Everyone who’s trained BJJ has probably at some point experienced technique overload.

You know what the is right? It’s where you have so many techniques that you don’t even know where to start focusing.

I think this is an especially big issue with White Belts in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

Our friend Sean ran into this overload issue while looking up BJJ techniques.

He said he was looking up De La Riva techniques and there was just so many different techniques and positions that he was just lost.

In this video I talk about the approach of two BJJ White Belts. 1 was myself and the other was a friend of mine who trained with me for several years.

As White Belts in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu we had 2 different approaches. My friend focused on more techniques and had a TON of different techniques.

These two different approaches showed themselves pretty quickly.

When we would roll the two approaches clashed and 1 of us got the better of the rolling.

Watch the video to check it out! 🙂
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Having short legs and trying to play with Full Guard attacks can be tough. But there are some options that work really well for this body type.

I recently got a question from the Chewjitsu YouTube community page about playing a High Full Guard position with short legs.

The person asking the question is struggling playing off their back in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu because of their short legs.

I can relate! Because while I’m not short. I don’t have long legs. My torso is a bit longer and my legs are a little shorter.

So in this video I share a position I call Diamond Guard with our friend as an option.

This position was super useful in my own Brazilian Jiujitsu training and it’s been helpful to many of my students. Short legs and long legs alike.

It kind of gives you a check point. So that if you don’t have super long legs or quick hips. You can still be offensive and attack with submissions and sweeps from your full guard in bjj.

I hope this video is helpful, thanks for watching!
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The Gift Wrap or Perfect Mount as I’ve heard it called is a terrible position in BJJ! Well. . . terrible for the person on bottom.

I always assumed that the reason it was dubbed “Gift Wrap” was because the person is literally wrapped up lift a gift for you.

And when you decide to unwrap this gift in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu it’s with a submission.

Now, it’s a tough position for sure. And your best bet is to not get stuck there in the 1st place.

But if it happens. In this video I share a simple technique that you can use to pry yourself out of the Gift Wrap from Mount so that you can continue working and rolling.

It’s not an easy escape and there are submission counters. But it works.

I also show how you can use this same technique principle when you are working from Half Guard and you’re getting crossed faced.

So if you’re having either of these issues. I hope this video is useful for you!

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What do you do when you feel like you’re not ready for your BJJ promotion?

This is the question I got from Matt who is a 50 year old Blue Belt and was recently informed that he would be up for his promotion to Purple Belt.

In most cases this would be a good thing. But as soon as Matt was informed about his potential promotion. He instantly began to have feelings of doubt in himself.

He says that he’s in pretty good shape. But being 50 years old is tough in BJJ. And he struggles rolling with the younger, stronger practitioners even if they’re less experienced.

In this video I go through and share the idea of imposter syndrome. Where we feel like we’re faking it or that we aren’t good enough. I also share how at every single belt I was promoted to I had the same feelings of inadequacy in relation to my Brazilian Jiu-jitsu abilities.

Jordan Peterson talks about this in his recent book that we are tyrants to ourselves. Someone else could make the same mistake as us. But since we made it, we’ve very hard and judgmental.

Nothing wrong with pushing yourself to be better. But at the same time there has to be a limit.

If you’re struggling with being your own worst critic. I hope the video helps!

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In this video from one of our recent Brazilian Jiu-jitsu No gi classes. I hit several takedowns during the class. But as I tried to play around with a few new mount techniques. You’ll see that I wasn’t successful.

Which isn’t a bad thing. I gave up space and was unable to hit the new moves I was working towards. Something we should all be doing from time to time in BJJ.

Hope you enjoyed the video of our rolling down at my gym Derby City MMA.

-Chewy

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This is a video of some of the highlights of a BJJ open rolling session we did last year at my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville, KY.

My buddy and teammate Joe Baize, plus a few others, stopped by and we got some killer rolling!

Add to the fact that the heat was out and it made for a hot, sweaty, BJJ training session.

The 1st few rolls were slow and more flow like to get warmed up. And then we progressively worked our way into harder and harder rounds.

During the training you’ll see me play with legs a couple of times with Joe and immediately get submitted.

I jokingly call him a leg sorcerer. His leg game is incredible and I knew that being there means it’s only a matter of time before I get submitted. But I wanted to play there a bit.

During the session you’ll also notice the use of the Double Under Pass from me. This is to negate the leg game and Chad’s triangle game. And then immediately chase the back.

During the video you’ll see again and again that my game plan is to get around to back mount somehow and secure the choke. For me, it’s my best finishing position so that’s where I’m always shooting for.

I hope you enjoyed the video and maybe found something useful to takeaway for your own Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Training.

Also, it’s worth noting. We are going pretty hard in this video. But at all times we’re smiling at one another. I think this is super important. Train hard with your partners in Brazilian Jiujitsu. But always keep a good attitude and a friendly demeanor.

As my buddy Tony would say, Smash and Smile. 🙂

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Recently I had a student who had his very 1st day of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. But this White Belt’s 1st class almost never happened.

I ended up catching him walking out of the gym doors about to head home. He had his BJJ gi on with his gym bag in hand.

I stopped him and told him to hell with fear, fuck fear.

He had his gi on, he has been wanting to start training and he knows me. So I said, let’s do it!

He came back in the gym and had his very 1st day of BJJ and it went great. And this new BJJ White Belt has trained several times since then. And I sincerely hope he continues to push through.

And I decided to share this story because I receive messages from many of you who are interested in training. But for 1 reason or another. You choose not to.

Many of the reasons you bring up are not legitimate reasons, but rather are reasons cooked up by irrational fears.

When I speak to someone who waited to start Brazilian Jiujitsu. Oftentimes the only regret they have is that they waited as long as they did. It was never regret out of starting.

So if you haven’t started yet but you want to, I hope you find this video useful.

-Chewy
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We received a question about hitting a rolling back take in BJJ vs the person on the bottom playing from an open guard.

In this video I show 2 different ways to get to Back Mount in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu via some sort of rolling technique.

The 1st technique is 1 of my all time favorites! It’s the Rolling Kimura Back Take.

This is setup against a Butterfly Guard. I’ve hit this techniques on incredibly high level practitioners so I’m comfortable sharing it with you guys as a high percentage technique.

The second is a basic roll from Quarter Mount position. That’s the position in Brazilian Jiujitsu where they are kind of just hanging on the ankle.

Both of these BJJ techniques can get you to the Back Mount position, look cool, but are fairly easy to execute.

Hope the techniques help if you have that question!
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One of the most common Guard passes many BJJ practitioners are taught early on is the very basic version of the Double Under Pass.

Some call it a Double Under Pass, others call it a Stack Pass.

Whichever name you use to describe this Brazilian Jiujitsu technique. It’s still a very powerful and easy to implement pass.

In this video I answer questions I received from many people regarding how to defend against this particular pass.

During the video Chad stacks me and as he passes I initiate a very simple but effective technique call the Stiff Arm Escape.

The Stiff Arm Escape is used anytime we have the person expose their armpit to us.

If you can see the back of their armpit and you have space to lock the arm out. Then you can do the Stiff Arm.

During the video I give some specific details that make this technique work.

So hopefully this counter / escape will help you with your Guard retention in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

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Have you ever been nervous about rolling with a higher belt than you in BJJ?

This is the problem one of the White Belt viewers said she is having when she trains.

When she does Brazilian Jiu-jitsu she struggles to just “go for it.”

Her mindset is that she is going to lose, so why even go for it.

In this video I try to share the idea of “Im going to lose, so lets go after it!”

I also share some stories from my students and my own experience about this mindset.

One story actually came from one of my BJJ competitions where I beat a Purple Belt as a White Belt.

Hopefully if you have trouble rolling with Higher belts in Brazilian Jiujitsu this video and mindset will be helpful to you!

-Chewy
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Would you like to have more pressure from the Mount position in BJJ?

The Mount can be one of the best position in BJJ if you know how to use it.

You can slowly squeeze the life from your opponent and setup the submission.

It’s also a great position from a fighting stand point.

The only problem is, it can also be a very difficult position to hold at times.

Many people in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu experience an issue where they can’t seem to generate much pressure, or hold the Mount.

This is a problem I’ve experienced as many of my students have as well.

In this video, I show some very simple adjustments to the way that you hold the mount position. Which can make all the difference.

The biggest idea I share in this video is getting the weight off the hips.

With the weight placed on the persons hips they have a lot of power beneath you to lift you and knock you off balance.

I’ve found from years of Brazilian Jiujitsu that it’s easier for me, and harder for my opponent to escape, if I hold mount higher up.

They have less drive from their hips and I’m able to put more pressure on them.

Hope this video helps you with your BJJ Mount attacks!
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Is Gi training beneficial for No Gi training? That’s the BJJ related question I received from Ariana who is fairly new to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

She has been doing No Gi thus far and has asked around if she should do some training in the gi. And the general consensus that she gets is that the Gi is not beneficial or is useless.

In this video I touch on my experience about whether or not the Gi can be useful for No Gi BJJ.

But I also touch on the dogmatic approach many people in Brazilian Jiujitsu tend to take. Especially when it comes to this Gi vs No Gi debate.

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is art and it’s hard to nail down exacts in an art form.

Think of music and painting. How trends will come and go. Things that used to be considered garbage are now the exact things that are praised for their artistic creativity.

So if you’re wondering this same question, then I hope this helps! And try and keep an open mind for your BJJ training.

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I received a question that really resonates with me. Which is how to balance BJJ training with a relationship.

And in particular, how do you balance a new relationship when you’re trying to train hard.

Like in the case of the person asking the question. How do you balance a new relationship with BJJ training leading into a competition.

This is something I struggled with a lot as a younger guy. In fact I believe I ruined every relationship from the start by now maintaining my schedule and boundaries.

When I would date women I would often struggle to find any balance with a new relationship with training.

This was because I would often slack on my Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training during the newness phase of the relationship.

Eventually when I went back to my normal BJJ training schedule. A lot of friction was created with the woman.

And this was understandable to some degree. Because I didn’t really give them a good idea of who I was initially.

In relationships I’m not good with balance. So the way I approach things is simply to do what I want. And then try and find someone who is ok with that.

My girlfriend now, is incredibly supportive and helpful with my training. And I’ve been lucky to have her. And I believe her relationship with me has directly benefitted my life.

And one tip I leave in there is that it may be beneficial to include your significant other into activities at the gym. This way they don’t feel alienated or separated from the gym.

If you’re having trouble balancing a relationship with your BJJ training. I hope this video is helpful!

-Chewy
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A common question that gets asked by newcomers to BJJ is whether or not you have to compete to be good at Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

This was the exact question I received from one of the viewers. He’s curious whether or not he has to compete to become good at Brazilian Jiujitsu.

In the video I share my thoughts on whether or not BJJ competitions are a must for progression in the Martial Art / Sport.

I also touch on the ideas of how I think tournaments and competitions can be beneficial to someone’s progression if not entirely a necessity.

I know that wrongly when I was a White Belt in BJJ. I thought that you had to do BJJ competitions.

As I’ve gotten older with years of experience under my belt I’ve realized the error of this thinking.

If you’re someone who is interested in BJJ competitions or curious about their necessity , I hope this video is helpful to you!

Thanks for watching!
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