The ‘surprise armbar’ escape from side control is great technique for two reasons. First, it’s a a totally valid escape that’s actually much easier to do than it looks, and second, it trains many of the movements and adjustments you need to master in order to do other, more conventional escapes like the elbow-knee escape from side control. Check out the full pin escapes program here: https://www.grapplearts.com/PinEscapes!

Good luck with your training,
Stephan Kesting

Today we’ve got a question from Edgar, who asked me “Which option is better for real self-defense cases, Gi or No Gi BJJ?”

While reading the comments, many people swayed hard to one side or the other.

The Gi people said their version of BJJ was the best, while the No Gi Jiu-Jitsu players said their side was more practical.

One team says you’ll never fight naked people, and the other says you can’t rely on the grips of the Gi in real life.

There’s a ton of dogma around it and I’ll illustrate to you guys what I think about this with a particular hypothetical situation.

Hopefully, you found this video helpful.

Thanks for watching.

– Chewy
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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!

Thanks for watching.

– 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.

– Chewy
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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.

Thanks for watching!

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!
-Chewy
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Sometimes your opponent is wise to your mount escapes you need to go to a backup plan. Here are 3 unexpected ways to escape the mount. From https://www.grapplearts.com/pinescapes

The armdrag from guard is a technique used to win high level competitions all the time – here’s how to counter it!
00:00 Armdrag Demo
00:10 Counter 1: The Judo Chop
00:35 Counter 2: Redrag to Back
01:08 Counter 3: Post, Pike, Pass, Followup

If you want to see the rolling backtake at the end of counter from another angle check out https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v25UGrOFqYs

Here’s a detailed breakdown of the different styles of armdrag from the Armdrag and 2-on-1 Control Formula: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxE9Mwu6_IM

If you want to check out the latest Grapplearts instructional (No Gi Pin Escapes) go to https://www.grapplearts.com/no-gi-pin-escapes/

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Thanks!
Stephan Kesting

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.

Thanks for watching.

– 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.

– Chewy
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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.

– Chewy
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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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