In today’s video I answer a question from someone who was trying to light roll and it went wrong for him. Basically he said he was trying to go a little easier and ended up getting into a tough roll with someone who didn’t go at the same pace as him.

After the roll he was both frustrated by the situation and upset with himself for getting angry. In this video I share some ideas on choosing training partner for rolling in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and also some of my own experiences of trying to go light, but getting rough rolled.

Hope the video is helpful to you!
-Chewy
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In today’s video I answer a question from a newer BJJ practitioner who’s struggling with flexibility. He says his flexibility is terrible, like a 1 out of 10. In fact, it’s so bad he can’t even bend over to touch his toes.

In today’s video I a couple of key strategies that have helped me become a bit more flexible which is useful for techniques and injury prevention on the mat, and recovery and overall joint health off the mat.

Hopefully the video will be useful to you if flexibility in BJJ is something you struggle with.
-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.
-Chewy
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In today’s video I answer a question from a friend of mine (who’s also a BJJ coach) about whether or not BJJ Black Belts should be better people.

Now obviously I think we all know the answer to this question and the TLDR version is that, No they don’t have to be better people.

But in the video I share some more philosophical ideas on the nature of the journey through Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and how it could possibly help make you a better person. . . if you want it to.

Hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
-Chewy
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Today’s video is part 2 of the BJJ wrist lock submission I showed last week. The wrist lock was a simple one you can setup whenever someone leaves their hands in a particular position on your shoulder. Well today I’ll show you a 3 inch adjustment to prevent the wrist lock and potentially improve your frame for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

It’s simple. By changing the position of our hand and arm by just a couple of inches we can get our wrist out of the danger zone (kenny loggins style) and at the same time have a stronger push with our frame. If you’ve ever been stuck in side control bottom and felt like your frame lacked power than this may help.

The closer to the elbow you push with the better as it will be using your “bones” to push instead of your tricep. You’ll see what I mean in the video.

Anyway, I hope the video helps you with your BJJ training or rolling.
-Chewy
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In today’s rolling video you’ll see 3 rounds from a BJJ rolling session.

00:00 Roll with Purple Belt (sweeps & kimura defense)
01:22 Play Leg Lock Round with White Belt
03:54 Roll with Black Belt (back and forth sweeps)

The 1st one is with one of my Purple Belts. When you watch the roll you’ll see a mixture of Butterfly and Half Guard being used. The next round is a playful leg lock round with one of my young White Belts. We had some fun scrambles and eventually I got the submission. The final round was with one of our Black Belts at the gym who has a crazy tough guard to pass. You’ll see him score a nice sweep on me and forced me to work my way back on top.

As always I hope you enjoy the video and get some ideas for your own Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training.
-Chewy
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Today’s question comes from Chris, a BJJ White Belt, who’s experiencing one of the most common problems new BJJ competitors run into when they compete early on.

He says that in the gym he’s a tough roll with any of the other White Belts, he can roll round after round in his gym and generally feels confident. But whenever he goes to BJJ competitions he’s not able to pull the trigger on his techniques, he gets tired in the 1st couple of minutes in the match, feels shaky and weak in his arms and legs and loses his matches.

Now I replied back to Chris about whether or not he put much attention to his warm up. He said he didn’t and so that’s where I place a lot of focus for this video. Because in my experience the warm up before a match can make or break your performance. And it’s something that experienced competitors pay close attention to while new Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitors don’t.

Hope this video helps you if you’re in the same situation.
-Chewy
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Setting up your frames to escape side control is something you were probably shown since you were a fresh new BJJ white belt. But what if doing that could get you in trouble?

Well, here today I’m going to show you a sneaky wrist lock that you can setup using the basic framing position most people in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu were shown. Next week I’ll show you how to setup your frame differently.

This is a legit submission that I’ve used in many competitions and countless times in rolling. In fact one of my fastest submissions was hit using this technique.

So next time you’re in side control I hope this proves useful to you.
-Chewy
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Is BJJ effective in MMA anymore? This is the guts of the question I got asked by Zinedine recently. So in this video I share some ideas to. . . chew on. . . as to whether or not I believe BJJ is still relevant in Mixed Martial Arts in todays current fighting arenas.

Some of this will probably be just basic “Duh” information. But this argument has been going on since I started training way back in 2003 (18 years ago). And apparently it’s still going. Which is strange to me because BJJ is still useful and effective.

The reality is that it’s just going to look different than it once did as all the martial arts are blending together.

So I hope you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.
-Chewy

P.S I meant Big Nog in the video not Little Nog. Not sure why I said that.
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In today’s video Josh McKinney shows a nasty straight ankle lock from K guard. If you watch our rolling that we did in the Vlog of the seminar at his gym you’ll see him use the technique he’s using in this video.

Even if you’re not the biggest leg lock person. The details for control and off-balancing the person with open guard is super useful. Also, he shows some great details on finishing the straight ankle lock in some different ways. Some of the adjustments he showed made the ankle lock get tight quick!

Hope you enjoy the details.

And if you’d like to find out more about Josh. Check out his podcast or Instagram using the links below.

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See ya next time.
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In today’s video I chat with my Josh Mckinney after rolling with him and doing a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu seminar at his gym.

In the conversation we get into the idea of Black Belts being closed minded and why he embraces the idea of “sucking” in Jiu-jitsu. This came about because of his I Suck At Jiu-Jitsu Podcast which you can check out using the links below.

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But the reality is he doesn’t suck at BJJ, in fact he is pretty good, so I wanted to know what he meant. In the video he explains all of that.

So hope you enjoy the video and be on the lookout for a sweet ankle lock technique from him later this week and if you want to follow him on Instagram use the link below.

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Thanks for watching.
-Chewy
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In today’s video I have 2 questions that touch on the same topic. 1 comes from an 8 year BJJ Black Belt and the other is from a brand spankin’ new White Belt.

The main question is about how to relax more during rolling in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training. The Black Belt is asking it more from a coaching perspective and the White Belt is asking from the perspective of a new student.

So in the video I explain about how I used to be a spazzy White Belt, how I deal with them as coaches to help them relax and then my tips for the people asking questions.

If you’re in a similar situation then I hope the video helps you!
-Chewy
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A frustrating situation in Brazilian Jiujitsu that everyone has experienced is getting everything setup for an Armbar, sitting back and then having your opponent defend it. Years ago I had a friend I trained with who had excellent Armbar defense and so I had to figure out a way to deal with this kind of situation.

In today’s BJJ technique video I show you a small adjustment I make when I go for an armbar using the figure 4 kimura style lock on the arm. The adjustment is literally a 2-4 inch adjustment. What it does is allow us to weaken the grip the person can use to setup their defense.

Give it a try then next time your going for an armbar from top position in your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training or rolling.
-Chewy
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Today’s video comes from Elijah who wants information about books on mental toughness. He said he knows I’m a reader and wants book recommendations on books to develop mental toughness for BJJ and life.

In this video I share some ideas on how I develop mental toughness for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and life. I also share why you don’t build mental toughness from reading. Books can be a great tool to get new ideas from. But they’re like techniques. You have to put the ideas into practice. They can’t sit on the shelf. But with that I share 3 books I think are worth reading in relationship to mental toughness.

If mental toughness and being gritty is something you’re trying to do. I hope the video is useful to you.

-Chewy
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