♦️Half Kneeling Open Book Stretch♦️

♦️Start in half kneeling with a yoga block between the far knee and wall.

♦️Keep contact with wall with near side arm.

♦️Reach out and back with other arm for a great chest opener and trunk mobility movement.

♦️Perform 5-10 reps for 3-5 second holds on both sides.

Using a resistance band can be really helpful as part of a warmup and activating the muscles in the shoulders to get you prepped for training and lifting. Check out the sequence with Shoulder Dislocates as well as 3-Way Pull Aparts.

1-2 sets of 5-10 repetitions

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I got a question on Instagram from a BJJ practitioner who suffered a facial fracture and was nervous about getting back to training due to fear of re-injury.

My coach Chewy, (some of you may know him from the @Chewjitsu youtube channel as well as the @ChewjitsuPodcast has some experience with coming back from a facial injury.

Chewy actually got kneed in his nose quite a few years back, which resulted in a nasty fracture requiring surgery and some time off the mats. So I felt that Chewy would have a great take on how you can come back from this type of injury because he has done it and continues to train and win at a high level.

Hope you enjoy!

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If you’re dealing with some stiffness in your elbows from training, then try this out!

Grab a towel and place it at the hinge of your elbow.

Use your other hand to provide gentle overpressure at the forearm.

This created “joint gapping” which helped create some space and improved mobility in the elbow joint.

Perform 5 repetitions for 15 second holds.

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Hip Mobility Drill For Jiu-Jitsu: Part 3

Begin in the hands and knees (quadruped) position.

Keep a braced and stiff trunk.

1. Hip Cars x5 on each leg

2. Fire Hydrant x5 on each leg

3. Hip Extension (knee bent) x5 on each leg

4. Hip Rotations (hip extended) x5 on each leg

The more active control you have over your hips, the better function and capability, and ultimately control you will have over your joint. Actively moving into your end-ranges and engaging the muscles is a great way to get your body prepared for training.

Hip Mobility Drill For Jiu-Jitsu: Part 2

90-90 Leg Lifts

Begin in the 90-90 Position.
Move into your end-range by moving your chest towards the leg you are focused on, and then slightly move away to allow for some available movement of the hips.

Keep a braced and stiff upper torso and focus on actively lifting the front leg 5-10 reps of 5 seconds. Then perform actively lifting the back leg 5-10 reps for 5 second holds.

This will help close the gap between passive hip motion (the ability to move your leg without using your muscles) and active hip motion (using your muscles to move the hip through or to a specific motion).

The more active control you have over your hips, the better function and capability, and ultimately control you will have over your joint.

Three simple exercises to improve rotation if you have a stiff thoracic spine (mid back).
1. Open Book Stretch 5 x 5 sec holds
2. Reach Through 5 x 5 sec holds
3. Thoracic CARs 5 x