In today’s video I’m going to show you a BJJ strategy or concept of using Guard Passing and Leg Locks today. This video was recorded several months ago after a conversation with one of my Brazilian Jiu-jitsu students. During the chat I told him that most of my best leg lock submission setups come from Guard Passing situations.

That’s right, my best setups for things like heel hooks, toe holds, ankle locks, etc. All come from Guard Pass situations.

Here’s why. . .

In the video I explain how anytime an extremity moves away from the body it becomes weaker and more vulnerable. Well if you’re passing someone’s guard they’ll be forced to use their legs for retention of their guard. During this situation where their legs extend you can use this moment as a chance to attack the leg.

This is true for almost any position. For example if someone extends their arms you can armbar them.

Another idea that you can takeaway is that if we attack the persons legs they’ll feel threatened and pull their legs back making it easy to pass. So in essence leg locks and guard passing can work great in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

Hope you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
-Chewy
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Today’s question is from Santiago and his question is about adding Boxing into the mix with his BJJ training. But he has some questions about how to integrate them together. His main problem are time away from Brazilian Jiujitsu and he doesn’t want to get a concussion from Boxing training.

So in this video I share some information about how I worked Boxing into the mix during my days as an MMA fighter. This way you can see how a grappler could mix in striking based martial arts without getting hurt or suffering from excessive damage due to sparring.

If you’re thinking about adding in some Boxing or Kickboxing to your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training then I hope this video is useful to you.

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Ever get pain in your arms from BJJ training or run out of steam with your grips during collar chokes? In this video I’m going to show you some simple exercises for BJJ grip training plus give you an idea of bringing balance to your forearm and hand muscles that can resolve some of the pain you could be experiencing. The exercise I show 1st in the video along with the balancing idea cleared up a lot of elbow tendonitis I dealt with a few years ago from Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

In addition to the balancing exercise I’m also going to show you a couple of weird strengthening exercises you can use to develop strength in areas. The movements I show are specific for collar chokes in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

So I hope this video is helpful and gives you some more ideas on how to train your grips rather than simply doing only curling exercises which can lead to more problems.

Thanks for watching the video!
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Recently I got an email from one of the email readers about a video where BJJ was called mutilated. Basically a Gracie family member called the sport of BJJ and the way many gyms practice mutilated, incomplete and essentially said they were not as good as the traditional Gracie Jiu-jitsu style he learned.

Let me start by saying I have a deep sense of gratitude for the Gracie family. If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t have ever started training BJJ. But I think this criticism is a little off. Martial arts are a type of self expression that’s always evolving and changing.

Take for instance traditional Jujutsu which spawned Judo. Where Kano made changes to the training philosophy and focus for various reasons. Then Judoka went all over the world spreading Judo, doing challenge matches and also taught some Brazilians.

The Brazilians then modified the focus and created this thing called Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. When Masahiko Kimura faced Helio Gracie he wrote about the “soft mats” which lessened the damage of throws and the “Brazilian rules.”

Now the Gracies (and others) have spread BJJ around the world, just like Judo, and it’s evolving into something new just as all martial arts do. But there is no 1 governing body for BJJ like Judo and so it allows for much more creative expression but also steers away from direct control.

The cat is out of the bag so to speak and I think it’s a good thing.

So do I think BJJ and sport BJJ is a mutilated art? Not really. No more than Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is mutilated Judo or Judo mutilated Jujutsu. The world changes, things evolve and while it may not fit someone’s desires that’s just not how the world works.

Martial arts are ancient and will continue to evolve.

Thanks for watching the video.
-Chewy

Here’s an article about Kimura’s interpretation of the match: https://www.bjjee.com/articles/helio-gracie-vs-masahiko-kimura-different-interpretations-event/
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In this at home workout we recorded I do 10 squats, 10 push ups, 10 burpees and 5 split squats to each leg. The workout took 20 minutes and required no extra equipment.

This is certainly no replacement for BJJ or solid weight lifting but if you just need a good sweat at home then give it a try.

Also included in the free at home guide is over 20 other workouts that you can throw into the mix along with some tips on dealing with a layoff from BJJ training.

Hope you and your family are healthy and safe. Stay strong and lets continue to make it through this thing together.
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I got a question about different types of submissions that can be used from the Turtle position in BJJ. So in today’s video I show the tried and true Clock Choke. But as you’ll see in the video. I place a huge amount of importance on the 1st grip you acquire.

In this video I also clip in a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu match I had back in 2017 where I used this principle. I got the finishing grip very quickly and while my body was moving all over the place I was still able to finish the choke at the end.

I wanted to show this because a lot of times people fail to recognize the importance of getting strong grips early on. They think about the choke, the finish but forget that strong grips setup the finish.

Hope this video is helpful to you!
-Chewy

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The clock choke is one of the classic BJJ submissions. The first time I saw it was when Wallid Ismael choked Royce Gracie unconscious with it in their epic match when Royce, the consummate warrior, refused to tap. It’s a fantastic choke that you should definitely add to your arsenal if you’re training with the gi sometimes.

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Coronavirus has most of the BJJ world locked down and it sucks. I get it: you desperately want to get back on the mats and train. Here are 5 strategies to keep your head in the game and prevent you from backsliding too much before that happy, happy day comes!

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Good luck!

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In this clip I talk about my expectations and what each of the 5 belt in BJJ mean to me. I explain what I would encourage people to focus on as a White Belt, Blue Belt, Purple Belt, Brown Belt and Black Belt.

Keep in mind these are my ideas and philosophies on BJJ training and if belts didn’t exist you could replace them with certain periods of experience.

Hopefully the video is helpful for you and your won path in Brazilian Jiu-jtisu.

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