Recently I ended up getting sick and tested positive for the virus. You know which one. This video was recorded a little over a week after my symptoms started to subside and after testing negative. In the vlog I’ll share my experiences and my 1st workout back after getting back to normal. I’ll also show you our garden at the house.

I’ll keep you updated with how I feel coming back to rolling and getting back to my normal routine.

Hope you’re doing well and hope you enjoy the video.
-Chewy

00:00 – 04:38 My experience & timeline of when I got sick
04:39 – 09:47 Clips from my workout
09:48 – 10:21 An interesting idea for the channel
10:22 – 13:40 Our garden and my post workout meal
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Today’s BJJ technique is a mount escape that I like using against people that are bigger or stronger than me. Granted you can do the mount escape just fine if the person is the same size or smaller than you. But it works great when your bridge isn’t very effective at off balancing someone. . . a problem that’s pretty common against bigger stronger opponents in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

In the video I’ll go over some basics about mount like setting up frames and being mindful of arm positioning. But overall it’s a simple escape that you can add into the mix at your next Brazilian Jiujitsu training session.

If you’re a half guard player and have either watched my half guard videos on the youtube channel or have my Half Guard Sweeper series then you’ll notice that the escape puts you right into the half guard with the outside hook. Which is a great sweeping position.

Anyways, if you’re struggling to escape full mount against bigger stronger opponents then I hope this technique helps!

-Chewy
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Today’s BJJ rolling video is from a rolling session where I was purposely trying to put myself in less than ideal situations so I could work on escaping and getting out of them. This is a really good practice for any BJJ coach or Black Belt who can in most cases avoid getting stuck in a back spot.

Oh and in case you’re curious about the shorts. These were my old fight shorts I wore as a pro back in the day.

The video starts with my rolling against one of my tough White Belts being stuck in side control and working back to guard.

The next one is against a tough Black Belt training partner. I was trying a move and he quickly passed my guard and eventually got mount (which I had to work out of). The last roll was with my Brown Belt who is super scrappy. Again, I was trying to work a particular sweep and guard retention to fend off his movements.

Hopefully you enjoy the video and got something from it.
-Chewy
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In today’s video I answer a question from a White Belt who’s new to BJJ and wants to go super hard all the time. He says he’s 300lbs and done some other grappling like combatives and wrestling and started doing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. He also says his default setting is just hard and intense but his coaches are telling him to relax a little.

In this video I share some ideas about going hard, and when I would consider the right and wrong times to do so.

Hopefully if you’re somewhat newer this video will be useful to you if you’re struggling with a similar issue.

-Chewy
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ADULT / BLACK-BELT / MALE / LIGHT – SEMIFINAL

ADULT / BLACK-BELT / MALE / OPEN CLASS – FINAL

ADULT / MALE / BLACK-BELT / SUPER-HEAVY – SEMIFINAL

In today’s video I answer a question from a newer BJJ practitioner who’s struggling with flexibility. He says his flexibility is terrible, like a 1 out of 10. In fact, it’s so bad he can’t even bend over to touch his toes.

In today’s video I a couple of key strategies that have helped me become a bit more flexible which is useful for techniques and injury prevention on the mat, and recovery and overall joint health off the mat.

Hopefully the video will be useful to you if flexibility in BJJ is something you struggle with.
-Chewy
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ADULT / BLACK-BELT / FEMALE / LIGHT-FEATHER – FINAL

ADULT / BLACK-BELT / MALE / LIGHT – Quarterfinal

ADULT / BLACK-BELT / MALE / FEATHER – QUARTERFINAL

In today’s BJJ video I answer a question from a competitive Purple Belt who, in my eyes, accidentally dojo stormed another Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gym within their association.

As I’ll discuss in the video the Purple Belt feels a bit guilty about how the situation went on with the head BJJ Black Belt at the school and he is just looking to see what my thoughts on it are.

Hopefully you find the video entertaining and/or helpful.
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In today’s video I answer a question from a friend of mine (who’s also a BJJ coach) about whether or not BJJ Black Belts should be better people.

Now obviously I think we all know the answer to this question and the TLDR version is that, No they don’t have to be better people.

But in the video I share some more philosophical ideas on the nature of the journey through Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and how it could possibly help make you a better person. . . if you want it to.

Hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
-Chewy
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Today’s video is part 2 of the BJJ wrist lock submission I showed last week. The wrist lock was a simple one you can setup whenever someone leaves their hands in a particular position on your shoulder. Well today I’ll show you a 3 inch adjustment to prevent the wrist lock and potentially improve your frame for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

It’s simple. By changing the position of our hand and arm by just a couple of inches we can get our wrist out of the danger zone (kenny loggins style) and at the same time have a stronger push with our frame. If you’ve ever been stuck in side control bottom and felt like your frame lacked power than this may help.

The closer to the elbow you push with the better as it will be using your “bones” to push instead of your tricep. You’ll see what I mean in the video.

Anyway, I hope the video helps you with your BJJ training or rolling.
-Chewy
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