How do you lose the ALL or NOTHING mindset with BJJ training? How do you make Brazilian Jiu-jitsu a part of your life and not your whole life.

This is the question I received from Chris P. . . Last name Bacon. 😉

He says that he used to do BJJ in his 20s and now that he is doing BJJ after 30. He’s struggling to find a proper balance with his training.

In part because when he trained before, he trained like a mad man. And he finds that he is struggling to train less and still feel productive as an older guy in grappling.

In this video I share some of the struggles I’ve had over the years with different evolutions of myself. And the issues associated with that.

During the video I talk about everything from becoming an professional MMA fighter then leaving that, becoming focused on BJJ competitions and then pulling away.

I also talk about how my former self, like a lingering shadow, tries to pull me back into my old rhythms and patterns.

And by pulling away from some of my former identities creates a lot of uncertainty and anxiety because I’ve built myself up into something and then I’m moving on.

And I share this because Chris is probably battling with the new version of himself and the former version who used to train more.

Chris, and anyone else watching. I hope this helps!
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I love this leglock setup!

It’s super easy to get into and works really well for me. The key is to off balance your opponent by pulling the wrist to make their weight shift.

This will make it easier to sweep up that leg and get to honeyhole.

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of promoting my good friend Adam to Black Belt in BJJ.

As a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu coach, I desperately hope I’m not only helping make my students better at BJJ. But I also hope that I’m making a positive impact on their life in some way outside of the gym.

Everyone has their mission and that’s mine.

When Adam gave his Black Belt speech about what it means to be a BJJ Black Belt at least to him, I was moved. Because of the way he felt for me and all of the other people on the team.

You’ll see it on my face, I became watery eyed.

For me, that lets me now I’m on the right track.

In regards to Adam himself. There is so much I could say about him.

In fact, it’s difficult to condense your feelings and memories down to a simple post.

So I won’t try today.

Instead, I’ll just say that I’m proud of Adam, and I am so very thankful that he found his way to our gym 9 years ago.

He’s been one of my best training partners, someone I look forward to seeing on a regular basis and we’ve had some fun times together.

Congratulations to Adam! I’m proud of him. As a coach, brother in arms and friend.

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If there was a BJJ tournament in your area that had no winners, no losers, and no medals. . . would you participate in it? Do you think it would even be worth doing? Would you go through all the hard training to prepare for it?

This is the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu question that was thrown to me recently on Instagram.

Our friend who lives in a particular part of Canada where prize fighting was banned. And it just so happens that Brazilian Jiujitsu competitions were classified as prize fighting.

After the law was passed a BJJ tournament was held. And during this BJJ competition. No medals were given, no hands raised and no podium was stepped on to determine a winner.

The questions asked from our friend were. . .

Are medals a big deal? And should be people feel grateful for having a some sort of tournament in their area?

Now I don’t know all of the details of this situation. But I interpreted this as there were no winners and losers.

And I answer the question accordingly.

I hope that maybe you find the video at the very least, entertaining and possibly give you an idea as to why many people compete.

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I have not showed a takedown in quite some time.

The drop single is my favorite takedown of them all but! Since hurting my knee I can not shoot in as well. So this takedown has slowly became my favorite.

It is really easy to hit once you get the timing. That is why I recommend doing the Rhythm drill over and over.

Also if you don’t hit this takedown it sets you up for other takedowns. It also makes your opponents start looking for it than you switch it up on them by moving to something else.

Sometimes I will bait it three times or so than go for a drop single to switch it up.

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Looking for some BJJ Drills to take the Back for your training? Check out these 4 BJJ Drills I use in this video.

Unlike some of my other BJJ drills videos. You get to come along for the ride with my students as if you were present for one of my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes.

In this video I show 4 different drills to build up your ability to be a Back Taking Machine.

The 1st Drill in this sequence of movements and techniques is a Near Side Back Take from the Double Under Pass.

The 2nd Brazilian Jiujitsu technique / drill is the Up and Dump pass to a Hip Switch Back Take. Which comes from the Double Under Pass.

The third Back Take option comes from the Turtle Position when the person tries to roll and we roll with them to snag the Back Mount.

The 4th one. Which is fun one. Uses the lapels and a side roll to whip around and take the Back Mount.

All 4 of these are very simple and practical options to throw into just about anyone’s BJJ game. And hopefully the idea of keeping continuous movement as shown in the video will give you some ideas for other positions, techniques and drills for your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Training.

Hope you enjoyed the video!
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I love this sweep because who doesn’t love lifting people in the air am I right? Just me alright cool…

This sweep can be used to lift someone really high in the air if you have longer legs and drop them flat on their back or shoulders depending on how they react.

Now I’m the video I wasn’t lifting rob as high because of my recovering meniscus tear. But it is an option!

You can be safe and do the little lift like I was doing or you can make it extreme and go for the big lift and drop to make everyone go “ohhhhhhhhhhh”

I also plan on doing an add on to this sweep soon when I’m back from Cali. so stay tuned!

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Do you ever lack motivation for BJJ training? If so, how do you overcome it? What keeps you motivated.

I recently received a couple of BJJ questions related to motivation for training.

1 from Zach, a BJJ Blue Belt who is having some of the Blue Belt blues and is lacking motivation for training.

The other from Perk Kar on the Chewjitsu Instagram, who said, “lack of motivation how do we overcome it?”

In this video I do my best to share the idea that motivation is not what you need to keep training consistently.

Most people think of motivation as some sort of divine spark that is supposed to hit you and propel you forward to do the thing that you know you need to do or that you want to do.

I personally hate that spark and find a different type motivation far more useful for long term consistency.

In this Chewy ramble video I share the idea of creating your own motivation for BJJ training. You can become a powerhouse of motivation.

But it’s not something that magically comes to you. Instead you create it by taking action and moving forward towards whatever it is you want.

If you’re talking about Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training.

Make a ritual and schedule. And stick to that damn thing. If there is a secret to getting better and staying motivated. It’s keeping your disciplined habits and schedules together.

Having the structure to fuel your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is far more helpful than any spark for training motivation. Because you wield it. . . it’s yours.

And instead of being so dead set on some long term goal. Your goal should be your rituals and schedule. Keep them alive and enjoy the little victories and the big ones will come.

Hope this video helps you get into the gym and train your face off!
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If you’re a bigger person in BJJ. 1. How can you make your flexibility better for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. 2. How do you roll with smaller people when you’re self c

Being a big person in BJJ isn’t a bad thing.

As long as you’re being safe on the mat. You’re actually providing an awesome service for your training partners.

You help your training partners get used to the pressure associated with bigger training partners, opponents or attackers.

In this video I talk about why having a bigger training is actually very useful and is actually a good thing for your BJJ training.

This video came about because of a question I received from a BJJ White Belt who is a bigger guy and is struggling with figuring out what he should be doing for his BJJ training with his lighter training partners.

So if you’re a bigger man or woman in your BJJ gym. I hope this video is helpful.

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In my opinion this is one of the easiest triangle setups to hit live rolling. You just need to make the person post a hand on the mat and you’re set.

This has been one of my most used setups in my jiu-jitsu career I love it. I started doing it as a blue belt and perfected it since then.

You can hit this from guard or knee shield and you can use the concept from almost anywhere.

Most people will say no the push pull triangle is the easiest! I could agree with that as well because it is simple and easy. But once you get the simple movements down on this triangle you will beat everyone with it.

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He is more than deserving of his purple belt. Rob came into our gym about a year ago and we became really good friends. I am happy to promote him to his purple belt!

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In my opinion this is one of the easiest triangle setups to hit live rolling. You just need to make the person post a hand on the mat and you’re set.

This has been one of my most used setups in my jiu-jitsu career I love it. I started doing it as a blue belt and perfected it since then.

You can hit this from guard or knee shield and you can use the concept from almost anywhere.

Most people will say no the push pull triangle is the easiest! I could agree with that as well because it is simple and easy. But once you get the simple movements down on this triangle you will beat everyone with it.

Huge congratulations to rob he has been training 9 Years all together including judo, army combatives, jiujitsu, wrestling.

He is more than deserving of his purple belt. Rob came into our gym about a year ago and we became really good friends. I am happy to promote him to his purple belt!

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The Half Guard in BJJ is by far one of my favorite positions in Gi or No Gi. There’s so many options, grips and adjustments to mix it up with.

In this video I show a really STRONG grip to use in the Gi.

I put an emphasis on strong because it really locks the person down and creates crazy pressure from the bottom of Half Guard.

I’ve found from years of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu that once someone knows that I’m a Half Guard player.

They tend to try and get away from me.

This Back Strap grip doesn’t allow them to do that.

I’ve used this grip in rolling and competitions with plenty of success.

The gi loops around their back and puts an immense amount of pressure which completely locks the person up. If they try to push back or get away.

It’s usually not an option.

In the video I show one simple option that allows you to get to Back Mount and create a strong angle.

But there are so many sweeps and options you can add into your Brazilian Jiujitsu game with the grip.

So if you’re a BJJ Half Guard player and you’re looking for another option to throw in to your game.

Try the Back Strap grip.

Hope the technique helps!
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Thanks to everyone for the great questions. I had fun with them.

Here are the questions. . .

1. The tooth, what happened?
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2. What position did I struggle with the most as a White Belt?

3. Do you use any beard products?

4. What do you do if you’re doing MMA and want to do more BJJ?

5. When you did powerlifting and BJJ, did you feel that one hindered the other?

6. What’s the best way to get a BJJ Black Belt in a year or less?

7. What’s the best way to train leg locks?

8. What’s your favorite thing? A sneaky submission, unexpected sweep or finally executing a new setup?

9. Do you even lift?

10. Why do you have liabilities?

11. When are you guys going to make no liabilities shirt?

12. Can you make a wookie noise?

13. What is your favorite craft beer, craft brewery?

14. All time favorite submission?

15. Who’s number 1?

16. At what point do you give up trying to explain Jiu-jitsu to your friends? When you’re friends ask “How’s the karate going?”

17. If you could fight 100 duck sized Chad Hardy’s or 1 Chad Hardy sized duck. Which would you fight?

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