Today’s video is going to be a breakdown of Mighty Mouse’s takedown that he hit at the recent Pan Am Championships in the Open Weight division.

If you guys don’t know, DJ, one of the greatest MMA fighters ever, is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt who is pretty darn good too!

Ironically enough, he actually competes mostly in the Gi! He’s not your usual MMA fighter and I think that’s what makes him so good! Anyways,

Recently I made a video saying that you should usually practice takedowns with grapplers around your same weight class, for different reasons.

Now, that said, about a day later MM goes against a huge opponent in the Open Class at gi Pans, taking him down with a slick Single Leg, and this prompted quick responses back to my previous video.

So, do I think I was wrong?

I do not, and in this video, I’ll talk about that and even break down the epic takedown that Mighty Mouse hit at Pans.

I think this Single Leg is one of the best takedowns in the Gi, and hopefully, you find it useful too.

Thanks for watching.

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Today we’ve got a question from Chris who’s been training BJJ for a few years now.

He says that he has a “lazy Jiu-jitsu problem.”

When he’s fighting for takedowns, getting his guard passed, and even searching for submissions, he tends to give up before he meets too much resistance.

Essentially, he just rolls over and dies when things get tough.

He wants to be more aggressive and is wondering if I had any tips on how to develop that aggression.

In this video I’ll explain how Chris doesn’t have a lazy Jiu-Jitsu problem, he’s not lazy. He’s training, exhausted, etc. However, what’s going on (probably) is that Chris, like many people for whatever reason, has not been taught to fight through positions.

This is something that has to be trained with your coach, or something you can train yourself.

I’ll give a few examples to help with the problem, even comparing a few values from sports Wrestling that can help you with Chris’ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu problem.

Hopefully you found this video helpful, especially if you are struggling with a similar problem to Chris.

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Today’s video is going to be a rolling video of my Purple Belt, Dakota, and I rolling at a Costa Rica Jiu-Jitsu camp.

Dakota is a fun roll, super technical, and has a cool story. Before he started training BJJ he was 30% Bodyfat!

Of course, it was more than just BJJ that helped him get to where he is now, but it’s always cool to see the progress people can make in a relatively short amount of time.

You’ll see both of us look for passes, sweeps, and submissions. In general, it’s a pretty fun flow level roll.

Hopefully you guys enjoyed the video!

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So, this past weekend at the ADCC trials (the Olympic trials of BJJ), I was talking to a young guy, and we were chatting about what we were seeing at the tournament & what we’ve been seeing in general amongst recent BJJ competitions.

He asked me what I thought the new “Meta” was in Jiu-Jitsu.

Another young guy came up to me and told me the Meta right now is “this/X” position/technique.

I told both of these guys that, in my opinion, there is no meta right now, but there is a trend set by the medalist at this year’s trials.

I’ve been around the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/grappling world for upwards of 20 years and you’ll see new positions pop up, give a short-lived advantage to early adopters of said technique, and will be recycled through over the years.

A lot of these techniques are taken advantage of more in certain rule sets like ADCC favors turtle defense, therefore you’ll see a more vast and unique level of back takes in that ruleset.

Rulesets often incentives grapplers to be extremely efficient for said ruleset, which is why certain techniques will pop up, die down, and reappear in that ruleset.

But If I had to say there was a “Meta” (a trend) I would say that (if looking at podium winners) being a well-conditioned & fit athlete is a very obvious key to being successful.

Anyways I’ll go over this idea a little deeper in the video. Hopefully you found the ideas in the video to be useful, if not at least interesting.

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In today’s video I show I a simple escape from a tight knee on belly position for one of the channel viewers.

The question came from social media who is having trouble with one of the higher belts putting him in knee on belly. So in the video I show 1 of my favorite ways to escape the position by focusing on 1 of the weak links to the knee on belly position.

The escape isn’t easy, escaping a tight position from a higher belt never will be. But the ideas in the video could give you a fighting chance.

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Today’s video is going to be a little bit longer, but it’ll be worth it if you’re struggling with your Guard Retention.

A message came in from a viewer named Collin who says his guard retention sucks, it gets shredded, and he wants some tips to get better at this area of his BJJ.

With that being said, as a guy who came to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Wrestling, I’ll give you a couple reason my guard retention sucked at first and then give you some of the solutions I’ve found in my Jiu-Jitsu journey.

I’ll give you 8 different tips in this video, in no order of importance.

Hopefully, if you’re struggling with your guard retention like Collin, then you found this video helpful.

Thanks for watching.

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What’s up guys,

Today’s video is going to be about the upcoming Chewjitsu Opens & Seminars.

Recently we had our first tournament, with 300+ competitors, here in my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Unlike most Jiu-Jitsu competitions, the Chewjitsu Open is a round robin formatted tournament with Madison Bracketing (Explained more in the video).

What I wanted to do with this Jiu-Jitsu competition was to make it very competitor friendly. The focus is to help up and coming competitors (or even experienced competitors) get more experience.

If you want to compete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, especially at any higher level, the more experience you force yourself to get, the better.

In wrestling we were able to compete weekly and that’s the reason Wrestlers tend to do super well in most Jiu-Jitsu competitions.

The worst part of trying to get comp reps in Jiu-Jitsu, is that losing means you’re done.

There is no back-side or consolation bracket like there is in Wrestling. You could spend $1000 in fees with travel, hotel, registration, etc., go 0-1 and leave with nothing but a sour taste in your mouth.

That’s why we started these tournaments.

If you’re interested in signing up for one these tournaments you can check out the link below. You’ll also see the schedule and locations for each Tournament & Seminar:

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Thanks for watching!

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Today I’m answering a question from Eric, a viewer, who is getting to the Von Flue Choke in BJJ but is struggling to finish the submission.

He says he has the position, he’s squeezing really tight, but for whatever reason he cannot finish it, hence why he sends me the message.

The Von Flue Choke is a sneaky counter to the Guillotine and Is a great technique to learn if you train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or even MMA.

The problem Eric is having with this technique is pretty normal though, so I’ll attempt to show you a different way to finish the submission without using so much muscle.

Instead, we will focus on utilizing body weight and positioning to get a proper finish.

Hopefully you found this video helpful, especially if you were having a similar problem finishing the choke.

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Today’s video is going to feature Austin (IG: @badboymedicine) again!

Instead of focusing on takedowns for Jiu-Jitsu, this time we’re going to focus on what to do once we actually get on the ground, specifically with a focus on submissions once we get to the Half Guard position in BJJ or MMA.

We will explore a sequence from half guard in order to pass, pin, and submit your opponent off their back, with a specific focus on No-Gi grappling (of course most of this can be modified for the Gi too.)

Austin, a Judoka, asked specifically for submission sequences that come after a pin, so that’s what the focus on this video is going to cover.

We will also cover getting to mount, controlling the mount position, and submitting from there. This will include me teaching Austin some nuances such as passing from quarter mount, forcing my opponents to post on my knee to give up their arm, securing mount, and more.

It’s always fun seeing grapplers from different arts trying BJJ, so I hope you guys enjoyed this video as much as I did.

Hopefully, if you were struggling with the positions in this video, then you also found some useful tips that’ll help your game out too.

Thanks for watching!

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What’s up guys, today we’ve got a question from a guy named Brian who has this idea that I think a lot of us in the martial arts world tend to hold.

Brian is getting ready to compete as a Blue Belt and he’s nervous.

He said he competed a little bit as a BJJ White Belt but didn’t feel great doing it.

He says he feels pretty dang good when he’s practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the gym, but when he gets out on the competition mats, the nerves take over.

Because of this, he feels like he always underperforms.

He says he’d like to get rid of the fear and asked if I had any tips to help out with that.

In this video I’ll try to share something with Brian that most fighters/grapplers come to terms with as far as competition goes, that actually SKYROCKETS your ability to compete, and it might surprise you.

Hopefully if you’re struggling with competition anxiety, then you found the ideas in this video helpful.

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What’s up guys!

My buddy Austin (AKA @Badboymedicine on Instagram) was in town doing a seminar for my gym showing some Judo that you can use in No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu.

He wanted me to show him how I use that Arm Drag Inside trip (also known as the Kouchi Gake in Judo) and I wanted him to show how he set ups the Kouchi Gari as a foot trip.

So, that’s what we did.

This is a fun Takedown for Jiu-Jitsu video because although many takedowns from Wrestling and Judo are similar, there tend to be minor differences in details that, for whatever reason, were adapted for each particular sport.

Judo is often seen as a great takedown base in the Gi, but as Austin often displays on his Instagram, it can also be extremely effective in No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu situations too.

Hopefully you guys found this video helpful and learned a thing or two from it.

Once again you can find Austin on Instagram at @Badboymedicine for more content.

Thanks for watching!

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Today’s video is a clip from a recent episode of the Chewjitsu podcast with one of my Black Belt students Jeff.

In the clip he shares a story about how I denied him a Black Belt promotion that sent him on his way to reinventing his Jiu-jitsu game.

Almost a year later he competed at a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competition and played a completely different game than he normally used to.

I also share why he was able to do this without having to train 6-7x a week.

To listen to the full episode, go here:

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Today I’ve got a question from a White Belt named Andy who has been hearing that the Keylock is not an effective submission for Jiu-Jitsu, especially at the higher belts.

So, he was wondering if the Keylock, or sometimes called the Americana, is even worth doing and if I could give him a couple of tips to improve his catching & finishing rate, cause he’s having trouble hitting it in his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gym.

This submission was actually one of my favorite submissions as a BJJ White Belt and as I got more experience it became something more like a sneaky threat or a set up for other submissions or positions.

Regardless it’s still a very useful tool and I’ll give you guys 3 tips to make you key lock stronger, both as a White Belt or an experienced Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

Hopefully if you were struggling to finish this submission or just found Jiu-Jitsu, then you found this helpful.

Thanks for watching!

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What’s up guys, today’s video is a unique one as it comes from inside the podcast studio!

I got some questions from you guys these past weekend during the Chewjitsu Open, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition that I’ll be running all around the states.

This weekend’s Louisville tournament had a great turn out and I’m excited to meet more of you at the next one.

Anyways, on to the question.

During the comp, I was talking to several young competitors and one of the big issues is the nerves associated with competition.

A good example is a man named Nathan who competed at my tournament this weekend. He came to a seminar the following event and told me that he lost his first match and just felt shaky, weak, and just off.

But, those next 3 Jiu-Jitsu matches, he won!

He said that after that first match, which he felt bad, he felt great. This is pretty common.

A lot of people struggle with that first match. It can be hard to get that initial lunge blow in and calm the nerves until you’ve actually gone through a live situation.

So, how can you deal with those nerves before that first match?

Well, in this video I’ll get you 2 ideas to chew on that have helped me, and various students, perform to our potential during BJJ competitions.

Hopefully you found this video helpful. Thanks for watching!

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