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What are some options after the Knee Cut Pass in BJJ?
This is the question for today’s Brazilian Jiu-jitsu technique video.
In this video I show some of my favorite options after using the Knee Cut Pass. You might also call this the Cut Through or Knee Slice Pass.
Whatever you call it, it’s a great pass for Brazilian Jiujitsu and is incredibly common.
One thing that will often happen when using the pass is that your opponent will attempt to get up to their side and turn towards you.
In a lot of cases I find my rolling partner or opponent digging for underhooks which is a good option for them.
When this underhook comes that’s when I spring my trap and use some of my favorite options.
A lot of times in this situation I look for my Step Over to the Back. And when working with the black position. At times I’ll abandon the traditional “Position Before Submission” attitude and just dive for a choke submission!
And I’ve found that to be helpful in a lot of situations.
So check out the video and I hope it’s helpful for you!
Talk to you next time!
-Chewy
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Everyone wants the ability to roll with bigger stronger people in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, right?
I mean it’s part of the mythology of BJJ. That technique trumps all. That some of the Gracies were smaller, weaker people and they were able to win their opponents.
In this video I explain how if you want to be a Giant Slayer in BJJ you have to be willing to walk in the Land of The Giants.
What I mean by this is that if you want to be able to use your Brazilian Jiujitsu techniques against bigger people. You’ve got to be willing to roll, drill and train with big guys during your BJJ training.
I share a short story about one of my smallest students who was forced to learned how to use his BJJ against some of the biggest guys in my gym.
If you’re a smaller weaker person and you’re trying to beat bigger people in BJJ. I hope this video is helpful.
-Chewy
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Have you ever heard of the term “Gym Enforcer” at your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu academy?
It’s a pretty simple idea. Just like the old hockey enforcers who were sent out to check certain players on the ice. A gym enforcer is there to check certain behaviors on the mat.
In this video our friend Dee was put in the position as gym enforcer by his coach.
There was a mat bully in the BJJ gym he trains at who was roughing people up unnecessary and not being safe. The coaches had talked to the guy. But he still continued.
So Dee, who is a BJJ Brown Belt, was told to put it on the guy and he did.
The bad part for Dee is that the guy hasn’t made it back to training since. And he feels like maybe he ruined someone’s Brazilian Jiu-jitsu experience.
In this video I share that the idea of a gym enforcer in your Brazilian Jiujitsu gym is fairly common.
You don’t rough people up unnecessarily but you need people to be aware of reality.
If you were on a basketball team and you had a new player who wasn’t very good, but better than some, begin talking trash to the players. You might have one of the better players school him on the court to check the situation before it becomes negative to the whole team.
I also share how being a gym enforcer is helping maintain the safe boundaries inside of your gym and share a term I read in a book called Iron John.
The term is Walled Garden, and simply means establishing a secure place for us to cultivate ourselves.
This cultivation cannot happen if people are creating negativity inside the ranks of the gym.
Enjoy the video!
-Chewy
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Grip strength and grip endurance is a big question for people getting into Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.
I’ve received questions from countless BJJ practitioners about how to build better grip strength because during their matches or rolls in the gym they feel like their grip goes out.
Today’s question comes from KevMed who says that despite weight lifting. He lacks grip strength when he is training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.
In this video I briefly touch on the idea of building stronger grips and focus more on how to make your grips last longer as a White Belt.
As a White Belt I can almost guarantee that KevMed is grabbing everything with a death grip.
I say this because I know as a BJJ White Belt. . . I did. And as a coach I see this over and over again with my new White Belts.
The newer people in the gym will hold grips as tight as they can and will wear their hands out in a minute or so and then are left with nothing.
So if you’re a newer White Belt or someone who just finds themselves gripping everything as tight as possible. Then I hope this tip is helpful!
-Chewy
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BJJ sport training is one of the only sports I’ve ever seen where there is very little methodology of how hard to train.
Most sports combine some mixture of hard and lighter elements of training to round things out.
But Brazilian Jiu-jitsu often doesn’t. So practitioners often fall into this misconception that the only way to get better in BJJ is to GO HARD all the time.
In today’s video I answer a question from our friend who is asking about how to roll with weaker smaller people during BJJ training.
He says this not because he wants to adjust to them, but because he implies that he isn’t going to improve if he rolls wit them.
I try to debunk this myth by sharing how I rolled with mostly White and Blue Belts for some of my early Black Belt competitions.
Very similar to weaker people in the gym. I could crush them if I wanted. But I roll with them very deliberately to improve and prepare myself for Black belt matches.
If you’re in a similar situation in BJJ. I hope this video encourages you to think a little differently about how you can train with smaller, weaker or less skill BJJ training partners.
Talk to you next time!
-Chewy
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What do you do if you don’t like the way your BJJ coach directs you at competitions or training?
This is our “Bob” question today from one of the viewers who is a Blue Belt in BJJ and dislike how their coach. . . coaches them.
They said that the coaching style is not preferable because it’s more of a barking demanding style.
Meaning when competing they yell and scream to tell them to do certain things. This disrupts “Bob” and causes them to perform worse.
This is demonstrated by the fact that when their coach isn’t there, Bob has done really well.
So in this video I talk about how to talk to your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu coach about difficult topics.
If you’re having a situation with your coach and need to bring up a difficult topic. I hope this helps.
-Chewy
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I received a question from a BJJ Dad who says his son is on the fence about quitting BJJ competitions.
Initially his son started doing the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitions but after 5 losses he’s lost his fire.
His dad is wondering if he should continue to push his son or simply let him quit Brazilian Jiujitsu all together.
In this video I share why I believe he should nudge his son forward with his competitions.
In BJJ, as with any hard to acquire skill, there are sticky points. And these sticky points are what separate people. There are those who quit when things get tough and those who continue to push on.
The good news is that you can develop the ability to push onward. It’s just like any muscle. You have to work on it and develop it.
I even share a story about one of the members of my Kids BJJ program who broke through this same barrier.
So listen to the stories in the video and hopefully this is useful for at least entertaining.
Oh and here is the Felipe Costa Documentary: https://youtu.be/1vfxspE5Fh8
-Chewy
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I love BJJ training but my family hates it! What should I do?
This is the question I got from our friend Liz who is a White Belt in today’s Chewy Ramble.
I related to Liz because when I started Wrestling, BJJ and MMA. My mother was very much against the idea.
Now she was super supportive. She always had my back. But she didn’t like the idea of me fighting.
I don’t think she was against Brazilian Jiu-jitsu or MMA because she hated it, but because she was concerned for me.
I remember when I won my 1st MMA fight. I showed my mom and after seeing the fight. My mom hit me and called me mean!
And she would always ask me, “Why are you doing this?”
Now even though she didn’t like it, she respected it. And she respected it because of the hard work I put into it and the dedication she saw.
In the video I share how I believe Liz’s family will slowly begin to respect her decision to get into Brazilian Jiujitsu and grappling.
It happens overtime because they realize that it’s REAL, it’s not going away.
So Liz, I hope this video was helpful. And if you’re into BJJ and having a similar issue, I hope it’s helpful to you.
-Chewy
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In this video Joe and I do a workout together and answer questions from Instagram.
We also tough on some ideas for weight training for BJJ during our own lifting.
You can check out Joe here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Unriavledfitness
Here are some of the questions from video:
Which is better for BJJ crosstraining? Yoga or weight training?
Best way to lose weight and gain muscle?
Does jiu-jitsu give you muscle?
Is a hot dog a sandwich?
Discipline or Motivation ?
How to cut weight and lose minimal amounts of muscle?
Should I keep more muscle or slim down?
What supplements I take?
My workout that day was pretty light. I kept to some bench press, pendlay rows and some auxiliary work and Joe is working on some olympic lifting.
I hope you guys enjoyed the video and if you have any questions. Put them down below.
-Chewy
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