Physical Conditioning For BJJ – Should You Do It Or Not?
Today I am going to talk about physical conditioning for jiujitsu. I hear a lot of people talking about this subject, saying you should do this or don’t do that. I believe this subject is very personal. For example, Marcelo Garcia didn’t do physical conditioning throughout his entire career and it worked for him. In […]
Best Way To Improve Your Cardio For BJJ
Today I am going to talk about the best way to improve your cardio for bjj. I receive this question a lot. My answer is simple, there’s not much you can do outside bjj. You can run or swim but nothing is better than rolling. If you want to improve your cardio then try rolling […]
How To Avoid Getting Smashed by The Bigger Guys by Bruno Malfacine
Many times when Im teaching, its very common to see the lighter weight students asking me some tricks to use, to avoid getting smashed by the bigger guys. Sometimes its even a challenge for me to teach it, because the fact that Im 6’3’’ and 220 pounds, so I have to try to put myself […]
A Sneaky BJJ Choke vs Over Under Pass By Jason Eames
In one of my seminars in February, I met Jason Eames. Jason is a black belt from Andre Galvao, he lives in Philadelfia and he has his own school there. For this blog post I asked him to show us a very sneaky BJJ choke that he was trying against me during the entire roll. […]
Easiest Way To Get Submission In Tournaments
Today I am going to talk about what in my opinion is the easiest way to get a submission in a tournament. When we compete in a tournament, our goal is to always get a submission. However, many times at the beginning of the match and at the end of the match, it can be […]
Trap Your Opponents In The Closed Guard by Billy Shannon
I use to say that the Closed Guard, when you are on top its probably the worst neutral position in BJJ. When I mean neutral, I mean that nobody is in an advantageous position but its the type of position that only favors the guy on bottom. Try to think about it, how many attacks […]