Do you watch or study Jiu-Jitsu? 👀🥋

Since I’m a Jiu-Jitsu nerd, I prefer to study more than just watch. I love breaking down matches and sharing lessons — whether in classes at @gdjiujitsuacademy or at seminars like yesterday @riversbjj in Lawrence, Kansas.

In this short clip, I break down one of my matches from the 2025 @ibjjf Pan Championship and highlight the importance of awareness when the referee says “parou!” to reset a position.

If you want the full breakdown, it’s already available inside The BJJ Mental Coach Masters Community — a space created for Masters competitors to sharpen their mindset, access online courses, join live classes, and get exclusive content designed to help you perform as your most authentic self on and off the mats.

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• 📖 My new book, Inner Discovery for Outer Success – Available in print, e-book, and audiobook, with 10 rules to integrate authenticity and performance in Jiu-Jitsu and beyond. https://geni.us/thebjjmentalcoach

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🧠 Thinking about competing?

Before you sign up for that tournament…
listen to this reflection.

It might be exactly what you need to hear today 🎯 and it could change the way you see the process.

Watch until the end.
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#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!

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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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“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” – Brené Brown
Have you reflected on the question I’ve been asking you lately…
How high can you fly? 🦅

It’s wild how the negative voice in our heads—what I call the dark passenger—often doesn’t even allow us to dream big. The moment you think about stepping into a new challenge, that voice shows up with doubts, excuses, and fear.

You’ve got to stand up to that mental bully and commit to pursuing your authenticity—that’s the keyword for me.

In my book Inner Discovery for Outer Success: 10 Rules to Integrate Authenticity and Performance in Jiu-Jitsu and Beyond, Rule #1 is all about discovering your Why.
Why do you want to fly high? What are your intrinsic and extrinsic motivations?

For me, my strongest intrinsic motivation is the pursuit of authenticity.
And one of my extrinsic motivations? Inspiring YOU to live a more authentic life—on and off the mats.

🎥 The Diary of a Master – Season 2, Episode 2 is now live on The BJJ Mental Coach YouTube channel, where I share insights from my journey to the Pan Championship.

Now it’s your turn:
What’s calling you?
What challenge have you been afraid to say yes to—but deep down, you want it?

Ask yourself again…
How high can YOU fly? 🚀

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I’m getting ready for 2024 No-Gi Worlds in a few weeks, bulking up for a run at Super Heavyweight.

But anyway, I was thinking about the fact that I’ve been competing since the year 2000 in Wrestling/BJJ.

It’s been a wild 24 years. I’m getting old!

On top of that, I’ve had a lot of time to make mistakes, and adjustments, and develop some wisdom in the long years I’ve been competing in Jiu-Jitsu.

In this video, I’ll share a philosophy that changed my life in and outside of BJJ competitions. It’s an idea of high standards but low expectations. Meaning high standards for yourself but low or no expectations for how the outcome should go. I’ll explain more in the video.

Thanks for watching!
-Chewy
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🌍 Did you know that all around the world, there are jiu-jitsu students who dream of owning a gi?

Many of them train without one, hoping one day they’ll have their own. Some make do with old kimonos, others with just a jacket, and some have none at all. This is where @brausfight @brausfoundation BRAUS and Jiu-Jitsu Tribe @institutojiujitsutribe step in! 🙌

🥋 Every time you buy one of our special Kimonos (released twice a year), a jiu-jitsu student from a social project gets a brand new gi. How incredible is that? In 2023, we were able to donate 160 custom-made kimonos thanks to your support!

Unfortunately, our latest pre-sale didn’t meet expectations, and now we’re working hard to send 50 Custom Made Kimonos:

➡️ 25 for the new Instituto Jiu-Jitsu Tribe affiliate JJT Ararica @jiujitsuararica in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

➡️ 25 for Projeto Social Batuk @projeto_social_batuk in Imperatriz, Maranhão

We need your help! Our goal is to raise $3000. If we can surpass that, we’ll send even more kimonos to kids in need. Every dollar helps to make a difference! 💪

🎥 Want to see the impact? Watch our memorable trip to the Amigos de Ouro project in Rio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro, where we delivered custom-made kimonos. The heartwarming moments are captured in a full video on @jiujitsutribe YouTube.

If you want to support the cause and help us reach our goal, donate today. Let’s change lives, one gi at a time. 🙏

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Today’s video comes as a clip from the Chewjitsu Podcast.

This was a clip from the Chewjitsu Podcast. To catch the full episode, hit the link below:
Full episode: https://youtu.be/2V4pXxCvD8c

Eugine and I discuss whether or not Jiu-Jitsu has gotten better in the time we have been around.

We discuss the depth of Jiu-Jitsu competitions now, higher level leg locks, great wrestling, etc.

Overall, I feel like the quality and skill of Jiu-Jitsu athletes is a lot better than it was 20 years ago (not that it was ever bad), Whether that be a result of higher numbers, more quality comps, different types of training environments, etc.

Do you think that the quality of Jiu-Jitsu has skyrocket in the last 20 years? Let me know what you think in the comments below!

Thanks for watching.

– Chewy
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Today we’ve got a question from Chris who’s been training BJJ for a few years now.

He says that he has a “lazy Jiu-jitsu problem.”

When he’s fighting for takedowns, getting his guard passed, and even searching for submissions, he tends to give up before he meets too much resistance.

Essentially, he just rolls over and dies when things get tough.

He wants to be more aggressive and is wondering if I had any tips on how to develop that aggression.

In this video I’ll explain how Chris doesn’t have a lazy Jiu-Jitsu problem, he’s not lazy. He’s training, exhausted, etc. However, what’s going on (probably) is that Chris, like many people for whatever reason, has not been taught to fight through positions.

This is something that has to be trained with your coach, or something you can train yourself.

I’ll give a few examples to help with the problem, even comparing a few values from sports Wrestling that can help you with Chris’ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu problem.

Hopefully you found this video helpful, especially if you are struggling with a similar problem to Chris.

Thanks for watching.

– 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 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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In today’s video I answer a question from a viewer named Senju, who recently competed at a BJJ tournament against an opponent who he had previously beaten decisively.

This time however, at this Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition, he barely beat this guy, winning on a judge’s decision.

At the end of the day Senju feels like he didn’t win the match.

He says he feels gross about the victory and ask how I would deal with these feelings that bottle up when you don’t think you deserved to win a match, that you in fact do win on the score board (in his case by advantage)

Often times in BJJ you’re going to run into the same opponents on your way up the competitive circuit, because realistically there aren’t that many people who compete.

Naturally there’s going to be progress in both competitors grappling games as time goes on and close matches will undoubtedly vary in results (unless you’re way better than your opponent).

In this video I’ll talk more about this back-and-forth that often happens in BJJ, a recent ADCC Trials winner(a buddy of mine Jacob Couch) who struggled with this against a game opponent & then won when it “mattered”, and more revolving around this unique subject in Jiu-Jitsu.

Hopefully you find these ideas helpful in some way, especially if you’ve been in a similar situation to Senju.
– Chewy
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This video I discuss the mindset I have about rolling with bigger stronger opponents and how I approach adapting my game to fight them effectively.