Your Belt Rank is Dead Weight Holding You Back in BJJ

Gary Berger — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:38:59 +0000

Today we’ve got a question from Peter, a BJJ blue belt who was promoted after about 18 months of training.

He then had to take seven months off for shoulder surgery and has been back on the mats for a month now. He’s happy to be rolling again, but he’s running into a challenge.

Before his injury, Peter was focused on developing his open guard and guard retention, but now he feels like people are blasting past his guard, and there’s nothing he can do to stop it.

He asked whether he should focus on rebuilding his previous skills or approach his training like a white belt and start learning new skills from scratch.

Thanks for the question, Peter.

Here’s what I think…

– Chewy
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Stretches for Inflexible BJJ Practitioners (Knees, Hips, Ankles)

Gary Berger — Mon, 29 May 2023 19:00:12 +0000

Recently the Ole Chewster has had some health issues….

With that being said, it’s forced me to take some time off the BJJ mats from hard rolling. And so with that I’ve decided to spend more time in other areas like the gym, specifically with stretching and mobility.

Lots of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners are extremely tight, that includes me. Personally, I have struggled with flexibility my entire life. I’ve never been a flexible guy. And with years of hard training and a few surgeries. My body has some issues.

That said I’ve been correcting some of these issues with a stretching and mobility program I had created for me. In the video I’ll share some of the movements that have helped me out. The stretches and exercises today are focused on knees, hips and ankles.

If you’re struggling with a similar issue, then hopefully these ideas can be useful to you.

Just remember, I am not a doctor, nor am I giving you any medical advice. I’m just showing you what has been working for me.

Go see a professional if you are having any issues.
-Chewy
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