What do I put in my gym bag for BJJ tournaments? I get this question pretty often.

But recently, there was a fun story from the IBJJF No Gi Pans which made me consider actually doing the video.

I was sitting in on the 1st day watching matches and a brown belt from Marcelo Garcia’s gym and I were talking. One of his teammates didn’t have the proper clothing to compete.

Jirel took out a spare set of shorts he had and handed them off to him. Then jokingly looked at me and said I should make a video on what to bring for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu tournaments.

While it was a joke, I think it was a great idea.

I know that many times there are so many questions for new competitors. So if I can share a few tips, why not.

In this video I share the stuff I bring with me to Brazilian Jiujitsu tournaments.

I include the gear I bring.

The food and supplements I bring or use.

And I also include the type of tools I use to warm up with prior to the match.

If you’ve got a BJJ competition or match coming up. Then I hope this video proves useful to you and gives you some ideas on the types of things you should bring with you for tournaments.

Thanks for watching and I hope the video was helpful.
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Should you scout out your opponent for BJJ competitions or should you focus on your own gameplan?

And when preparing for a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu tournament does it change from White to Black Belt?

It’s different for everyone. But for me, I don’t like scouting out my opponents too much.

As I talk about in the video. When I went to BJJ competitions and focused too much on what my opponent was going to do. I didn’t execute my own game plan effectively.

And whenever I competed and didn’t have time to look people up. I was able to perform much better.

I will still glance at my opponent’s if I can, but only a glance. Just enough to know some of the techniques or strategy they may execute.

So if you’re like me. You might find it beneficial to not scout your opponents out too much and simply go in with a focus on your game plan, your techniques and jiu-jitsu abilities.

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A lot of times in these videos it may come across as I’m always excited to train BJJ. That I never get tired. That I never lack enthusiasm.

And that simply isn’t true.

I’m human and lack excitement for training from time to time.

Very often one of the periods where I always feel a lull in my excitement for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training is after big competitions wins.

The excitement of winning the tournament or fight always sends me down to at least a week of lethargy. Then it picks back up afterwards and I get back to normal.

I’ve found that if I try to fight against this feeling and push it, it simply gets worse. But if I simply go with it and give it time to run it’s course. I come back strong.

And in this video I talk about how the cool morning I experienced felt like I feel right now. The temperature dropped and life seems to slow down a bit after the rush of the summer heat.

Like that, I feel as though my body is slowing down after the heat of hard training and competition followed by the excitement of meeting new people at seminars.

And if you feel like this, lacking excitement or motivation for jiujitsu, don’t worry it happens to all of us. It’s ok.

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Years ago I experienced a lot of pain in my lower back, groin and hips that would come and go. After trying different methods to fix it I realized it was a muscular imbalance issue.

In this video I show a few weird but useful exercises for BJJ practitioners.

In the beginning I talk a little about how Brazilian Jiu-jitsu creates an imbalance because of constant flexion in the hips from positions like Guard.

So the exercises that can be really helpful are those that do the opposite.

The 1st exercises are a prehab rehab type exercises that focus on extension muscles like the glutes.

I’ve done these with my students in the past and in some cases their muscles are so weak that twitching and cramping has happened.

Next I show how to add a little weight and get more strength in the positions using a barbell or something like a Wreck Bag.

If you’re experience any issues with your hips, groin or lower back in Brazilian Jiujitsu. You may find some benefit from working on hip extension exercises to correct the imbalance.

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-Chewy

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In my BJJ Half Guard series I cover my exact Half Guard techniques.

These techniques came originally from Renato Tavares, one of my old coaches, who showed me 3 simple techniques.

Those 3 techniques grew into a whole series of attacks, positional controls, counters. A whole system.

This exchange from one to the other reminds me of the Heros Journey that Joseph Campbell writes about.

He talks about the Hero going out and getting the thing and then bringing it back to share.

And in BJJ, we are all the hero of our own journey, and we do just that. We go out, learn techniques, develop them and then bring them back around to the people behind us.

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This Brabo Choke is a fantastic option from the Full Guard in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

The Brabo Grip itself is excellent for posture and Full Guard control. And it leads to numerous sweeps and submissions.

I often show the Brabo grip early on to my White Belts because it’s strength can often be helpful for a newcomer to BJJ who wouldn’t mind a little added control.

In this video I’m not going off a viewer request. Instead, I wanted to simply show you a nice Brazilian Jiujitsu technique that might be useful for your game.

As you’ll see in the video. I show the basics of how to open up the Gi to achieve the grip. Then discuss how to setup the choke or use it for positional dominance.

I hope that the technique helps you with your Full Guard submission game in BJJ.

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In this episode of the podcast we talk about following your own path.

We’re on this subject because Chad is leaving to move down to Tennessee.

We also share some stories about the No Gi Pans, competing and even the nerdy way I keep my journals.

I hope you enjoy this episode of the Chewjitsu podcast.

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Have you ever not received credit for something when you felt like you should have? Perhaps you helped someone but then never received any recognition.

That’s what’s going on in today’s Brazilian Jiu-jitsu video.

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Our friend Jay who is a 4 stripe Blue Belt has taken upon himself to help out one of the White Belts in his gym with a Baseball Choke technique he’s developed.

And it worked! The BJJ White Belt took the technique and has been able to hit it several times in tournaments and in training. So much so, that this White Belt has become synonymous with this choke.

The only problem is that he has never given Jay any credit for the help.

Jay knows that he shouldn’t feel upset about this. But he says he’s found that it frustrates him.

In this video I draw some parallels to how I felt as a young Brazilian Jiujitsu coach and Jay’s situation.

And I talk about not giving people help in any situation on a conditional basis if you’re really trying to help them.

I also discuss how to turn this negative situation on the mats into a positive by channeling the negative energy into a positive by teaching more people.

But the biggest idea I try to share in this video is that if you take on the role of a teacher or coach in Brazilian Jiujitsu. You need to take joy out of teaching someone. Not getting recognition for it. Finding joy in someone else’s success.

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Have you ever had to leave your BJJ gym? Whether because of a falling out with the coach or a gym closing, like in today’s video, it’s a tough situation.

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Years ago I was forced to leave my original Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gym and I’ve had a number of students who have come to me from another gym.

And our friend Em is in a situation where she is leaving her BJJ gym because her coach is closing the gym down.

Her biggest worry is that now she’ll have to find a new BJJ family and it won’t be the same as the original.

And in this video I share some of the situations and how to deal with the changing of BJJ gyms.

I share some personal stories that happened with some of my Brown and Black Belts and how things worked out better in the end.

If you’re in a similar situation where you’re changing BJJ schools. I hope the video is helpful!
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This was from my second No Gi BJJ training session leading up to the 2018 No Gi Pans in St Louis. It was another tough one!

I met up with again with Kyle, Nick, Jeff and Junior for some tough No Gi BJJ.

By the way, it’s worth noting that all these dudes medaled at the No Gi Pans this past weekend. They’re all tough as nails and I was wiped out after training with them.

The Brazilian Jiujitsu training session begins with some passing and sweeping rolling.

Then afterwards we moved on to some rounds where the focus is on who scores 1st.

Oftentimes it’s the person who scores 1st who wins. And so it’s important to strike 1st in your BJJ competitions. So the drill was simply that. Both people working hard to get the 1st set of points.

It’s a great way to help prepare for BJJ tournaments when you need to fire off quickly in your match.

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Afterwards we continue our Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training with some regular rolling .

During the rolling you’ll see me pass, sweep and take the back. You’ll also see me get taken down, passed and swept.

The guys I’m rolling with are all tough Brazilian Jiujitsu practitioner. Almost all of them seasoned Black Belts. So they’re very good. And I had to work hard. Hence why there is so much butt sweat at the end haha.

And I think my training with them definitely helped me win the 2018 No Gi Pans at the Ultra Heavy Master 1 division.

Enjoy the video and rolling.

And if you’re ever in St Louis, definitely check out Kyle Watson’s gym. He’s a great guy and runs a fantastic gym.

-Chewy
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Do you ever struggle with losing the Back Mount in BJJ? If so then you know the frustration associated with it. You push yourself hard to get to the Back.

Then once there, the person slips away from you.

It happens to everyone at some point. And I received a message from Andre who recently said he is losing Back Mount to both the under arm and the over arm of his harness grip during his BJJ training.

There are a lot of options that will help you maintain good positional control. But for the sake of addressing his exact question and situation he’s currently facing I didn’t want to dive into positional control.

Instead, I focus on a couple of slick chokes that you can use if you begin losing the Back Mount in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

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In this video I’ll show you the Bulldog Choke if the person escapes to the under arm side of the seatbelt grip. This is actually one of my favorite chokes to hit in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu because of how unexpectedly it comes on.

And the second choke is the Arm Triangle Choke when they escape to the overarm side.

If you’re having a similar issue with losing the back and would like some submission options when they escape. Then I hope this video is helpful!

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In this video I share 2 of the most important lessons or abilities Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gives to us for self defense situations that may arise outside of the gym.

I use a video of a store clerk who was attacked while working his shift one night.

During the encounter he is attacked and forced to defend himself using his grappling training.

As the 2 fight with one another the Brazilian Jiujitsu practitioner is eventually able to clinch with the attacker and apply a guillotine choke from the standing position.

I recently did another video where I talk about the fact that if you’re in a fight outside of the gym. Chokes should be something you focus on. Joint locks are great. But chokes will give you the finality by putting the person to sleep.

Going back to the video. I guarantee this young BJJ practitioner never practice being attacked behind a counter at his store.

But instead, the training from his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gym help prepare him for the situation.

Now the tips I talk about in the video are not unique to BJJ. The training methodology is also used for Judo, Wrestling, Boxing, Muay Thai, Sambo, etc. All the combat sports share them.

I also believe this training method also applies to people who plan to use weapons like guns for self-defense. As I talk about in the video.

Talk to you guys next time!-
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