Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blog - Part 2

December 10, 2015

Why Play Open Guard?

Because it is the other 90% of playing guard. Closing your legs is very effective at trapping your opponent,...

November 19, 2015

The hardest thing to learn to do in a fight is to relax! This is one of the first...

November 12, 2015

We must train our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques in an uncontested manner before we can be good enough with them...

November 2, 2015

I’m not a good chess player. I’ve always respected good chess players, and I enjoy the game of chess....

October 20, 2015

When I was a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt, I was struggling with what I call “blue belt syndrome”. Blue...

October 2, 2015

I started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Serra BJJ in NY under Matt and Nick Serra. When I walked in to Serra’s...

September 22, 2015

Get ready because there will be a day when you show up at the gym and you are going...

September 11, 2015

Muscle memory is commonly defined as the “ability of your mind to capture a particular activity or movement”. For...

August 31, 2015

White belts are just learning what techniques are available in different positions. Blue Belts know some techniques from each position...

August 17, 2015

While teaching I have noticed a level of frustration that occurs among many beginner BJJ students. Let me explain;...

August 17, 2015

You thought about trying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a while and final you made the commitment. You walked into a...

August 15, 2015

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