In this sequence, I go through a hip activating bridge sequence and then transitioning to a hip mobility and stretching portion.

This is unique to BJJ as these are movements that are both useful and seen frequently in jiu-jitsu but they are also positions that you may find yourself in during training.
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1. Double-Leg Bridge

2. Single-Leg Bridge

3. Single-Leg Bridge With Knee To Chest

4. Single-Leg Bridge With Opposite Hamstring Stretch

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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!
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Do you struggle finishing Kimura’s against Big Strong People? This is the BJJ technique question for today.

In the question our friend says when he is training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu he is able to secure the Kimura grip (double wrist lock) against his training partners. But once he does, he is unable to finish it.

The strong person just powers out of the shoulder lock.

In this video I show some details about the Kimura that I think would be helpful from top or bottom position. It’s a mistake a lot of my newer grapplers make when performing many armlocks and submissions in BJJ.

Before we continue, understand that if you’re like 100lbs and your partner is 300lbs. The Kimura is probably not going to be your “go-to” submission. It’s just not the best idea for someone that much bigger than you.

But you can still Kimura a larger person. I’ve been able to finish it against some very large guys. Sometimes 60-100lbs heavier than me.

One reason for my ability to finish the lock is the detail of using the whole body I show in this video.

I hope the video is helpful with your ability to finish the Kimura submission in Brazilian Jiujitsu. Whether you’re rolling or in a BJJ competition or tournament.

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Injury can effect you in many ways including decreasing your strength, muscle memory, timing, and endurance to name a few.

One big thing that I see is a disconnect between the mind and body.
Your mind tells you that you are back and you can go 100%, but your body is not exactly quite at that point and not conditioned quite yet.

Setting tangible goals, sticking to the goals, regaining that timing and mind-body connection is extremely important.

In the return from injury, listen to your body, adjust accordingly, and make a gradual transition to return to 100% and prevent re-injury.

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This video is a reply to the BJJ gym loyalty video I did last week.

Here is the original video: https://youtu.be/EdnZDiHCeeE

I’m doing this video because I think I did a poor job of explaining myself in the previous video.

So in this follow up video I dive deeper into what I mean by BJJ gym loyalty and what I think loyalty really means.

In my eyes, it’s often a conditional and reciprocal thing of mutual support. Not blindness that gives excessive power or trust to one side of it.

So I hope you enjoy the video and I hope that it makes better sense in the video.

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Training BJJ after an injury or surgery is always a worry any grappler has. I’ve had a couple of surgeries and numerous smaller injuries. And anytime one of these happens I always wonder, “how’s training going to be when I get back?”

In this video I answer a question from a guy who is getting ready for meniscus tear surgery on a torn piece of cartilage.

In general meniscus tears are rather common and I’ve seen plenty of them in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

During the video I talk about some of the warning signs that a meniscus injury is brewing and how to proceed with it.

In my experience our bodies often try to tell us that something is up and we don’t listen. We don’t stretch, we don’t do anything strengthening we just keep doing everything exactly the same. And then something eventually goes wrong.

If you’re getting ready to have or have just had a meniscus surgery. I hope the video is helpful to you and your Brazilian Jiujitsu training. If you don’t train Brazilian Jiujitsu, no biggie, I hope the video is still useful.

And as much as it sucks to be broken or injured. Try to take the lesson away about what your body is telling you.

-Chewy
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One of the toughest parts with competitions early on is taking the loss. If you’re a seasoned competitor it’s pretty normal and you become used to the sting.

But with Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioners who are new to them. That can feel terrible.

In today’s video our friend who is a Blue Belt has lost the drive to train BJJ anymore after a competition loss.

The BJJ tournament was so intimidating to him that he says he never wants to one ever again. And because he began training Brazilian Jiujitsu to compete he now doesn’t know why he is training.

In this video I share about how my very 1st competition was a loss and the sting of that. I also explained how the contrast of my 1st win made all the difference.

If you’re in a situation where you are drawn to competing but for some reason had a bad outcome. That doesn’t mean you should give up. I believe in the situation you double down on your efforts.

Even if it’s simply to experience 1 win. You need to do that. Because it’s that getting knocked down then getting back up mentality that will carry over to every aspect of our training and lives.

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The X Guard position in BJJ is well known for it’s sweeping ability and transitional quality. Meaning that it can link up to several other positions quickly.

A while ago I posted a video where I showed a Oma Plata from the X Guard. In the comments of that video I saw someone say that they were unaware of the fact that you could use X Guard for submissions.

Again, he said that he always thought of the position as a sweeping guard instead of the ability to submit.

In this video I show another submission setup off of a sweep from X Guard.

It’s a simple idea.

It’s a Kick Back sweep from X Guard that lands the person onto their side where we can slide right into a straight ankle lock.

The position we transition to is often called Ashi Garami but I’ve heard other names for it. Call it whatever you like, it’s a nice addition to the end of your sweep.

I also touch on the idea of using the straight ankle lock / ashi garami in IBJJF. It’s a legal position but you definitely have to be careful for the reasons I state in the video.

Hope the video is helpful to you!
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Got a question about loyalty to a BJJ gym.

Today’s question is from Ethan who is getting ready to start training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and he is wondering if he should should at only 1 gym or if he can train at multiple gyms.

In this video I approach the question from the angle of the fact that the relationship you have with your coach is similar to any relationship. Yes there is a monetary element there. But at the same time, we often become close to our coaches as teachers, mentors, etc.

I know that for me. My BJJ coaches have helped me in far more ways than just my Brazilian Jiujitsu rolling or competitions.

And as a coach I hope to do the same for my students. But I can tell you that if I saw someone who was 1 foot in 1 foot out of the gym. I wouldn’t go out of way to bring them into my fold.

Because just like a relationship with a significant other or maybe a friend. If you don’t feel like they are “all in” then you’re probably not going to be either.

So if you’re in a situation like this. I would ultimately try out both gyms then settle on 1 to be your home gym. I mean you can still train elsewhere here and there. But it’s your home base. And it allows you to grow roots with people and have relationships that benefit you far beyond just BJJ training.

-Chewy
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One of the toughest question for a BJJ coach to answer when asked by a student is, “What do I need to work on?”

This seems like it should be an easy question for them to answer. A high level Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioner often has hundreds and thousands of techniques stored away in their body ready to dispense.

And this lies the problem. Too vague a question and too many options to choose from.

If you brought your car to the shop and told the mechanic, “Hey can you fix my car?” but you never identifies what was wrong with it he’s going to have some trouble.

But if you come in and say, “Can you fix my car, the brakes are making a loud noise when I use them.”

The mechanic can immediately look to find the issue.

And your Brazilian Jiujitsu coach isn’t different in this sense. They need some specific problems or questions to be of the most use to you.

And so if you want to get better at grappling and you want to approach your BJJ coach with a question.

First you need to put some thought into your game to figure out what you’d like to ask.

With a more specific question your BJJ instructor can be more specific with their answer rather than give you the ole, “Keep training.”

I hope this helps if you had a situation like this.
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In today’s video we look at a basic way to off balance the Guard Passer when they start to smash our De La Rive Guard.

We are using the off balancing technique as a response to a person smashing into our De La Riva Guard and passing our guard.

In the video I show the situation that was explained in the question from one of the viewers and then demonstrate an easy way to counter it.

Even if you do Brazilian Jiujitsu and play DLR and have not run into this issue yet, you probably will at some point. So the technique could still find it’s way into your BJJ training or competitions.

Hope the video helps!
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Have you ever had a White Belt teacher in your BJJ gym? Someone who was fairly new and insisted on showing you how to do a technique even if it was wrong?

This is the situation our buddy Rich is in currently where he says he says he’s teaching classes but some of the White Belts go off on their own to do things differently.

As a newer Purple Belt coach he was curious what I would recommend for this situation in his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gym.

In this video I sort of lay out my policy regarding coaching and I also discuss a situation that happened last year where one of the newer White Belts in our BJJ fundamentals class was trying to coach other White Belts.

I also explain why it is so important to learn good Brazilian Jiujitsu technique and why as a BJJ coach you must maintain the culture of your gym.

If you’re someone dealing with a similar situation in your gym then I hope this video is useful to you with your Brazilian Jiujitsu training or coaching.

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The Toreando Pass in BJJ is one of the most basic passes people learn early on. That said it can still be effective at a higher level if used well.

There are a number of high level competitors with strong guard passing who use the Toreando pass as part of their arsenal.

And with just about any BJJ technique there are a lot of variations and different grips to be used. And the Toreando / Bullfighter Pass in BJJ is no different.

And so in this video I share some ideas on this basic guard pass. Which is in response to a question I received from Youtube.

So if you’re someone using the guard pass in your Brazilian Jiujitsu training or competitions then I hope this video is useful to you.

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You know . . . social media isn’t really “social.”

Yes, I can exchange a message and share an idea.

But I can’t see how it directly affects you at the moment you receive it.

Inside of humans exist mirror neurons which allow us to pick up on the emotions of others.

It’s why, unless you’re a complete narcissist, you have some level of empathy toward others.

Yesterday morning as I board my 1st flight.

I ended up sitting near a young girl and boy (maybe 6-7).

They both kept looking back towards the seats further back with concern.

I looked back to see an older woman making eye contact with them. Her body language was concerned and anxious as well.

I could FEEL their anxiety and nervousness.

They said it was their grandmother and that this was their very 1st flight.

I approached the grandmother and asked her if she’d like to switch seats.

She hugged me and off she went to sit next to her nervous grandkids.

Seeing all three of them happy made me happy. Because emotions are contagious.

And because I genuinely enjoy making people’s day just a little better if I can.

Even if it’s just exchanging a seat on a flight.

This weekend there were lots of smiles as I got to meet a ton of you in person!

We’d chat for a minute or two, take a picture and usually end it with a hug.

I met several people after their matches telling me how they received some encouragement to compete from the videos.

Even a couple who said they used the techniques with success during the competition.

One guy who came to me sporting a bronze medal around his neck said he used the grip breaking techniques to win 3 of his matches that day.

Which is the ultimate for me. Seeing someone put the techniques I share into action on a high level like that is awesome.

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The only bad thing is that many of you started off by saying, “Hey sorry to bother you but . . .”

Don’t be sorry if you see me in person and want to say hello!
Because then I get to hear in your words. . .

But more importantly see through your body language, how the thoughts and ideas I share have impacted you.

This completes the cycle and makes the social media more of a social thing.

-Chewy
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