Choosing a gi
I get a lot of messages and emails asking advice on how to choose a gi for jiujitsu. In this short video, I try to give a few tips based…
Read MoreVideo – anti-grappling fallacies
If you were just learning to drive, and you wanted advice, would you turn to someone who has never driven a car before? Would you ask their opinion of driving…
Read Morecya
Most likely everyone has heard the acronym CYA at some point. Undoubtedly it is most commonly read as “Cover Your A**”, but I prefer a different usage. Massad Ayoob, the…
Read MoreSpotter Up Podcast
I did a new podcast with the Spotterup folks. This was a particularly fun interview. John, the host, is fully immersed himself in working the same ideas, so it was…
Read MoreVideo – Jiujitsu vs Strikes from the top
Here is a video tutorial on using fundamental jiujitsu concepts and moves in a self-defense context when the criminal attacker is on top and raining down strikes. How do we…
Read Morejiu-jitsu training without an academy
There are a lot of people that read my posts that are fairly new to jiu-jitsu. They are in the early days of trying to figure this complex art out,…
Read MoreBook Review
I recently finished the book “Good to Go” by Christie Aschwanden. My son-in-law, who is a Major League Baseball strength and conditioning coach, gave it to me for Christmas. The…
Read Moreguard pull – a revisitation
I posted this a couple of years ago, but I want to revisit it because it is a topic that unfortunately keeps coming up. For some reason, there are a…
Read MoreBJJ Fundamentals vs strikes – video
new podcast interview – modern samurai project
I recently did a podcast for the Modern Samurai Project and the host, Scott Jedlinski, and I had a deep conversation about the path in jiujitsu for new practitioners and…
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