ, the black belt is one of those symbols. But too often, its meaning gets downplayed.

Thanks for watching.

– Chewy

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This BJJ Sweep Will Make Your Kneeshield Half Guard Annoying

Gary Berger — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:53:21 +0000

This sweep can be the basis of offense from the kneeshield half guard. When done right, it will produce a reliable reaction. They will either base or fall, and both outcomes can lead to your offense.

In this video, you will learn more details about how to make the sweep easier to perform.

And there’s also a short review of how I set up loop chokes using the sweep.

Enjoy, and comment if you have questions.
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BJJ Black Belt Feels Like Fake McDojo after Switching Gyms

Gary Berger — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:51:04 +0000

Today’s video question comes from a BJJ Black Belt who said he feels McDojo.

He said at his previous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym he achieved a black belt in 7 years based off attendance. Now, he trains at a new gym and isn’t up to the skill of the BJJ practitioners there.

At this point the black belt is ruining his Jiu-jitsu training and completely sucking the fun out of it for him. To the point where he went from 4-5 days a week at his old gym to 1-2 days at the new gym, and if he does train he only does no gi so he doesn’t have to wear the belt.

I share some ideas for “Bob” in the video and if you’re experiencing a similar issue I hope it helps you as well.

Also, here’s the video about how I gave up my Purple Belt mentioned in the video:

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BJJ Coach Getting Worse While His Students Keep Improving

Gary Berger — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:01:46 +0000

Today we have a question from Joe, a new Black Belt, who has owned a gym and been coaching BJJ for 2 years.

He says that in the years he’s owned the gym, his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu students have improved by leaps and bounds, which he’s super happy about, business is going good too…

But…

He says that he feels like his own technical progress has slowed down because he’s putting such an emphasis on his students, the school, and the business side of things.

He wants to know how he can continue to make progress in his own BJJ while simultaneously providing high quality instruction.

This is a pretty common and tough issue that BJJ Black Belts, or Gym Owners in Jiu-Jitsu, face.

In this video I’ll tell you guys about how I balance the work/coach side of things at the gym a while simultaneously focusing own progress in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

If you’re running into a similar issue, I hope that you found these ideas useful for you.

– Chewy
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The Biggest Mistake BJJ Black Belts Make

Gary Berger — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 20:44:11 +0000

Here is one of the most common mistakes BJJ Black Belts make, especially those who are used to compete under points tournaments.
They care more about not being scored on than defending the threat of submissions, a bad habit that I hope you don’t develop on your own game.
A match study from Dante Leon vs ADCC champion Davi Ramos, at Fight to Win BJJ Tournament.

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