In this video I answer a question about teaching a person who is a felon. The question comes from Jake who is training with a convicted felon and wanted to know if I would ever do the same?

In the video I explain that I have taught several felons BJJ. Their charges were related to drugs when they were younger, their debt was paid to society and they became people who desperately wanted to change their life around.

Now I have told some people that they cannot train due to charges. A couple in particular were related to sexual crime charges. I personally don’t feel comfortable teaching people like that Brazilian Jiu-jitsu especially since we have kids around.

But hopefully this video helps Jake and if you have ever had a similar question, hopefully it’s useful for you too.

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In today’s video I answer a question from a young guy about training BJJ after a tough breakup. I assume he’s asking because he’s struggling to deal with the negative feelings associated with a relationship ending.

I know this is not the normal Brazilian Jiu-jitsu video but I think it’s a worthwhile topic to discuss. Our relationships, or lack thereof, directly impact our headspace and ability to do things.

So in this video I share some ideas that have been helpful to me when dealing with a tough breakup. The main idea is use this as time to focus on yourself and own improvement. My hope is that it helps the young guy, and you if you’re struggling as well, with dealing with the negative emotions after a break up.

Thanks for watching and I hope the ideas in the video are useful!
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Today’s video comes from a viewer in Europe who is a BJJ Blue Belt and as involved with a program where he will be helping teach police officers Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. He said that they’ve done 1 class already and that many of the officers were receptive but some of them weren’t. His question to me is about tips on coaching these people.

In this video I share some ideas on teaching people Brazilian Jiujitsu that don’t want to learn it. I also share the idea of the 1st stage of learning Brazilian Jiu-jitsu or any martial art.

If you’re in a situation similar to Grabrielle then I hope the video is useful to you.

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Got a good question from Johnnie, a 25 year old grappler with dreams of opening his own gym someday and being able to compete with the best in the world.

When it comes to goals and dreams it’s similar to some of the fundamentals a buddy taught me when we were doing some long range shooting years ago.

In this video I share an analogy based on some fundamentals a friend told me with some long range shooting. I’m not an expert just for the record.

You’ll need to be in a stable position.
You’ll need sight alignment in your scope.
Follow through on your trigger so don’t jerk the rifle off target.

And in my experience it’s similar to long term goals.

I remember taking the leap into the gym biz-nass stuff at the age of 25. I spent 2 years getting out of any debt to put myself in a more stable position to withstand the chaos of quitting my well paying job.

I knew exactly what I wanted and everyday kept my sights and daily actions aligned with my clear target. Finally I followed through by doing what I had to do everyday and didn’t allow myself to get pulled off the target of my goals. And this formula worked great for me in helping me blow way past what I thought was even possible. It’s not fast, but most things worth while usually aren’t.

So for you Johnnie, I’d say this. Get the better job to put yourself and family into a more staple position. It’s your duty as a husband and father and duty comes first. The world needs strong men for their families. Next, keep your sights and actions focused on your long term goal. This means keep training and improving while not getting sucked into the rat race of buying the most expensive car or house you can afford.

Define what YOU want, not what society wants you to do.

Finally have follow through. Working, fathering and training will be exhausting. But if you keep your goal clearly in your sights you’ll remember why you’re doing this stuff.

And for any of you with long term goals or dreams wanting to do something similar I’d encourage you to do the same.

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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.
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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!
-Chewy
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