Today we will discuss the neck & arm principle for finishing submissions in Jiu-Jitsu.

I’ll cover subs from side control, from the guard,

All these situations come off of dilemmas. Meaning, I’ll use one submission threat to open up the other.

You can use this great principle with most submissions in Jiu-Jitsu or MMA.

Any position that involves submissions from the arm & the neck can utilize this principle.

More resources from the video:

Shotgun Armbar Series: https://youtu.be/SuPY_vzFp1o?si=mQa2LYcZMxAC7-fD

Chewjitsu’s Armsrace (side control submission series: https://www.chewjitsutraining.com/Arms-Race-Signup

Reverse Keylock: https://youtu.be/_NdBil17wUI?si=PAYg0d0ctjtMBRPz  

Thanks for watching.

– Chewy

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Today we’ve got a question from Taylor.

He’s a young guy, who has been doing BJJ for 3 years, and he’s focused on Jiu-Jitsu competitions.

His goal is to be a high-level competitor in the future.

He wants to know how to bridge the gap between himself and the people with more experience than himself.

So, I understand where he’s coming from because this used to freak me out too.

When I started doing MMA & Jiu-Jitsu, I was faced with a lot of opponents who had extensive martial arts, wrestling, or jiu-jitsu backgrounds that I couldn’t even compare too.

All the way into Black Belt I competed against guys who have had years and years more experience than me. I even once competed with a guy who had his black belt longer than I had been training.

In the video, I’ll talk about the actual degree of time that matters when training, the difference between hobbyist and hard training, and how the quality of your training is more important than the quantity when training as a competitor.

If you’ve ever felt like Taylor, then hopefully you found this video helpful.

Thanks for watching.

– Chewy
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What’s up guys,

Today I’m going to show you a really simple counter to the traditional straight Ankle Lock from Single Leg X/Ashi.

Quick story,

I got this technique from a guy who was training at the gym, a Jiu-Jitsu Brown or Black Belt at the time, Clay, and while we were rolling, I attacked a Single Leg X Ankle Lock.

He then proceeded to submit me with this counter. Ever Since then, I’ve used it a ton in training BJJ.

Hopefully, if you like leg locks for Jiu-Jitsu, then you enjoyed this video and found the technique helpful.

Thanks for watching.

– Chewy
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Today we’ve got a question from a Jiu-Jitsu Coach (Assistant Coach) who recently had a brand-new White Belt come into class to try out BJJ. Here’s the kicker though…

The new student is 71 years old!

This guy has minimal mobility with his body and has bad knees that soon need replacement, so the Assistant Coach spent a good amount of time trying to analyze what the older gentleman could and could not do.

During the training, he has the older gentleman doing solo movements. After the class, he talked to other coaches and asked what they thought he should do to help.

They suggested that he help the older student find a specialist and should stop working with him.

But the older guy continues to come in and wants to train, and so the Assistant coach wants to take on the challenge of an advanced-age student.

He wonders if I have any advice for this particular situation.

Here’s what I think…

– Chewy

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If you struggle with side control escapes, I’m going to teach you a movement I like to use when I get stuck on bottom side control in Jiu-Jitsu.

This is a movement that I’ve shown countless times at my Jiu-Jitsu gym, but I’m not sure I’ve taught it here on YouTube.

This will help you get out of really tight side control positions.

This is also the return of Adam!

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Today we’ve got a question from Joe who is wondering what BJJ Black Belts/Jiu-Jitsu Instructors watch for when looking at students rolling.

He says that his gym is like most where they do a basic warm-up, drill techniques, then do live rounds.

He says that there are so many times that he wants to work on something new, but he’s scared that this might make him look bad Infront of his coach: because with most new techniques you try, you suck at them initially.

He doesn’t want his coach to think “Damn, he’s not improving and he’s not ready for advancement”

Joe, it would be helpful if you talked to your coach for clarification, but here’s how I view my students’ rolls…

Hopefully, you found this video helpful.

Thanks for watching!

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Today we’ve got a question from Sid who’s has the “Curse of the Guard Player” in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

He says his sweeps, submission, etc, all of his guard stuff, is coming together nicely, but he is running into one huge problem…

He can be very offensive off his back, but anytime he gets on top of someone, say he sweeps them, but he can’t hold them on the ground to save his life.

His BJJ coaches tell him he needs to develop his top game more.

He sends in the message, asking if I have any advice for him to improve his top game for Jiu-Jitsu.

Thanks for the question!

I’ll give you a comparison between wrestlers/judoka and bottom players. I’ll explain how both sides of the coin have issues developing the style of the other, and more.

I’ll also address how I’d approach fixing either situation.

Hopefully, you found this video helpful.

– Chewy
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7 Reason Your Side Control Escapes Suck for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

What’s up guys, lots of you guys are having problems with side control escapes, and as a follow-up to my “Why your Guard Retention Sucks” video, I thought we’d add side control escapes for BJJ to the mix.

I’ll go over a handful of tips that were really useful for me back in the day, and even now as a seasoned BJJ Black Belt, and tips I constantly give my students to help them improve their ability to get out of Side Control.

Hopefully, if you were struggling to escape side control, then you found this video helpful.

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What’s up guys,

So today we’ve got a question from an Ultra Heavyweight Jiu-Jitsu competitor by the name of Dan.

He’s also a Blue Belt who feels very stuck in his Jiu-Jitsu training.

He rarely feels threatened by the White Belts but finds himself getting Wrecked by the other Blue Belts & Purple Belts. This is clearly very frustrating for him.

He’s wondering how he can start to close the gap with some of the mid to higher belts.’

In the video, I’ll talk about how this is the perfect thing to happen now. Blue Belt is one of the belt levels where you’ll have a chance to learn the fastest for many reasons that I’ll go through in this video.

Hopefully, you found this helpful.

Thanks for watching.

– Chewy
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What’s up guys,

Today we’ve got a question from Aaron, who is getting a little older, 49 years old, and he’s had a string of bad luck (ACL Tear, Cancer, COVID, Labral Tear in his Shoulders, etc).

He’s a 4-stripe brown belt but says he feels like an absolute shell of his former self.

He says that when he was a BJJ Purple Belt, he was training a lot more and would decimate this new, 4-stripe brown belt version of him.

He’s worried that he’s not ready for the impending black belt that is soon to come.

He’s wondering if he should tell his coach NOT to promote him to Black Belt OR if he should just take the Black Belt and be happy with it.

Thanks for watching!

– Chewy
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Today our question comes from a viewer who got their BJJ Blue Belt in 8 months…

Now, for most of you, 8 months is pretty cool…

for him, it’s not so cool. He sees on the internet that, for most people, a Blue Belt is 1.5-2 years on average, and he feels uneasy about it.

He feels like he may not of had enough time to develop and is getting a bit of imposter syndrome.

He then competed at Blue Belt, lost his first match quick, got embarrassed, and left the competition feeling deflated.

That lingering “boogyman” in his head telling him he’s not ready was validated by that competition telling him that he does not belong.

He’s had a couple weeks off, but coming back he has this overwhelming feeling of anxiety and does not trust his Blue Belt.

He’s asking for some advice on the whole situation.

I got my Blue Belt really quick too (although I was a wrestler) and I’ll kinda tell you how I dealt with this “imposter syndrome” or lack of readiness.

Hopefully you found this video helpful. Thanks for watching!

– Chewy
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Today we have a question from Brennan, a self-proclaimed over-scroller on social media.

He said that he continues to come across techniques online (specifically short-form content) and sees stuff that he would like to use for his Jiu-Jitsu training.

However, even though he saves a bunch of these videos, he said he never uses them.

Now he’s a Blue Belt and is trying new stuff out on White Belts & wonders if there are any tips I have for him to use all the short-form techniques he finds scrolling through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu pages.

P.S. This is totally my opinion.

But there tends to be a lack of nuance in many of those short-form videos (not that they’re completely bad), and in today’s video, I’ll explain to Brennan, and the rest of you watching, why I look at short-form techniques as potato chips vs. long form/instructionals/classes as steak.

Hopefully, you found this video helpful.

Thanks for watching.

– Chewy

P.S If you’d like a great book on controlling your technology habits, check out Cal Newport’s book Digital Minimalism.
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What’s up guys,

Today’s question is whether or not training Jiu-Jitsu makes you worse at grappling?

The question comes from an older Blue Belt named Mic, who says he’s able to hang with the young guys BUT has found himself in a peculiar situation…

He says when young/strong white belts come into the gym they’re really tough for him to deal with, forcing him to use his A-game on them & even outworking him at points in their rolls.

Then, once they start training a bit longer, they start getting “worse”.

He finds that he’s able to actually work his techniques on them when they get more experience.

He’s curious as to why I believe this happens & wonders if I have any hot tips to help him handle young football players coming into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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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