Today’s video comes from Elijah who wants information about books on mental toughness. He said he knows I’m a reader and wants book recommendations on books to develop mental toughness for BJJ and life.

In this video I share some ideas on how I develop mental toughness for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and life. I also share why you don’t build mental toughness from reading. Books can be a great tool to get new ideas from. But they’re like techniques. You have to put the ideas into practice. They can’t sit on the shelf. But with that I share 3 books I think are worth reading in relationship to mental toughness.

If mental toughness and being gritty is something you’re trying to do. I hope the video is useful to you.

-Chewy
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“I want to get better in BJJ.” I get a messages like this from new White Belts all the time. But when I ask people what they mean by “better” they typically don’t have a rock solid answer. So in this video I wanted to give someone who’s newer to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu some ideas to focus on in order to get better.

The most important part is know what you’re focusing on. Most of the time when people say better they don’t define what they actually mean. So that’s probably the most important part. If you’re going to strive to get better you need to know what you mean.

But if you’re a newer White Belt I hope the video is useful.
-Chewy
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On the newest episode of Daisy Fresh Andrew Wiltse gives us a a tour of his crib (box) and talks about his experiences with mental health.

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Today’s BJJ technique video comes from a question about how to escape side control from a heavier opponent who’s squeezing tight. Before I get into the video I just gotta say. Learning to escape a heavier opponent starts by training with heavier people and learning not to freak out. Sounds too simple of course. But it’s super difficult.

With that said, this escape from a traditional head and arm side control seen in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu will work whether the person is heavier or smaller.

The key to the escape is to get the person off balance. And honestly that is what the main focus of this video is about. How to off balance the top person so we can escape their side control.

Hope the video is useful.
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When it comes to adding a new position to your BJJ game. There’s a basic three step process I use that works like a charm.Granted, theres always going to be a lot of trial and error. But that’s the currency you pay for the techniques and new position in the future, right?

The process I use to add new options into my Brazilian Jiu-jitsu style is similar to building a home.

You start with finding the right land (getting to the position itself).

Next you build the structure of the home. Foundation, walls, etc. The things that hold everything together (being able to hold the position effectively).

The last part is the décor and furniture that you put in the home itself. Without the furniture and décor your home has no purpose (adding the techniques, sweeps, submissions, etc to the position).

I’ll explain more in the video but hopefully this gives you some ideas to think about when adding new options into your game.

Hope the video was useful.
-Chewy

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In today’s video I answer a question about a BJJ White Belt who’s worried about being a 1 trick pony. Basically he’s been using a particular set of attacks from a position recently and it’s been working for him. But he’s worried about relying too much on this 1 area of his game.

In the video I’ll explain why it’s not a bad idea to be a 1 trick pony in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. . . at least at 1st.

This comes from years of experience and watching students develop their skills on the mats. And 1 common characteristic is that many of the good ones develop a particular area of their game over the rest 1st, and then work on the other ones.

Hopefully the video is useful to you.
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In today’s BJJ technique video I share 5 different collar chokes you can use in BJJ using the same grip on the lapel. I’m showing this series so that if you ever get to back mount and you have trouble finishing a collar choke you’ll have some other options to throw into the mix.

Now of course, this is not all of the chokes you could use, but it’s a handful to mix into your training and rolling.

I also give some useful tips on how to have a stronger grip for collar chokes in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, so pay attention to that detail on folding the lapel over.

Enjoy the video and happy hunting for your techniques on the mats.
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The other day I was talking with one of my Blue Belts and White belts after training and we were talking about competitions. We got into the subject of weight, size and the look of people. The White Belt shared a bit of worry and intimidation about the size of potential people at his weight class.

And as I’ll share in the video looks can be deceiving in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions and in general. In some cases I’ve gotten worked up over someone’s overall appearance only to beat them handedly then other times I’ve taken someone too lightly because they look physically weak. . . and then they rip my head off.

I shared this story because it’s something many of us do and I was curious if you do it as well and so I’d be curious to hear your experiences in the comments.

Thanks for watching and look forward to seeing your feedback.
-Chewy
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