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Recently 1 of my smaller BJJ students was asking questions about how to add top pressure in Side Control. So, I gave them a few tips that helped them out and I figured I'd share them with you. As a smaller person in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu you can certainly add top pressure. But you've got to me more deliberate than say a 300lbs person who can have sloppy positioning but still feel like a ton of bricks. And the video will give you some ideas on how to do that. That said, all of the stuff that I talk about in the video is perfectly useable for a bigger person too. They're sound fundamentals. But again, if you want to have strong pressure on top of side control and don't want to get rolled, then they're even more important if you're not a massive person. 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.

Today's question comes from a Purple Belt who has an interesting question that many upper belts in BJJ might experience. Basically, he's realized that he's in a gym where he's 1 of the higher belts on the mat and the number of more experienced grapplers is getting smaller and smaller. He wants to continue improving with his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu skills, but he's worried that without higher belts to push him it won't happen. So in the video I share some ideas and 2 strategies to improve even if you don't have a ton of higher-level training partners. And if you use these strategies you might find that some of your most productive rolling rounds (as far as skill growth goes) aren't even your hardest. Now, if you're at a lower experience level you can use these strategies just the same. 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.

In today's class and rolling video you'll get a chance to see me and my guys working on a Knee on Belly escape to backside 50/50 and then some rolling afterwards. I got class started and then let one of our Black Belts in the gym (Evan) take over with some details on the leg locks since he's a stronger leg locker than me. Afterwards we had some situational rolling including some rounds of guard passing battles and dominant position. I even had a super nice Black Belt (tough roll too) from Idaho drop in for class followed by me working rounds with some of my tough young students. Enjoy the video and 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. FU3SQGY2SGZUR4NQ

Today's video is mixture of BJJ technique along with a simple exercise to make your grip stronger for lifting, BJJ or whatever. This came up today when I was teaching how to stop an armbar defense with a simple gripping adjustment to weaken the grip. Afterwards Eli started explaining some ideas about grip strength and areas of weakness and started sharing an exercise about how to strengthen the grip. I thought it would make a fun video and give you a technique or a exercise to throw into your next BJJ session or lifting workout. So, enjoy the video. . . and blooper towards the end. Thanks for watching. -Chewy P.S For more details about the program Eli and I created use the link below. https://www.chewjitsutraining.com/Swole ----------------- 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.

I recently spoke with a fellow BJJ coach who recently denied a young guy a promotion to Purple Belt because of his attitude. In particular the young Blue Belt gets very upset when he loses during training. To the point that it negatively affects his training and the environment around him. And the coach was just curious whether or not I thought this was a good idea and my thoughts on it (from BJJ coach to BJJ coach). So, in this video I share my thoughts on whether or not I think the coach made the right call with holding the promotion. I hope the ideas I share in the video are useful to you whether you're a coach or just someone training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. -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.

Recently I posted a video about an older Black Belt in BJJ who was dealing with a difficult situation. If you want to watch the video, it's here: https://youtu.be/32irvGCWC68 And in the comments to that video most of them were very positive, encouraging and people had a bit of empathy for the guy. But with the internet being the way it is there were people who wanted to trash the guy and say that he had big ego issues. Some even said this sort of thing doesn't happen in other arts like wrestling, boxing, judo and so on. 1 person even said BJJ has a toxic community because of the belts. So this is a short video replying to those types of comments and my thoughts on the ideas. 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.

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Do ever struggle with people smashing you in a really tight guard passing position? Think, body lock passing, tight half guard passing, etc. Of course, right? It happens to everyone. Well here's a simple, but powerful, chin grip that could be a game changer for you and your BJJ in these positions. I learned this by having a smaller competitor (around 160 or so) use it against me. I remember it disrupted my guard passing positions even when I was super tight. I then started using it during my training and enjoy it when I'm rolling up against some of my larger students who are north of 250lbs. So, give it a try the next time you need to create some space when fighting off a tight guard pass during your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training sessions. -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.

On this episode of the podcast, we are joined by strength, nutrition, and lifestyle coach Eli Coffey and introduce Eli and Chewy’s new strength and hypertrophy training program for Jiu-Jitsu athletes called “Swole & Roll.” Eli is a WBFF Pro Muscle Model, holds state and national bench press records, and is a black belt in Japanese Jujitsu. On this episode, Eli discusses his start in martial arts and how an injury during martial arts competition led him to strength training and body building. Eli discusses how severe arthritis in his shoulders forced him to adjust his weight-lifting, how to get the most out of training when you are injured or have a limited range of motion, how to adjust your diet for weight loss, why strength training is the basis for fat loss, how much protein you should consume for your body, Eli’s first bodybuilding show, the importance of having a coach, what to eat before and after training, and the introduction of Eli and Chewy’s new “Swoll & Roll” strength training program for BJJ. You can pick up the program at the special launch discount price (until March 31st, 2023) and also be entered for a chance to fly out and train with Eli and Chewy. Get the program here: https://www.chewjitsutraining.com/Swole The live Q&A Starts at 1:06:00 and includes: Impact of resistance training for injury prevention. How to maintain flexibility for rolling and still maintain strength. How can you train "isometric tension" for BJJ? Are there specific exercises for "Guard Players" on the “Swole & Roll” program? Is working out two days per week still beneficial? Will the “Swoll & Roll” program create more muscle balance throughout the body? Does the "Swole & Roll" program have videos? What equipment do you need for the "Swoll & Roll" program? Is there benefit to removing coffee from your diet? Does it matter when you eat after exercise? Thanks to the podcast sponsors: Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://www.charlottesweb.com/chewjitsu and use code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off your purchase of some high quality CBD to help with all of your recovery needs. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://www.epicrollbjj.com and use the promo code Chewjitsu to get 15% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast Song Code: CZYORJIHW56C92NI

Got a lifting question from a viewer recently who asks, "What's the best type of lifting for BJJ?" Now he went on in the message to ask about different modalities of lifting like crossfit, powerlifting and so on. So in the video I share my experiences with everything from crossfit to powerlifting to bodybuilding style workouts and what I prefer now. Keep in mind that in the video I'm going off my experiences as someone who's been lifting since he was a teenager. Also, my purposes for lifting as a 37 year old guy are different now than they were when I was a younger competitor. Nowadays it's for injury prevention and also a little of aesthetics. I share this because this isn't to say that my answer is right, it's simply a piece of advice to take in and consider for your own training. But either way, I hope the video is useful to you if lifting and BJJ is a question you might have. -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.

What do my knees feel for BJJ training nearly 20 years after my 1st meniscus tear surgery in 2004? Well, that's the question I'll answer in today's video. I've gotten a lot of questions about this from Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioners who are either getting ready to have surgery on their meniscus tear or just recovering. So, in today's video I'll share how things are feeling from both of the surgeries on my knee (1 in 2004, 1 in 2014) and I'll also share what I do that seems to help alleviate pain and keep my joints feeling healthy. Just for the record. Both of my tears were treated with removal and not a repair. Hope the video helps if you're struggling with this sort of thing or if you have a surgery coming up and wondering how it will affect your training. -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.

The other day I posted a BJJ video about being an older BJJ Black Belt. I know some of you said it’s only because of a belt. And that’s an easy scapegoat, but that’s not it. Old champions and masters in other combat sports feel the similar things. I’ve spoken to champions in wrestling and kickboxing who got older and struggled with the realization that they weren’t what they used to be. That said, I talked about it. And in today’s BJJ drilling and rolling video here’s a great example of me going through it. The video is from a training session from a few weeks ago when I was coming back from Costa Rica. You’ll see some knee on belly drills first followed by rolling. During the rolling I got subbed by a couple of my students and became the "nail" instead of the hammer. This is something I talk about in videos, but maybe it'll be useful for you to see it too. So enjoy the drills and enjoy watching the Chewster be the nail instead of the hammer. -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. ZZX8VLWQWWF1FVOR