Category Archives: grappling

I know that when teaching, you’re supposed to avoid telling students what not to do. Instead, you’re supposed to tell them what to do. The rationale behind this is whatever you tell the student, their going to remember that and … Continue reading →

Check out our awesome new A-board. You’ll notice that it’s got Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu listed on there, in addition to Kung fu and CrossFit. The question for us to ask, as students of Kung fu, is how is doing BJJ going … Continue reading →

After Sunday’s class, I asked Bill what he thought I should work on during the BJJ classes and he said three things: 1. Show people how to get out of bad positions (mount bottom, side control bottom, rear mounted, etc.) … Continue reading →

Getting a foot sweep to work on a fully resisting opponent is a major victory. It is hard to set up, hard to execute and hard to finish. This doesn’t make it an invalid technique. In fact, I think it … Continue reading →

The amusing thing about teaching a particular technique in grappling class is that it is very difficult to close that particular technique because EVERYONE just learned it. There are a couple things you can do about this. You can try … Continue reading →