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Fasting has a ton of health benefits but is it the best thing to do when training BJJ? What about BJJ competitions, is being in a fasted state ideal?
In this video I answer this question. Which honestly has been asked a ton recently so I wanted to answer it.
In the video I share a story about one of my BJJ White Belts who recently had his very first Brazilian Jiu-jitsu tournament and he did so in a fasted state. I talk about how that went in the video.
I also share my personal experience with Brazilian Jiujitsu training and rolling, along with lifting weights, in a fasted state.
Again, I share how it went in the video.
But if you’re considering training or competing in BJJ in a fasted state I would ultimately encourage you to test it out and see how it works for you. Too many people decide to do things based off of what they hear or see other people talking about.
Allow yourself to develop your own belief based on your personal experience as well.
-Chewy
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Is getting a promotion in BJJ simply about winning competitions and medals? I don’t think so, but belts are also very subjective.
In this video we have a question from a BJJ Blue Belt who has a strong wrestling background as he’s been doing it since he was 11.
Since transitioning to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu he’s found that he’s been very effective in BJJ competitions. Medaling or winning every single tournament he’s done.
As a Blue Belt he’s continued this winning streak and recently when his coach began to give out promotions he was for sure that he would get promoted.
But he didn’t get promoted and he’s not sure what gives.
In this video I explain how I think a big part of his promotion, or lack thereof, is based upon his reluctance to play Guard or from any bottom positions in BJJ.
As a coach, I think it’s imperative that every person have the ability to play off their back. It’s one of the defining characteristics of Brazilian Jiujitsu. But it’s also something very unnatural to people from a wrestling background.
So if you’re a wrestler or someone resistant to the bottom game in BJJ, either during rolling or competition. Then I hope this video is useful to you!
– Chewy
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In this video I show a simple way to use the Ankle Pick in BJJ to counter stiff arm grips with the gi.
If you’ve ever been in the middle of a good match then you know the grips can get really frustrating to deal with.
In this video I answer a question from our friend who says that when he rolls from the feet his opponent’s are just using a straight stiff arm to keep away. It makes his ability to do takedowns difficult.
His question goes on to ask about how to do an ankle pick using the kimono in Brazilian Jiujitsu.
So in this video I share one of my favorite ankle pick variations.
Keep in mind there are a ton of variations to the ankle pick. And when you add the gi into the mix there are even more!
But this simple variation is a good way to counter the grips we discuss in the video.
So whether it’s for your BJJ training in the gym or the opening move of your upcoming BJJ competition. I hope this technique serves you and your takedown game well!
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Here’s footage of me competing in a Judo tournament as a BJJ blue belt against a 300 lb opponent back in 2000 when morote gari (the double leg takedown and touching the legs) was still legal. He denied tapping to the armbar (the result of a juji gatame roll) but I think it was pretty clear that he was caught, and fortunately the referee agreed.
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Don’t think that your actions don’t have consequences.
Every time you’re in a situation fronted with the choice of either, tapping or risking injury to escape. Remember this. Your body is in a continuous journey of deterioration. And what may seem like a small injury now, will most likely lead to bigger problems down the line.
It’s easy to be blinded by your ego, in the sense that you can in a split second decide between intelligent training and egotistical training. Deciding whether it’s best to tap, learn from your mistake and preserve your body. Or to risk your body and preserve your ego.
How many times do we look around the training room, or competition room and consider what our audience thinks of us. And allow it to shape our decisions. “I can’t tap to a lower ranked training partner, coach Brian will see it and think I suck” this is a very human thought. We become self conscious. And make silly emotional decisions.
The key problem lies within how we view ourselves, and the opinions of others. If you place the value of others opinions higher than the value of your health. You’re always going to be at high risk of injury. I know, I have more serious injuries than you can count on one hand, that all could have been avoided if I did one thing. Tapped earlier! The thought “I can’t tap to him” has cost me more than $50,000 and countless nights of sleep.
Don’t make the same mistakes I did. Remove the value you place on others opinions and put it onto your own health. In a game theory sense, Jiu Jitsu is much like Poker. You have to focus on the long game, not the short! If you focus too much on the short game you will make irrational decisions that can cost you big time. You have to understand the Jiu Jitsu journey is one that spans years and even decades. And the smarter decisions you make in the short game, the better journey you’re going to have in the long one.
Be smart, tap a lot, learn from it, avoid identifying with anything, remove the value you place on others opinions and enjoy the ride. Because you never know how long it will last.
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So I posted one of my matches on Instagram and I had a few people write me and ask to do a video on the sweep I hit.
You ask I deliver! This sweep is actually very easy to hit if you set it up right. And it looks so smooth. Basically you want to set the person up. After they pick you up in guard drop and try to catch their legs. If you catch them great you get the first sweep.
But most of the time the base will widen and if you have them leaning even a little bit you can launch them in the air. I hit this move on a heavyweight In the open. So it works on bigger guys as well.
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I have seen it countless times, but it gets me every time I see someone coast their way to a loss.
It frustrates me to no end, because as a fighter I wasn’t built to lose with grace. Whether I lost by a referee’s decision or by submission, a loss is a loss. When it goes down in the records books, all anyone will see is a L. Furthermore, promoters don’t pay you more for having a close loss versus getting finished.
So why are fighters still coasting to a loss? Take a look at this past UFC on ESPN 1, where we had Andre Fili jab his was to victory against Myles Jury.
Now I have had the pleasure of training and coaching Myles back in 2013 for a few months, and think he is a nice guy and a good fighter. But, I have to be honest and express some strong disappointment in his performance.
It was evident to me within the first minute that Andre was faster and had the better jab. He quickly bloodied the nose of Myles and was sticking him with that jab. But Myles seemed content to play the game of whose jab was better, even though he was on the losing end of the exchanges.
It didn’t make any sense, but he fought almost the whole fight in this same manner. No take down attempts, no major shifts in strategy, just being on the losing end of jab exchanges. Jury had one good moment at the end of round 2 when he connected a spinning back fist, and dropped Fili, which stole the round for Jury. But instead of capitalizing on more aggressive attacks in the final round, he went back to exchanging jabs when it was clear he was on his way to a loss.
I’m not sure if he thought he was winning (hard to imagine), too focused on executing the game plan they trained for, or just an ego thing to try to out jab him, but it showed poor fight IQ. Oddly enough, Andre Fili said before the fight he had a better fight IQ than Myles Jury, and commentator Dominick Cruz remarked saying he didn’t understand what that meant.
Well, in my opinion fight IQ is a measure of how well you make decisions in a fight that move you towards victory. Especially when circumstances change – an injury happens or the opponent is presenting a weakness or strength that wasn’t expected – how well you adapt to that is a reflection of fight IQ in my view.
Andre remarked after the fight that he knew the jab was working, so why change strategy – and he is exactly right. He didn’t need to do anything different.
I believe Myles had the tools to win this fight. He could have worked more kicks, right hands, and take downs. But instead, he just sat there and let the match slip out of his hands. This is what I call losing gracefully. There was no struggle to try and wrest victory from his opponent’s hands – he just accepted defeat and went with the flow.
I have lost my share of matches, but never gracefully. I have always fought my heart out to the bitter end. I will take more chances, and be very aggressive, throwing flying triangle chokes, or desperation shots to try and score one last time. Of course it isn’t ideal, but it’s better than doing nothing. As long as there is a chance there is a hope.
But chance only favors those bold enough to go after it. If you are just content to take a loss as you watch the clock count down, I have to wonder if this sport is really for you. To me, it is worse than a cardio tap at the gym. So while some might think it graceful, I actually see it as disgraceful.
I’d rather be carried out in stretcher while fighting my heart out than to just coast my way to defeat. And as the quote above from Jim Palmer says, if you have given your all, there is no shame in the outcome. But when you are just idling your way through a match and saving yourself for another contest, that is hardly putting your best effort.
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