People new to BJJ are often nervous about training with upper ranks because they feel like they are wasting the Upper Belt’s time.

Alternatively, Some people have the false belief that in order to be the best they have to train exclusively with the best, highest ranked people. I discuss why I believe both ideas are flawed.

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This video came from one of our BJJ open mats a while ago.

Jess (my girlfriend) has been training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu off and on for a number of years.

I was in a particularly silly mood as you’ll see during the roll.

The video doesn’t give away any mind boggling new techniques or anything. But I figured I’d share it because it does show something important.

PLAY.

While there is a time to be serious and hard with our BJJ training. It’s also valuable to be have fun and just play around. The rolling doesn’t have to be for all out progress or some new skill. It can be simply just playing around.

In mammals play is often how we are wired to learn. And it’s only as we humans get older that play is frowned upon as a mode of learning.

Anyways, I’ll get off my soap box. Enjoy the video!
-Chewy
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As part of my BJJ seminar experiences I like to offer more than just a technique demonstration and then leave.

So during my time in Florida. Sonny and I setup a seminar experience that lasted 2 days.

This video is a Vlog showing some parts of Day 1.

Day 1 which is shown in this video consisted of a big open rolling session followed by Q&A.

Then on day 2 we did a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu seminar with techniques and all that normal stuff. Following the seminar we had a dinner together. It was a great time.

In this video you’ll see some of the rolling with all the people at Gracie Bradenton.

Everyone on the mats was incredibly nice and welcoming. I had a great time getting some BJJ training in with them and then hanging out afterwards.

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I hope you enjoy seeing some additional Chewjitsu rolling videos. 🙂
-Chewy
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I got asked about how to become more creative with BJJ. This question comes from our friend who is doing really well.

Things are moving along in a good way. His techniques are working just fine. But he wants to adapt things to create his own style like he sees others doing.

In this video I’ll talk about a rather uncreative way that creativity comes about in your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu game.

And it starts with the idea that techniques spread like infectious diseases.
For example.

I got thrown this Saturday. And not just with any throw. . .It was a beautiful throw.

It came at the hands of my buddy Dru ( a brown belt) who was in town this weekend.

He’s from south Florida and trained with Cyborg. And the throw he hit me with he learned that from Cyborg. Cyborg taught him this throw both by instruction and hitting him with it during rolling.

Now when he threw me in front of all of my students, did I get mad? Nah I actually laughed told him it was a “pretty” throw and kept rolling.

And then after we got done rolling I had him show me the technique so that I can drill it!

This is how techniques spread. From one person to the next like an infection or disease.

Each infected person making the technique their own.

Now with any disease after it gets cured or treated. It begins to adapt, right?

The same happens in Brazilian Jiujitsu. As you add new techniques to the mix. Your training partners will adapt to stop your moves and submissions. And then you’ll be forced to adapt them to new situations.

This adapting is a point where creativity often comes back in. Not by sheer creativity but from necessity.

I hope you enjoyed the ramble!
-Chewy

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