Alex sent in a question asking for advice about his upcoming BJJ belt test. He’s been training for over 2 years and says his coach approached him about his Blue Belt test recently.

In this video I share my thoughts on it. Which are, there is no need for advice at this point.

In BJJ there are these big climatic points. Belt promotions, tournament wins, etc. These point in our game are very exciting. But they are simply a result of all the hard work put into the gym on a consistency basis.

Consistency is the key to being good at Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. . . or anything really.

I mean everyone loves the idea of being good at something. But whether or not they show up to pursue that thing is a different story.

And in this video I kind of go off on a unrelated Chewy ramble. But for me I don’t understand how people enjoy BJJ and want to improve. Yet they don’t show up. Brazilian Jiujitsu is amazing and it just gets me fired up and I can understand how you can enjoy something and have a hard time doing.

BJJ Motivation and inspiration are helpful. But they shouldn’t be constantly necessary for continuing to train.

Hope the video is helpful!
-Chewy

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What should you do with your old gym patches if you move to a new city and are training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu at a new gym?

In this video I say that you will need to consult your instructor 1st and foremost. Because with some instructors. It can be a very sensitive subject with some BJJ instructors and coaches.

But along with that advice I share my personal philosophy on the idea of patches and why you should keep your old gym patches on your gi if you move. As long as you want to continue to be associated with that coach.

To me, BJJ coaches give a piece of themselves to their students through the physical exertion of training.

And I consider that a powerful thing. And because of that, as long as you still respect and value your previous coach, I see nothing wrong with paying homage to them and their teaching through the wearing of a patch.

In my gym I still have images of Renato Tavares inside our walls. Even though I am no longer a part of his affiliation. I have a great deal of respect for him. When I left the association he was very respectful and not even the slightest bit angry towards me. And I appreciate his understanding.

Along with that. I learned a lot from Renato and so I keep the images up in our gym as a reminder of where I came from.

So if you’re changing gyms, or moving, I hope this video is helpful in some way.

Btw . . . why couldn’t I say trenches that day. Haha.

-Chewy
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When you first start BJJ training, it can be overwhelming. There is so much going on and it’s confusing about where to start.

I experienced this issue when I began training. And it is a question one of my new White Belts named Taylor had a question about.

His question was essentially asking what to focus on as a new BJJ White Belt.

So in this video, I share several tips about how I personally went about Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as a brand new White Belt with little to no submissions in my useable technique arsenal.

I share some tips for people who are more comfortable on the bottom playing form Full Guard and I share some options for people who are more comfortable playing from the top positions.

The general idea in this video is that if you’re new to Brazilian Jiujitsu. Your goal should be to just be able to control position as best you can and survive initially.

If you can control the basic positions (holding full guard, maintaining top position, etc) then overtime you’ll find that you’ll be able to mount some sort of offense attacks afterwards.

But in the beginning, if you don’t have the ability to maintain positions properly. You’ll be hard pressed to mount any submission attacks or offense techniques.

So for all the newcomers to BJJ, I hope this video is useful to you!
-Chewy
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When you first start BJJ training, it can be overwhelming. There is so much going on and it’s confusing about where to start.

I experienced this issue when I began training. And it is a question one of my new White Belts named Taylor had a question about.

His question was essentially asking what to focus on as a new BJJ White Belt.

So in this video, I share several tips about how I personally went about Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as a brand new White Belt with little to no submissions in my useable technique arsenal.

I share some tips for people who are more comfortable on the bottom playing form Full Guard and I share some options for people who are more comfortable playing from the top positions.

The general idea in this video is that if you’re new to Brazilian Jiujitsu. Your goal should be to just be able to control position as best you can and survive initially.

If you can control the basic positions (holding full guard, maintaining top position, etc) then overtime you’ll find that you’ll be able to mount some sort of offense attacks afterwards.

But in the beginning, if you don’t have the ability to maintain positions properly. You’ll be hard pressed to mount any submission attacks or offense techniques.

So for all the newcomers to BJJ, I hope this video is useful to you!
-Chewy
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The right control and setup can make all the difference with Takedowns. In this video I show a takedown I’ve used since High School Wrestling and still use as a Black Belt in BJJ.

This particular take down is going to me more focused on No Gi. And the grip and positioning will reflect that.

In Wrestling a basic name you could use for this would be a High Crotch to Double Leg.

I included a video from one of our no gi sessions of me using the setup. Not the exact same takedown, but the setup is the same. Just to give people an idea.

What I like a lot about this takedown is that it often times makes the person want to attack with a Guillotine choke. The only issue with that is that if done right, I should already be cutting my angle.

I’ve used this setup and finish against people in Brazilian Jiujitsu competitions or just rolling. Some of these people are those with nasty Guillotine chokes.

But again, creating the angle will keep me out of trouble.

So give the takedown a try, see if it works with your BJJ takedown game. If it does, awesome!

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The Over Under Pass has been one of my favorite Guard Passes to use in Bjj since I was a late White Belt, early Blue Belt.

I originally watch competitors like Pablo Popovitch use it successfully and I wanted to try and incorporate the Guard Pass into my top game arsenal.

Initially, I found a lot of issues with the pass. And often this guard pass got me submitted early on. I would get caught in Kimuras, Triangle chokes and often the pass just didn’t seem to work.

Overtime, and lots of mistakes, I was able to develop the ability to use the Over Under Pass in my Brazilian Jiujitsu training and competitions. Now I love it.

In this video, I answer a question I received from Twitter about tips with the Over Under Guard pass in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

I share a few basic tips on finishing the pass itself. But much of the video is me discussing a lot of the mistakes I made when I initially began using the pass in BJJ.

If you’re trying to add this versatile option into your Guard Passing techniques. I hope the tips in this video help you avoid some of the common mistakes.

-Chewy
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Do you ever get to Back Mount in BJJ but are unable to finish the choke because someone is gripping onto your gi and you’re unable to free your other hand?

This is a common issue with Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in the gi. Recently one of the viewers, Nick, had a similar issue and jokingly asked if he should quit gi Brazilian Jiujitsu all together and do 10th Planet BJJ.

I answered the question in one of my Chewy ramble videos:
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In that video I talked about letting go of the frustration associated with grips and just continuing to work hard.

In this video I give some more tactical advice on how to maneuver around the grip while going for the submission in Back Mount.

1. One option is to use your hips and body to break the grip so you can come back in for the choke.

2. Another option I show actually involves choking with 1 arm.

3. The last option involves switching the hips to change the Back Mount position and change the choking arm side to finish the choke.

If you’re having the same problem Nick is having with your BJJ training or competition rolling. I hope this video and the tips in it helps!

-Chewy
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Do you ever get frustrated with the Gi in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu ? I’m sure you probably do, and if you don’t, give it time.

For me with my wrestling background and my incessant desire to move around. Have you ever noticed how much I rock around in the videos?

I hate the Gi when I first started BJJ. And I’ve had a love hate relationship with the kimono.

In this video, one of our friend’s has a specific question about dealing with a Grip from Back Mount during rolling in his gym. And I will talk about this at a later time. In his message he words it as, “should I give up the gi and just do 10th planet?” Meaning, should I just do No Gi BJJ training.

But in the meantime I wanted to share some thoughts on how to approach BJJ training and the various frustrations that come with it. Because if it isn’t the gi, it will be something else.

In this video I share a couple of stories of how I got frustrated with the gi. 1 story in particular was kind of funny because I ended up destroying a beautiful BJJ gi in the process.

If you’re experiencing some trouble with the gi in BJJ. I hope this video is helpful to you and your BJJ training.

Thanks!
-Chewy
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BJJ Match Study: Rodolfo Vieira vs Andre Galvao
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Here is Eugene’s Podcast The Jiu-jitsu Therapist
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We talk about everything from my recent diet changes and adding strategically placed carbs that are giving me tons of energy for my BJJ training, to getting submitted by lower belts and losing the ego and multiple aspects of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

At the end we do a little bit of Q&A with people watching.

We apologize for the audio quality and weird camera angling. This was thrown together pretty quickly.

In the future if we do another YouTube live episode. We will work on doing things more professionally and give you guys better audio quality.

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Finding takedowns from Wrestling for BJJ in the gi can tough. A lot of times the grips get in the way and stifle shots and traditional Wrestling style takedowns.

Recently, after a BJJ seminar I did in West Virginia at Lewisburg Jiu-jitsu. Myself and Alex, one of the coaches there went over some details on finding Wrestling style shots and entries in order to hit a BJJ takedown (like single legs and double legs) while wearing the gi.

Btw, If you live in or near Lewisburg or are ever in the area. Check these guys out. They are amazing people and I would recommend them to anyone.

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During the quick BJJ lesson I did with Alex. We touched on the basic idea of controlling grips in order to find the take down in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

He said that he had messed around with Judo style throws and takedowns and was now moving towards Wrestling style variations in order to fuel his BJJ takedowns.

In the video I share how I struggled with my single legs and double legs in the gi because of grips. Then later on as I began to grip fight more effective I was able to overcome those issues.

If you’re trying to use Wrestling style takedowns. I would advise you to fight grips like crazy! And hopefully the tips in this video will be useful for your BJJ training or future Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitions.

Oh. . . and as a side note. . . you may see what happens when I get super caffeinated. Haha I was a chatter box during the moves.

Thanks!
-Chewy
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I don’t even know what to say about the situation in this video. Our friend, T, sent in a message about a training session recently in his class. He said that while he was rolling with a young teenager. The teenager’s father screamed out “fuck him up” during the roll.

When I read this message my instant reaction was. . . no way . . . this didn’t happen. But I’ve received several messages similar to this through the videos.

I’ve also experienced a few situations where things like this have happened.

1 such situation was when I was at a BJJ tournament and a father told his son, “Don’t you fucking tap.”

It’s just disgusting. It really is. . . this is a disgusting situation that has no place in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

The weirdest thing about the situation that came from our friend’s question was that the father is a purple belt n BJJ. I find this so bizarre because most people who actually do Brazilian Jiujitsu know the struggle and understand how hard it is and in turn they are usually very supportive and encouraging rather than negative.

I also share what I think the White Belt who asked this question should do. I don’t know how helpful it will be to anyone. But maybe it’s informative in some way.

Thanks!
-Chewy
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In this video I answer random Brazilian Jiujitsu and personal related questions that I received. (mostly from Instagram in this one).

Most of these questions are a little more focused on my personal training and journey in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

Hopefully you find the random questions and the answers to them entertaining or maybe a little bit useful for your training.

What got you started in BJJ?
In this section I talk about how I was interested in BJJ because I wanted to fight MMA. But then as I got into, there was a deeper reason why I continued.

What do you do to avoid pain in your beard for BJJ?
I typically use oils to moisturize my beard and this helps with it being pulled, or at least the pain associated with it. Hopefully this helps all you beards in BJJ guys.

Where do you think Jiu-jitsu is head in the future?
I’m honestly not sure where it’s headed. Many people want it to go to the olympics and I’m not so sure I’m for that.

What was your first submission in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu?
I got an armbar against one of my tough training partners.

Also, the grey gis are on the way. I’ve been finalizing the design as well as testing all the gi out to make sure it’s good quality. Everything is looking good, and I will have the gis up for order soon.

Hope you enjoy the video!
-Chewy
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