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I teach for the purpose of useful grappling skill in whatever arena you choose to enter. I do not believe anyone would accuse me of coddling or making things less difficult to suit someone’s delicate sensibilities. As much as it pains people, when it comes to Jiu Jitsu, I’m right a lot. That gets proven time and again, whether you want to do what I say is up to you, but when people listen, they tend to be more successful. First and foremost I am here to make you good at Jiu Jitsu and that is something I take very seriously. Any auxiliary benefits are just a bonus.
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I think I’m normal, but what I’m realizing is that more people look at me like I look at David Goggins. I think sacrificing huge parts of my life and body to the pursuit of grappling is totally acceptable. That’s not the view of the general populace. I don’t think I’m anywhere close to Goggins level intensity, but I’m realizing that I’m further away from normal than I thought. I don’t know if it’s wrong, a lot of my friends are the same way, but realizing that I’m outside the norm and not expecting people to exist on my level might be helpful.
I do my absolute best to not talk out of my ass in life. If I say something to you, generally I have a reason. If I’m coaching you to do something, never is my attempt to make your life harder. Contrary to what you may believe, I want you to be successful at Jiu Jitsu. I don’t want it to be so hard for you, and I want you to win. My advice is always geared toward your benefit if it is directed at you, if I am coaching against you, the opposite is true, but you can still use it to your benefit. I am not working against what I believe to be your best interest at any point, even if I am being an asshole.
Everything is useful in some way. Maybe you’re not at a stage where you can decipher what is useful from YouTube, but it is still a resource. You have the ability to put ideas together; whatever grappling knowledge you have can be translated to Jiu Jitsu. If you’ve wrestled for 20 years, don’t forget you’re a wrestler. Part of being an effective martial artist is not closing your mind to useful ideas. I steal all the time from lots of people and places. Connect the dots, use your brain, it’s your Jiu Jitsu at the end of the day. Ask the questions you need and find information. I have answers, but there are also so many brilliant people sharing information. It’s lazy to not take advantage of it.
https://youtu.be/b3R0K34hxaE?si=bjQfxz9mVD03Uzn2
https://www.youtube.com/live/NSt-v1UjbII?si=IbpDz24uFH_bBqd1 1a. Single leg pickup
1b. 1c. Single leg finish 1d. Reverse or disengage 2a. Closed Guard- R&D 2b. 2c. UD-R&D 2d. 3a. .5- R&D 3b. 3c. SC- R&D 3d. 4a. Mount-R&D 4b. 4c. FHL-R&D 4d. 5a. Single leg 5b. 5c. Double leg 5d. 6a. Russian tie 6b. 6c. FHL 6d. 7a. Side body lock 7b. 7c. Back body lock 7d. 8a. Tomoe nage 8b. 8c. Over under 8d. My answers are not necessarily your answers. I really want to reinforce that this is not a mindless activity, you have the ability to come up with intelligent decisions all on your own. I am here to make your answers better, not to change them. It is collaborative, but collaboration only exists when the parties involved are mutually doing the work. If you walk in every day making the choice to avoid preparing, your day is going to be hard. I’m putting the classes together so that you can be a part of the process of getting better, you have to be the one to take advantage of that.
Everyone you train with has something to offer. That something might not be hard training, but it could be something that benefits you in another aspect of your life, or just a fun training partner. I’ve learned so many things being on the mats, and for better or worse Jiu Jitsu is an integral part of my personality. Don’t discredit people simply because what they bring to the gym isn’t the desire to be a professional fighter. For the most part grapplers are pretty interesting regardless of whether they can beat you up.
Getting whacked is part of doing a combat sport, even in grappling. If you stop every time you get cracked in the head or in the nuts, you’re doing yourself a disservice. It does not help you in self-defense or in competition to stop at a minor inconvenience. If you frequently have to stop because of unintentional contact, that’s something you need to work on, or maybe combat sports are not for you. I apparently got head butted this morning and didn’t even register it, and I can’t remember the last time a low blow stopped me. Toughness is a part of combat for better or worse.
If you don’t show up, it doesn’t get better. Expecting to get better at grappling without training doesn’t work, it never has. You need to be consistent in some way to improve, even if it’s just once a week. There are many available options for classes, so something should fit your schedule. I can only help you if you’re in the gym.
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