Today I wanted to discuss a situation everyone, well most people, in Jiu-Jitsu have experienced.

If you have NOT experienced it yet, you definitely will!

This situation occurs from the “let’s go light” guy.

This person will occasionally lurk in your gym, open mats, or whatever, and they will deceive you.

Essentially, this person will ask you to roll with some stipulations. They’ll either say they just competed, they’re hurt, just got back from a vacation, etc. And this means they want a light roll.

BUT…

When the roll starts, they’re anything BUT light. You assume the training will be a flow, technical exchange, and anything but a hard round, but it turns into a mat war.

I’ll talk about this common bamboozlement, and how I deal with them. I’ll also share some of your experiences as viewers that sent them in.

Hopefully, you found this video helpful. IF you have also had a “let’s go light roll”, please comment down below and let me know your experience.

Thanks for watching.

– Chewy
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What’s up guys,

Today we’ve got a question from a young fan who has been doing Boxing & Jiu-Jitsu for about a year and he says that sparring makes him panic.

He’s anxious about the various potential injuries and asked me if I had any ideas on how he can overcome these feelings because he wants to be a successful martial artist.

He thinks overcoming this fear of injury will help him outside of martial arts with various things and so he sends the message above…

What this young man is going through is normal & natural.

Many people who train in Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, or any other Martial Art have this sinking feeling of anxiety, this pit feeling in their stomach, because of potential injuries.

In this video, I’ll discuss my own experience and how I think you can start overcoming it.

Thanks for watching the video.

– Chewy
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Today’s video is going to be a rolling video of my Purple Belt, Dakota, and I rolling at a Costa Rica Jiu-Jitsu camp.

Dakota is a fun roll, super technical, and has a cool story. Before he started training BJJ he was 30% Bodyfat!

Of course, it was more than just BJJ that helped him get to where he is now, but it’s always cool to see the progress people can make in a relatively short amount of time.

You’ll see both of us look for passes, sweeps, and submissions. In general, it’s a pretty fun flow level roll.

Hopefully you guys enjoyed the video!

Thanks for watching!

To join me in Costa Rica get more information at the link below:

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Many people are absolutely exhausted after just a few minutes of grappling, even if they’re in good shape. Often, this is because they’re holding their breath while rolling. Here are 4 solutions I’ve used with grapplers of all levels to fix this problem. To improve faster sign up for my free BJJ newsletter at https://www.grapplearts.com/newsletter

Today’s video is a short Q&A video from Origin’s BJJ Immersion Camp in Maine. During the sessions this week I got a chance to speak with hundreds of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioners who watch the videos, listen to the podcasts and so on. If you’re one of them, it was cool meeting you!

A couple of blue belts came up to me asking questions about their grips burning out and getting tunnel vision during their rolling. After listening to their situation, I gave them some simple advice. Something that helped me with my BJJ.

Now the advice is very simple and can be applied by anyone from white belt to black belt. But it doesn’t make it easy! Like anything else in BJJ, you have to put things into action with practice.

So, if you struggle with your grips burning out during BJJ competitions and rolling, then I hope the video helps.
-Chewy
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Today’s BJJ rolling video is from a recent class I taught at the gym. We’re going through some fundamental stuff related to takedowns in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and then had open rolling.

During the rolls I was looking for some very specific things with my guard passes, my side control defense and my Shotgun Armbar submission.

If you’d like to learn more about the shotgun armbar I have a free series here on youtube:

or you can check out the course I have that deep into the whole idea of side control submissions with a main focus of attacking the arms.
https://www.chewjitsutraining.com/armsrace

Having focus during your BJJ rolls is important, so I encourage you to give yourself a technical aim the next time you step on the mats.

Thanks for watching the video.
-Chewy
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Today’s video is a reply to a comment I received about rolling with people in BJJ who are working around injuries.

True story, some of my best BJJ techniques have come from relaxed rolling with injured training partners. Seems crazy right? In the video I share a great example from 2019 that helped me be a more effective grappler and even win a gold medal at a competition because of a specific grip I learned during an injured roll.

I also talk about why this is kind of a secret to training as a an older Black Belt.

Hopefully the idea I share in the video serves you well if you or 1 of your training partners is trying to train around a particular injury in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

Chat with you next time.
-Chewy
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Today’s Q&A video is from a brand-new White Belt who gasses out too fast during BJJ training and wants to improve his cardio. Now his request is for options other than just the obvious, roll more solution.

So in this video I share 2 ideas that will help improve your cardio or “gas tank” for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I’ve kept the tips as simple as possible. Doesn’t mean they’re easy, but if you act on the 2 suggestions I give in the video I guarantee you’ll be able to roll longer and have more energy for BJJ training.

I say this from my experience and also the experience of many of my students.

If you’re struggling to roll in your gym and want to give your BJJ stamina a boost then I hope the video helps.
-Chewy
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In today’s Chewy ramble I answer a cardio question from a young BJJ White Belt who represents a common type in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. He’s someone who was a bit of a couch potato who then decided to get into Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (after watching videos and hearing podcasts on it). So far, it’s been great!

But he says he gets exhausted whenever he rolls and wants some tips on how to improve his cardio for rolling. He says he can’t train more BJJ with his schedule. So he’s looking for cardio training he can do off that mat, that will support his training on the mat.

In the video I’ll lay out 2 simple types of exercises to incorporate off the mat to support your rolling.

Hope the video is helpful!
-Chewy
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In today’s rolling video you’ll see 3 rounds from a BJJ rolling session.

00:00 Roll with Purple Belt (sweeps & kimura defense)
01:22 Play Leg Lock Round with White Belt
03:54 Roll with Black Belt (back and forth sweeps)

The 1st one is with one of my Purple Belts. When you watch the roll you’ll see a mixture of Butterfly and Half Guard being used. The next round is a playful leg lock round with one of my young White Belts. We had some fun scrambles and eventually I got the submission. The final round was with one of our Black Belts at the gym who has a crazy tough guard to pass. You’ll see him score a nice sweep on me and forced me to work my way back on top.

As always I hope you enjoy the video and get some ideas for your own Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training.
-Chewy
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Today’s BJJ rolling video starts off with some hand fighting rounds to give everyone a chance to work on an Arm Drag series we had been doing. Grip fighting in the gi and hand fighting in no gi Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is super important in my bearded opinion. So basically during these rounds we locked up, moved around and went for arm drags but never finished any takedowns.

Afterwards we had full rolling. One of the rounds I had was with a tough young guy who was visiting our gym (he’s a friend of 1 of our Blue Belts). He’s a solid young BJJ competitor and MMA fighter.

Later on in the rolling you’ll see me hit an arm drag technique I was working.

You can check his stuff out at:
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As always I hope you enjoyed the rolling videos.
-Chewy
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This is an older piece of footage of me and my buddy Nick Albin aka Chewjitsu or Chewy. He has hands down the best Jiu Jitsu channel on YouTube.

This was filmed well over a year ago now at his Jiu Jitsu academy in Louisville called Derby City Martial Arts.

Obviously Chewy is a much bigger and stronger and younger guy than me (not to mention that he still actively competes), so he’s not trying to murder me here which I really do appreciate!

I know a lot of you ask for rounds of me rolling with black belts all the time, but it’s actually kinda hard to find black belts that don’t mind having rolling footage available. So here’s an opportunity to do that, with Chewy’s permission of course. 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Black Belt vs Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt

I’m really lucky to have built some great friendships over the years through Jiu Jitsu and travelling and I really do think Chewy is just the cream of the crop. He’s a great guy, with very good technique and he’s a winner in all aspects of his life; business, Jiu Jitsu, and personal.

Hope you guys enjoy, and be sure to check out my free course on how to stop getting smashed on bottom position here: https://bmac.mykajabi.com/stopgettingcrushed

And make sure you subscribe to chewy’s youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCZBBvu7ZnqHYHuScODbAQ

During this no gi rolling session the big thing that came out at me was that my students are getting wise to the techniques I’ve been working on to take the back and get to back mount. In several of the rolls during that day my students stopped my back take and armbars I’ve been working on which forced me to do other stuff.

During the video you’ll see me go for my rolling back takes and other Chewy favorites only to be blocked. I’m both happy about this and now having to go back to the drawing board to figure out new ways to setup the techniques or whether or not I should give them up for a bit.

Either way, I hope you enjoyed the video and found something useful for your own training.
-Chewy
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The number one request I get is “please share more rolling footage.”
So here ya go!
Rolling no gi in the gym with one of my favorite training partners, Dennis, He’s one of our blue belts and he also wrestled in college.

I have a free Half Guard course and I think you need to get it right now. The no gi half guard game, particularly the Lockdown, can be way different. Go here right away to shortcut your learning curve:
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