Do you ever have feelings of self doubt or inadequacy leading up to BJJ competitions? This is what today’s video is all about.

It’s from Andrew who says that anytime he signs up for a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competition or tournament he has these feelings of inadequacy where he feels like he isn’t good enough.

Now this is in complete opposition to what actually happens when he competes in matches. When he competes he wins his fair share of matches and has taken medals in several competitions.

In this video I share how through the experiences in Brazilian Jiujitsu we are essentially forging a new person. If we agree on the idea that the stories and experiences of our past shape who we “think” we are. Then by creating new experiences and stories we slowly change what we think.

I also talk about how in my personal experience and even that of my students, the image of our self and what is reality often aren’t matched up exactly. Usually as you’re improving yourself the image of yourself lags behind a bit until you create new stories and experiences to bring it up to speed.

If you’re in a similar experience to Andrew then I hope this is useful.

Thanks for watching.
-Chewy
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Recently I received a request for some simple Spider Guard sweeps that you can use in BJJ. So in this video I cover 2 Spider Guard Techniques that are, in my opinion, fairly easy to implement. I say this because a lot of grapplers want to develop some sort of open guard game eventually but picking the right sweep out of the thousands that exist can be tough. So these 2 sweeps are great starters for anyone trying to develop an open guard game.

In the video I show a basic opening to a open guard position discussing the importance of grips and tension. Then I get into the 2 spider guard sweeps.

The 1st one is the Spider Scissor Sweep. I call it this because it shares some similar mechanics as the traditional scissor sweep from full guard. The sweep can also land you in a great finishing position in mount where you’ll have both arms still tangled up and ready to attack.

The 2nd sweep is the Thread Sweep. This sweep used to be my “magic sweep” back in the day. People would step up to a combat base and I’d use the sweep. When you practice it you’ll definitely feel the power of the position.

So thanks again for the question, and for any of you wanting to open up your guard a bit more I hope this video is useful to you!

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-Chewy
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In this video I talk about the idea of aggression in BJJ and how it translates off the mat as well. The video was inspired by numerous questions from viewers who say that they either 1. Have too much aggression or 2. Have too little aggression. Most of them speak in the context of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu but also comment on how this has translated over to their life off the mat.

Whether you’re too aggressive or not enough I believe Brazilian Jiujitsu training, as well as other combat sports, offers people a great chance to channel that warrior like energy. They can learn to release the pressure which many people say Jiu-jitsu does. But they can also learn to grow their ability to be firm and forceful should the situation call for it.

This ability to gain control over our mindset is one of the most useful parts of Bjj training.

If you’d like to read the blog article that I wrote which inspired this video use the link below.
Here’s the blog article: https://www.chewjitsu.net/2019/12/aggression-in-bjj-too-much-too-little/

Hope you enjoyed the video and if you have any thoughts on aggression in relation to your training or combat sports leave a comment.

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-Chewy
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I haven’t been in the Down position in Wrestling in about 16 years. And I’m not sure why but I figured it would be fun to have Brandon pin me and see how long I could last. Well. . . as you’ll see in the video it didn’t last long.

You may have seen Brandon rolling in some of my other videos. He’s a stud wrestler and was the NAIA 285lbs champ in 2019. Not to mention he’s about 230lbs and moves like hes 185lbs. You can put in his name on youtube and see a bunch of his matches. He moves like a cat.

Either way The Chewster didn’t even last a minute. Next time we’ll have a redo and I’ll see if I can squeak out a full 60 seconds.

That said, enjoy the video of me getting pinned.
-Chewy

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Have you ever experienced the power of a mentor in your life? Most of us have I’m sure, but that’s the subject of today’s video question. It comes from a guy who is in his late 30s early 40s and is wanting to help out one of the younger guys in the gym in a sort of mentor role.

He says that recently he’s noticed a teenage student who seems to be struggling with some things emotionally. As human to another human we can often tell if someone is “going though it” and he sees this young man is.

His question is about how he might extend a helping hand to the young guy. Share some wisdom with him and hopefully help him with whatever he’s having a tough time with.

In this video I share a few stories about how others have touch me through acts of mentorship and/or kindness and how I continue those acts on in my own way as an adult.

If you have the drive to help others I hope this gives you some help in preventing overthinking from helping make a difference in others.

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-Chewy

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