Category Archives: grappling

Your body has some basic protocols for surviving. For example, when you get scared, you get a dump of chemicals into your body (including adrenaline) and those chemicals give you a burst of strength. Another example of an automatic survival … Continue reading →

Today in BJJ class we explored the arm-in guillotine. It is, not surprisingly, a lot like the guillotine but you’ve got one of your partner’s arms wrapped up along with their neck. In my mind, it is very similar to … Continue reading →

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 →