In today’s video I share some ideas on how I do belt promotions at my BJJ gym. To illustrate the answer for the person asking the question I share a story about 2 college wrestlers who trained at my gym. 1 got his Blue Belt while the other didn’t. There’s a lot of factors that led to this. But 1 in particular was the reason for withholding the promotion from 1 and then giving it to the other.

Keep in mind, at the time, both people were able to hang with a Black Belt in top positions.

Hope the idea is useful to you.

Chat with you next time.
-Chewy
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In today’s BJJ video I answer a question from a competitive Purple Belt who, in my eyes, accidentally dojo stormed another Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gym within their association.

As I’ll discuss in the video the Purple Belt feels a bit guilty about how the situation went on with the head BJJ Black Belt at the school and he is just looking to see what my thoughts on it are.

Hopefully you find the video entertaining and/or helpful.
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In today’s video I got a question from a young White Belt about whether or not he should up and leave their gym, move away from their hometown to train Jiu-jitsu with John Danaher or Andre Galvao or a similar big name team in order to be an elite level BJJ competitor.

To help out, I share a story from a recent Chewjitsu podcast episode we did with multiple time World Champion (and elite level BJJ competitor) Bernardo Faria where he talked about his start in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Early on he was training in a small town without any famous Black Belts and then eventually won the Purple Belt World Championships. Following that he moved to Alliance and began training with a big name gym.

But it was during the time at the smaller gym that he really developed that love and passion for Brazilian Jiujitsu and training. So in today’s video I share that idea with our young friend.

To develop the passion for BJJ training 1st and consider maybe moving later on should he decide it’s right. But as I talk about in the video. I’d advise against it early on because the look of success can be deceptive. Many people think they want it, but don’t realize what really entails.

Hope you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching.
-Chewy

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I got a question from Operation Random on Youtube about coming back to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training after a 3 month lay off. They say that they’re nervous about returning to their BJJ gym and starting their grappling training over again.

In this video I share a recent story about one of the Black Belts and Purple Belts in my gym who just returned. I share this because layoffs and experiencing some nervousness or anxiety about getting back into Brazilian Jiujitsu is not just a White Belt thing.

When we first start something new there is fear of the unknown. Later on the fear comes from our own expectations.

But either way the fear is imagined and generally the reality of the situation is better than the imagined fear.

If you’re getting back into BJJ after a bit of a lay off I hope this video is helpful to you!

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Today’s BJJ Q&A video is a little different as it comes from the question of a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gym owner who has a student leaving under less than optimal terms. In this video his question is about accepting a student back.

In this video I share a story that started when I was a Brown Belt and ended when I was a Black Belt. It was where I had a friend and a high ranking belt leave the gym to open up another gym.

It happened under less than desirable terms and so I had to tell the student he couldn’t train. Sometime later the BJJ gym he had started closed down and I share how I invited him back.

Every situation is different but I believe people make mistakes and I won’t choose to hold it against anyone if they are willing to move past them.

And as I’ll also talk about in this video. If you’re a gym owner and you have other people in the area talking trash about you. Use that negative energy that’s put towards you to drive you in being a better coach to your students.

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Over the years as a head coach and co-owner of a BJJ/MMA gym I’ve learned that. . .

People are cray-zee.

Either that or they watch too many movies.

Like, last Friday I had this guy who wanted to live in the gym and train with me.

He’s planning on going to the UFC and being the champion. Ignoring the fact that he’s in his mid 30s and has never trained before.

Then yesterday I got an email from a person who had requested information about our gym.

After sending him the info, here’s his reply. .
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“Laugh out loud. I am trained to be a prize fighter. I do not need orders.

I need amateur fights immediately at 170lbs, and an avenue to quickly go pro at 155lbs. I am 70″ tall, 185lbs, 75″ reach. 11-0 Bjj with one blue belt state title and one blue belt NAGA title. Pure Muay Thai striking (like a actual thai fighter, not this bullshit on tv).

As Connor Mcgregor once said, “I fight at 155 because I have the greatest advantage, without an advantage on height or reach, training is useless”.

The fact that I even sent you an email this long makes me want to run through your roster to prove a point, but it is not worth the potential injuries. I have to protect my fighter lifespan, as I am 30 years old. I cannot take any injuries right now. Period.

Sit on that & respond later,
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Gosh. . . it’s so good!

My favorite part is that he spelled out LOL and ended with “sit on that and respond later”

But sadly I won’t respond later because I believe this poor chap has lost his grip on reality.

A sad state of affairs for such a prize fighter.

But this stuff just isn’t like the feel good movies where anything is possible.

And I’m just not going to blow smoke up someone’s butt and tell them they’ll be the next Connor McGregor. It’s not right.

Sit on this video, and I’ll talk to you later.

-Chewy
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Are you a gym owner and want to ask Chewy or Joe a gym business related question? Please leave the questions below.

Recently I’ve been getting a ton of gym business related questions from BJJ coaches. But also from people running other niche gyms.

And I figured I’d do some videos on the topics from time to time.

But at the same time I wanted to introduce you to my business partner Joe.

In our business he covers many of my gaps and does things that I am terrible with and vice versa. We work together as a team on our gym to make it an awesome place to train.

We’re a nearly 9000 sq ft facility with Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Boxing, Kickboxing, Weight lifting and more.

And the gym is packed everyday.

It wasn’t always this way and we’ve learned a lot of stuff over the years that we hope to share with you.

If you’re a gym owner or maybe want to be but have a question. Leave it in the comments or send it to me privately and Joe and I will answer it sometime in the future.

-Chewy
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This video is a reply to the BJJ gym loyalty video I did last week.

Here is the original video: https://youtu.be/EdnZDiHCeeE

I’m doing this video because I think I did a poor job of explaining myself in the previous video.

So in this follow up video I dive deeper into what I mean by BJJ gym loyalty and what I think loyalty really means.

In my eyes, it’s often a conditional and reciprocal thing of mutual support. Not blindness that gives excessive power or trust to one side of it.

So I hope you enjoy the video and I hope that it makes better sense in the video.

-Chewy
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Got a question about loyalty to a BJJ gym.

Today’s question is from Ethan who is getting ready to start training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and he is wondering if he should should at only 1 gym or if he can train at multiple gyms.

In this video I approach the question from the angle of the fact that the relationship you have with your coach is similar to any relationship. Yes there is a monetary element there. But at the same time, we often become close to our coaches as teachers, mentors, etc.

I know that for me. My BJJ coaches have helped me in far more ways than just my Brazilian Jiujitsu rolling or competitions.

And as a coach I hope to do the same for my students. But I can tell you that if I saw someone who was 1 foot in 1 foot out of the gym. I wouldn’t go out of way to bring them into my fold.

Because just like a relationship with a significant other or maybe a friend. If you don’t feel like they are “all in” then you’re probably not going to be either.

So if you’re in a situation like this. I would ultimately try out both gyms then settle on 1 to be your home gym. I mean you can still train elsewhere here and there. But it’s your home base. And it allows you to grow roots with people and have relationships that benefit you far beyond just BJJ training.

-Chewy
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One of the toughest question for a BJJ coach to answer when asked by a student is, “What do I need to work on?”

This seems like it should be an easy question for them to answer. A high level Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioner often has hundreds and thousands of techniques stored away in their body ready to dispense.

And this lies the problem. Too vague a question and too many options to choose from.

If you brought your car to the shop and told the mechanic, “Hey can you fix my car?” but you never identifies what was wrong with it he’s going to have some trouble.

But if you come in and say, “Can you fix my car, the brakes are making a loud noise when I use them.”

The mechanic can immediately look to find the issue.

And your Brazilian Jiujitsu coach isn’t different in this sense. They need some specific problems or questions to be of the most use to you.

And so if you want to get better at grappling and you want to approach your BJJ coach with a question.

First you need to put some thought into your game to figure out what you’d like to ask.

With a more specific question your BJJ instructor can be more specific with their answer rather than give you the ole, “Keep training.”

I hope this helps if you had a situation like this.
-Chewy
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What do you do if you want to train BJJ but there are no Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gyms in your area? Are you just out of luck?

I get questions regularly from people who live in remote locations or smaller cities and are unable to find a gym to start their Brazilian Jiujitsu training.

So if you find yourself in one of these situations where there is no gym but you want to train. . . what do you do?

In this video I go off of a recent 1 on 1 coaching session I did via Skype where I worked with someone who was in the same situation.

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He found the information helpful and so I share it in this video.

It basically involves a few parts.

1. Setup a dedicated space for your training. (I explain why this is so crucial)

2. Recruit some friends to train with.

3. Find a gym within a drivable distance to begin training session when you can make the trip to them. (Again I’ll explain why this is useful)

4. Lastly I touch on the idea of using video courses and instructional series that you can find.

If you’re in a situation where there is no BJJ gym near you. Then I hope this video is useful for you!

-Chewy
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Recently our friend went to another BJJ gym for training recently and he’s been bummed ever since.

During the training session at this other gym he felt like he didn’t know anything. And he knows that he will be up for promotion soon at his gym. But he says he doesn’t want it now.

Basically he says he is a BJJ White Belt who feels like he isn’t worthy of the Blue Belt.

In this video I share my thoughts on his struggle with his upcoming belt promotion and how he feels with his BJJ training in general.

The big idea I try to share in this one is that it’s a mistake to judge your whole experience and enjoyment in BJJ solely off having a tough set of rolls at another gym.

The patterns and styles are different.

I was talking to my guys about this recently. Where I explained that most of my Purple Belts give me more trouble than the Black Belts I compete against. Which isn’t about technical ability per say.

If you’re having a similar situation regarding feeling worthy or ready for a Blue Belt promotion. Then I hope this video is helpful.

-Chewy
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Have you ever heard of the term “Gym Enforcer” at your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu academy?

It’s a pretty simple idea. Just like the old hockey enforcers who were sent out to check certain players on the ice. A gym enforcer is there to check certain behaviors on the mat.

In this video our friend Dee was put in the position as gym enforcer by his coach.

There was a mat bully in the BJJ gym he trains at who was roughing people up unnecessary and not being safe. The coaches had talked to the guy. But he still continued.

So Dee, who is a BJJ Brown Belt, was told to put it on the guy and he did.

The bad part for Dee is that the guy hasn’t made it back to training since. And he feels like maybe he ruined someone’s Brazilian Jiu-jitsu experience.

In this video I share that the idea of a gym enforcer in your Brazilian Jiujitsu gym is fairly common.

You don’t rough people up unnecessarily but you need people to be aware of reality.

If you were on a basketball team and you had a new player who wasn’t very good, but better than some, begin talking trash to the players. You might have one of the better players school him on the court to check the situation before it becomes negative to the whole team.

I also share how being a gym enforcer is helping maintain the safe boundaries inside of your gym and share a term I read in a book called Iron John.

The term is Walled Garden, and simply means establishing a secure place for us to cultivate ourselves.

This cultivation cannot happen if people are creating negativity inside the ranks of the gym.

Enjoy the video!
-Chewy
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Have you ever had to leave your BJJ gym? Whether because of a falling out with the coach or a gym closing, like in today’s video, it’s a tough situation.

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Years ago I was forced to leave my original Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gym and I’ve had a number of students who have come to me from another gym.

And our friend Em is in a situation where she is leaving her BJJ gym because her coach is closing the gym down.

Her biggest worry is that now she’ll have to find a new BJJ family and it won’t be the same as the original.

And in this video I share some of the situations and how to deal with the changing of BJJ gyms.

I share some personal stories that happened with some of my Brown and Black Belts and how things worked out better in the end.

If you’re in a similar situation where you’re changing BJJ schools. I hope the video is helpful!
-Chewy
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