Today's question comes from Chris, a BJJ White Belt, who's experiencing one of the most common problems new BJJ competitors run into when they compete early on. He says that in the gym he's a tough roll with any of the other White Belts, he can roll round after round in his gym and generally feels confident. But whenever he goes to BJJ competitions he's not able to pull the trigger on his techniques, he gets tired in the 1st couple of minutes in the match, feels shaky and weak in his arms and legs and loses his matches. Now I replied back to Chris about whether or not he put much attention to his warm up. He said he didn't and so that's where I place a lot of focus for this video. Because in my experience the warm up before a match can make or break your performance. And it's something that experienced competitors pay close attention to while new Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitors don't. Hope this video helps you if you're in the same situation. -Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

Setting up your frames to escape side control is something you were probably shown since you were a fresh new BJJ white belt. But what if doing that could get you in trouble? Well, here today I'm going to show you a sneaky wrist lock that you can setup using the basic framing position most people in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu were shown. Next week I'll show you how to setup your frame differently. This is a legit submission that I've used in many competitions and countless times in rolling. In fact one of my fastest submissions was hit using this technique. So next time you're in side control I hope this proves useful to you. -Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

In today's video I answer 12 questions that were originally from my IG account. I've been asked some of these here on Youtube so I figured I'd do this video here as well. Here are the questions. . . 0:00 Intro 01:00 Is it too early to get private lessons as a White Belt in BJJ? 02:28 What's you favorite alcoholic drink? 02:57 Is it better to have a strong offense or defense in BJJ? 04:17 Pineapple or pizza? 04:28 What do you do to tackle cravings when calorie deficient. 06:34 How many days do I strength train during the week? 06:59 How do you get over motivation dips in training? 08:42 Details on getting a shirt 09:10 My ground hog problem . . . 09:45 Fastest submission in live competition. 09:56 What's the best quality that exists in people who are successful in BJJ? 11:26 Advice for trying to tighten up loose skin? 12:27 Biggest lesson you've learned in life? To follow me on Instagram check the links below. -Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

Is BJJ effective in MMA anymore? This is the guts of the question I got asked by Zinedine recently. So in this video I share some ideas to. . . chew on. . . as to whether or not I believe BJJ is still relevant in Mixed Martial Arts in todays current fighting arenas. Some of this will probably be just basic "Duh" information. But this argument has been going on since I started training way back in 2003 (18 years ago). And apparently it's still going. Which is strange to me because BJJ is still useful and effective. The reality is that it's just going to look different than it once did as all the martial arts are blending together. So I hope you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching. -Chewy P.S I meant Big Nog in the video not Little Nog. Not sure why I said that. ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

Inside the gym recently I've been using the Guillotine Choke. Well, as you can imagine my partners have gotten better at defending it which then has forced me to figure out more options. This is the natural evolution of most of our moves in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. So in today's BJJ technique video I show a sneaky submission you can use if the Guillotine Choke fails and the person rolls out of the choke. This is a common counter to the move so if you use the Guillotine Choke already you're probably familiar with it. Pay close attention to the hand grips as well as the way the head blocks the grip from being used. I hope this helps you with your Brazilian Jiujitsu rolling or competitions in the future. -Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

In today's video Josh McKinney shows a nasty straight ankle lock from K guard. If you watch our rolling that we did in the Vlog of the seminar at his gym you'll see him use the technique he's using in this video. Even if you're not the biggest leg lock person. The details for control and off-balancing the person with open guard is super useful. Also, he shows some great details on finishing the straight ankle lock in some different ways. Some of the adjustments he showed made the ankle lock get tight quick! Hope you enjoy the details. And if you'd like to find out more about Josh. Check out his podcast or Instagram using the links below. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-suck-at-jiu-jitsu-show/id1492940799 https://anchor.fm/isuckatjiujitsushow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejoshmckinney/ See ya next time. -Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

In today's video I chat with my Josh Mckinney after rolling with him and doing a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu seminar at his gym. In the conversation we get into the idea of Black Belts being closed minded and why he embraces the idea of "sucking" in Jiu-jitsu. This came about because of his I Suck At Jiu-Jitsu Podcast which you can check out using the links below. Josh's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-suck-at-jiu-jitsu-show/id1492940799 https://anchor.fm/isuckatjiujitsushow But the reality is he doesn't suck at BJJ, in fact he is pretty good, so I wanted to know what he meant. In the video he explains all of that. So hope you enjoy the video and be on the lookout for a sweet ankle lock technique from him later this week and if you want to follow him on Instagram use the link below. Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejoshmckinney/ Thanks for watching. -Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

Today's vlog comes from my recent BJJ seminar in Granite City where I taught some of my favorite guard passing and half guard options. As you'll hear in the video I was recently got a small injury to my shoulder. But like any Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioner. I have a problem of wanting to roll and by the end of the seminar my shoulder felt warm enough to move around for a roll. Luckily I rolled with the coach Josh McKinney who flowed around with me a bit. We kept a good pace and moved but he never wrenched anything hard and allowed me to flop around when I needed. So hope you enjoyed the video! And you can check out Josh's gym out if you're near Granite City / St Louis at: https://headnodhq.com/schedules/schedule-headnodhq-granite-city/ And be on the lookout next week for some videos featuring Josh. -Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

In today's video I have 2 questions that touch on the same topic. 1 comes from an 8 year BJJ Black Belt and the other is from a brand spankin' new White Belt. The main question is about how to relax more during rolling in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training. The Black Belt is asking it more from a coaching perspective and the White Belt is asking from the perspective of a new student. So in the video I explain about how I used to be a spazzy White Belt, how I deal with them as coaches to help them relax and then my tips for the people asking questions. If you're in a similar situation then I hope the video helps you! -Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

A frustrating situation in Brazilian Jiujitsu that everyone has experienced is getting everything setup for an Armbar, sitting back and then having your opponent defend it. Years ago I had a friend I trained with who had excellent Armbar defense and so I had to figure out a way to deal with this kind of situation. In today's BJJ technique video I show you a small adjustment I make when I go for an armbar using the figure 4 kimura style lock on the arm. The adjustment is literally a 2-4 inch adjustment. What it does is allow us to weaken the grip the person can use to setup their defense. Give it a try then next time your going for an armbar from top position in your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training or rolling. -Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

Today's video is wrestling style takedown taught by one of my new students and 3X NAIA college wrestling champion Brandon Reed. You may have seen him in some of my rolling videos before. He just finished up his last year of college winning his 3rd heavyweight wrestling title and has started BJJ training with us. Scary right? In the video he shares one of his favorite techniques in wrestling. The ankle pick. It's a super basic, fundamental, takedown in wrestling that is plenty useable in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I've used it myself in competitions or rolling. No gi and it works in the gi (with some small adjustments to the collar). Here's a video to see the ankle pick in action during a college wrestling match: https://youtu.be/HITDcGrN9zM?t=176 So if you wanted to see a cool simple takedown to use then I hope this video gives you one to chew on. -Chewy Brandon's Channel is here if you'd like to keep up with him for his wrestling or as he gets into BJJ: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtesTfRHYT8Esz2a1EWb3ag https://www.instagram.com/brandonreed3x/ ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.

Today's video comes from Elijah who wants information about books on mental toughness. He said he knows I'm a reader and wants book recommendations on books to develop mental toughness for BJJ and life. In this video I share some ideas on how I develop mental toughness for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and life. I also share why you don't build mental toughness from reading. Books can be a great tool to get new ideas from. But they're like techniques. You have to put the ideas into practice. They can't sit on the shelf. But with that I share 3 books I think are worth reading in relationship to mental toughness. If mental toughness and being gritty is something you're trying to do. I hope the video is useful to you. -Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: http://www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-jitsu-13-page-ebook/ Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/ http://www.Facebook.com/Chewjitsu http://www.instagram.com/Chewjitsu http://www.twitter.com/Chewjitsu Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY.