What’s up, guys!

Today’s question comes from a viewer who’s looking to get back into Jiu-Jitsu competitions after a 5-year break due to life and parenthood. He’s finally starting to get the itch again, but he’s feeling unsure about whether he still has the aggression and competitiveness that most Jiu-Jitsu competitors have.

He’s worried about going to a competition and getting smashed, and he’s asking if I have any tips to help him get back into the groove.

In this video, I’ll share my own experience with competing, taking a 2-year break for various reasons, and how I eventually got back into the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions.

I’ll also talk about the mental shift I had over time—the way my mindset changed as I got older. Competition became a lot less important to me, and the fuel I ran on evolved.

I hope you find this video helpful. Let’s get into it!

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– Chewy
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Today, we have a question from Andy, who loves no gi BJJ and is wondering if training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the Gi is necessary.

He says:

“I’ve been training for 6 months. I really like BJJ, I currently train both Gi and No-Gi. Doing each 3 times a week. But, as I keep training, I really like No-Gi. But the Gi Days are starting to feel like a chore. Is there a good reason to keep doing the Gi? Do I have to?”

According to him, his goals are MMA, Fighting, etc.

If he were to ask me this question 10 years ago, I would’ve given you a certain response. Things like “Yes, the gi makes your BJJ more technical” and so on.

But a lot has changed since then, and I’ll dive deep into that while trying to answer your question the best I can.

Thanks for watching. If one of you guys is having trouble with this, too, I hope you found this video helpful.

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Today, we have an anonymous question from a viewer who was reportedly bullied by a BJJ Brown Belt.

The viewer shares a story about rolling during class, where the group circles around a set of grapplers.

Bob, a White Belt who’s been training for 6 months, gets put in a wrist lock and taps. Despite Bob tapping, the Brown Belt insists on continuing the roll and forces Bob into another round.

During this second round, the Brown Belt slams Bob’s wrist, causing him excruciating pain. Bob screams to stop the roll, but it continues.

Afterward, Bob talks to a Blue Belt, who confirms that the Brown Belt’s behavior wasn’t normal and that he’s known to be mean. Bob now wonders if he should leave the gym or if there’s a way to avoid rolling with this Brown Belt in the future.

In this video, I’ll share a similar experience and offer advice to Bob about how to handle this situation.

I hope you find this video helpful.

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Chewy
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Today we’ve got a question from Chew Crew subscriber, Andrew, who asked the question

“How long should a Blue Belt work on a particular technique or position (for example Butterfly guard/armbars/etc.)? Do you work on these things until you are at a Black Belt Level?”

This is a good question for BJJ Blue Belts, and I will give you a few ideas that I use to this day.

You can use them at Blue Belt, but you can definitely use these ideas from White-Black Belt too.

Hopefully, if you had a similar question, you found this video helpful.

Thanks for watching!

– Chewy

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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!
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In today’s video I’ll show you guys 4 set ups for the Arm Bar from Guard in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

This can be used in Gi Jiu-Jitsu, No-Gi BJJ, or MMA. With obvious adaptations made for each sport.

Adding these 4 set ups to your game is sure to help you see some level of improvement.

Hopefully you found this video helpful.

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– Chewy

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Today I’ll be responding to the backlash towards recent ADCC Veteran, Brandon Reed, for his success at IBJJF No-Gi Pans (Purple Belt).

Brandon, my student, who has been training just a little over 3 years in BJJ won the tournament along with Michael Pixley, which stirred up a lot of conversation and a video response by Brandon, to said controversy.

Here’s his video:

I’ll give my take on the situation & address the reality of Brandon’s Jiu-Jitsu experience and his recent competition result. I’ll also explain WHY he has not gotten his brown belt yet.

Thanks for watching.

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Recently I posted a video talking about the “let’s go light guy” in Jiu-Jitsu gyms.

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/xKBWrwA2Cdg

Everyone, if you train in Jiu-Jitsu, will have the “let’s go light” conversation that leads into a World Championship level roll (as far as intensity).

This can be extremely frustrating.

Many of you guys commented on that previously mentioned video, saying that you have had the experience. But some of you commented that you are the person who actually does ask the question, however they actually keep their word.

So, how do you approach actually rolling light, after asking the question? and how can rolling light be an effective tool to help you get better faster and help you heal in the midst of an injury caused by BJJ?

I’ll talk about this and more in the video.

Thanks for watching.

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What’s up guys,

I’ve got a question from one of my Jiu-Jitsu email list Chew crew Subscribers named Matt who asked:

He was curious about catching and almost releasing when applying submissions and developing positions.

Catch & Almost Release is a concept I use to help level up my own chain submission attacks in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and one that I have my students work too.

Matt was curious if I could give some specific examples to help clarify the point, so that’s what I’ll do.

If you train BJJ then you will probably find this idea helpful.

Thanks for watching.

-Chewy
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So, today, we’ve got a question from Matt, a 4-stripe white belt and a big boy who says he prefers pressure passing.

He says he’s experiencing an obstacle though.

According to his coaches, he’s not using as much pressure as he could, and the main reason is that he’s worried about hurting his training partners.

He doesn’t use pressure, explosiveness, or dynamic movements because he’s the big guy in the room. He’s worried this makes him overly defensive, passive, and soft.

He asked what the best way was to change his thinking about going hard, upping the intensity, and lowering the injury risk while training Jiu-Jitsu as a bigger person.

I’ll give you guys a couple ideas to chew on when in relation to being a big guy doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a room full of smaller training partners.

Hopefully, you find them helpful.

Thanks for watching.

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Today’s question comes from “Bob”

He says that a year ago he opened up a new gym, and in the past year his BJJ gym has had a ton of cross-training/visitors.

The issue though, is that Bob hears a lot of trash talk about himself and his newer gym in his Jiu-Jitsu community.

Specifically, these insults are coming from other Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym owners and coaches. He asks whether or not I’ve dealt with something like this, and if so, how did I address it?

Hopefully, you find this video helpful Bob.

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Thanks for watching

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Recently I did a video where I talked about the curse of the lazy guard player, basically when someone only plays guard and they’re one dimensional.

I got a message from a Big Fella who says he has the opposite issue.

He says he’s a 6ft 2, 255lbs, heavyweight, with a good top game, emphasizing side control. The issue is he sucks on his back.

He wonders what the best types of guards are for bigger, less athletic heavyweights.

In this video I’ll give him 3 suggestions for guards I would recommend for my bigger, less flexible, students in BJJ.

Hopefully, you found this video helpful.

Thanks for watching.
– Chewy

Half Guard playlist:

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Here are some videos on stretches for tight hips and legs:

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Today, we’ve got a question from AverageAarron, who is dealing with one of the many Ego battles that those of us who do BJJ often face.

This is true for the entire run of our Jiu-Jitsu careers.

He trained BJJ for 4 months, competed, got Gold in No-Gi, and 3rd in the Gi. He said there were tons of benefits from the comp like an adrenaline high, he’s calmer, and has a better gas tank.

Here’s the problem…

He says he can’t shake this feeling of expectation even though he’s competing at a local master’s tournament.

I’ll dive deep into my own experiences with comp and how I would attack this Ego battle in BJJ.

Here’s the link to the book referenced in the video: https://amzn.to/40o5wSW

Thanks for watching.

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Recently I was talking to one of my White Belts, I was helping him out with a detail from Mount, and I was showing him a technique we’ve been doing at the gym since 2012-13 when we were prepping for comp.

It was a cheat code when our athletes got to Mount in Jiu-Jitsu competitions.

This technique will help you set up a bunch of submissions, backtakes, and more.

Hopefully, you found this information helpful.

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