Today’s question comes from a Purple Belt who has an interesting question that many upper belts in BJJ might experience.

Basically, he’s realized that he’s in a gym where he’s 1 of the higher belts on the mat and the number of more experienced grapplers is getting smaller and smaller. He wants to continue improving with his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu skills, but he’s worried that without higher belts to push him it won’t happen.

So in the video I share some ideas and 2 strategies to improve even if you don’t have a ton of higher-level training partners. And if you use these strategies you might find that some of your most productive rolling rounds (as far as skill growth goes) aren’t even your hardest.

Now, if you’re at a lower experience level you can use these strategies just the same.

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-Chewy

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I recently spoke with a fellow BJJ coach who recently denied a young guy a promotion to Purple Belt because of his attitude. In particular the young Blue Belt gets very upset when he loses during training. To the point that it negatively affects his training and the environment around him.

And the coach was just curious whether or not I thought this was a good idea and my thoughts on it (from BJJ coach to BJJ coach).

So, in this video I share my thoughts on whether or not I think the coach made the right call with holding the promotion.

I hope the ideas I share in the video are useful to you whether you’re a coach or just someone training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

-Chewy
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Recently I posted a video about an older Black Belt in BJJ who was dealing with a difficult situation. If you want to watch the video, it’s here:

And in the comments to that video most of them were very positive, encouraging and people had a bit of empathy for the guy.

But with the internet being the way it is there were people who wanted to trash the guy and say that he had big ego issues. Some even said this sort of thing doesn’t happen in other arts like wrestling, boxing, judo and so on. 1 person even said BJJ has a toxic community because of the belts.

So this is a short video replying to those types of comments and my thoughts on the ideas.

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-Chewy
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Do ever struggle with people smashing you in a really tight guard passing position? Think, body lock passing, tight half guard passing, etc. Of course, right? It happens to everyone. Well here’s a simple, but powerful, chin grip that could be a game changer for you and your BJJ in these positions.

I learned this by having a smaller competitor (around 160 or so) use it against me. I remember it disrupted my guard passing positions even when I was super tight. I then started using it during my training and enjoy it when I’m rolling up against some of my larger students who are north of 250lbs.

So, give it a try the next time you need to create some space when fighting off a tight guard pass during your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training sessions.
-Chewy

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Got a lifting question from a viewer recently who asks,

“What’s the best type of lifting for BJJ?”

Now he went on in the message to ask about different modalities of lifting like crossfit, powerlifting and so on. So in the video I share my experiences with everything from crossfit to powerlifting to bodybuilding style workouts and what I prefer now.

Keep in mind that in the video I’m going off my experiences as someone who’s been lifting since he was a teenager. Also, my purposes for lifting as a 37 year old guy are different now than they were when I was a younger competitor. Nowadays it’s for injury prevention and also a little of aesthetics. I share this because this isn’t to say that my answer is right, it’s simply a piece of advice to take in and consider for your own training.

But either way, I hope the video is useful to you if lifting and BJJ is a question you might have.
-Chewy

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Are older BJJ Black Belts really even Black Belts anymore? That’s the question I basically got asked today from several friends of mine who are BJJ Black Belts and who are also getting older.

This issue they’re running into is that as they’re getting older they’re getting beaten by many of the younger Purples Belts (and other belts) who are much younger than them and focused heavily in BJJ training.

So in the video I explain my thoughts on it and the struggle that many of us will go through if we were lucky enough to do Brazilian Jiu-jitsu when we were younger and then have the continued luck of doing it as we get older.

Hope the video helps any of you older grapplers out there.
-Chewy
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I was recently asked about what I think about when I’m competing in BJJ tournaments and competitions matches. So in this video I share what goes through my mind during matches after 20+ years of grappling competitions (both in wrestling and BJJ).

The answer may not be as “magical” or interesting as you’d expect. But it could at least make you feel a little more normal.

What I mean is that back in the day I always heard Black Belts are thinking 5 moves ahead, or something like that. Well, maybe I’m just dumb, but I don’t see it like that. Instead, it’s something different which I’ll explain in the video.

Thanks for watching.
-Chewy
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Have trouble finishing the anaconda choke?

This was a clip from 1 of my classes where I show one of my students some important finishing details on the anaconda choke.
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