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Do you ever have feelings of self doubt or inadequacy leading up to BJJ competitions? This is what today’s video is all about.
It’s from Andrew who says that anytime he signs up for a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competition or tournament he has these feelings of inadequacy where he feels like he isn’t good enough.
Now this is in complete opposition to what actually happens when he competes in matches. When he competes he wins his fair share of matches and has taken medals in several competitions.
In this video I share how through the experiences in Brazilian Jiujitsu we are essentially forging a new person. If we agree on the idea that the stories and experiences of our past shape who we “think” we are. Then by creating new experiences and stories we slowly change what we think.
I also talk about how in my personal experience and even that of my students, the image of our self and what is reality often aren’t matched up exactly. Usually as you’re improving yourself the image of yourself lags behind a bit until you create new stories and experiences to bring it up to speed.
If you’re in a similar experience to Andrew then I hope this is useful.
Thanks for watching.
-Chewy
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In today’s video I address a question from someone who’s just beginning Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and they’re curious about the high drop out rate with BJJ White Belts. He said he saw a video that said 90% of White Belts never make it to Blue Belt and he’s wondering why that is.
Additionally he says that he has been training for 1 week and realizes BJJ isn’t for him but that he will finish up his 3 month membership and then be done with it.
During the video I share a weird analogy that I used with my students about White Belts being like baby sea turtles. I know that’s weird but stick with me here. A baby sea turtle hatches and immediately it moves towards the blue ocean. During this dash into the water it lacks the ability to move well and is bombarded with obstacles (mainly birds getting lunch). The turtle has one choice, just keep going forward.
A brand new BJJ White Belt lacks the ability to move well on the mat and is moving towards the Blue Belt. Like the turtle the White Belt has only one option to improve, keeping going forward, more specifically just show up.
Here’s the national geographic video with the sea turtles I was talking about: https://youtu.be/Ipf0fehg5os
I also talk about the attitude of the person asking the question.
Hopefully this video is useful to you or at least maybe you’ll find the turtle analogy interesting.
Thanks for watching!
-Chewy
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When I first introduced the CRYangle Choke some people were skeptical. They called it the “unicorn” and said you’ll never see it in competition. But alas the “unicorn” has now successfully been hit at Black belt in the Worlds, Pan Ams, Euros and Fight 2 Win Pro…
In this instructional CRYANGLE Essentials (from the a Headhunter instructional series) I share all the details on this amazing Choke. It’s truly the ultimate trap as it’s the only submission that gives you direct access to ALL the joints: neck / arm / leg all in one nasty submission. The CRYangle doesn’t require you to have crazy Flexibility … but rather it works even better on those annoyingly flexible partners! Now you can make them suffer 😉.
CRYangle Essentials is ONLY available at our new On Demand site http://www.vimeo.com/Flowjitsu Get after it ninjas!
Taco Tuesday!
To open the show, I tried to give some money away to some competitors that have been posting their stuff on Instagram, but alas… it was slim pickins. Settled in on a great one. 10th Planet Brown Belt @frankimura10p but he didn’t answer! Maybe next time Francis, ole boy!
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In Jiu Jitsu class, we worked on escaping the back position and I’m sharing some of those golden details with you here. I think it will help you guys tremendously. Please let me know in the comments!
My man Bruce Stephens got his Blue Belt! Big ups to Bruce. he’s a G.
I also included one round of my rolling since we have had so many people requesting to see more footage of me rolling with my students and visitors. That’s easy footage to produce because I roll every day. (For those of you looking for even more bmac rolling footage, I roll with my beginners class at 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Decatur live here on YouTube every Tuesday and Thursday night.) This round is against a visiting Purple Belt and includes a couple of really nasty Rubber Guard sequences. Pay attention to how I play these and there is a LOT to learn there.
If you wanna see some in depth Rubber Guard instruction, I’ve got a set with BJJ Fanatics that you can pick up here: https://bjjfanatics.com/products/rubber-guard-the-meathook-by-brandon-mccaghren
And my website is packed with Rubber Guard, too! Check it out here: https://bmac.mykajabi.com/offers/TdidGutz/checkout
After class, join me at my new favorite taco joint, Taqueria Guerrero in Hartselle, Alabama! @taqueriaguerrerohartselle
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Finally, a gift from Dry Rub! Thanks, guys! Check them out here: https://getdryrub.com/ or on Instagram here: @dry_rub
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