The 100 Day BJJ Challenge, Are You Up To It?

Are You Ready For The 100 Day 2008 Brazilian Jiujitsu Challenge?

Right Now is the time to make 2008 the most productive year of training you’ve ever had.

I’ll give you the way to do it and also give you several great reasons to, it’s up to you though, to MAKE it happen!

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In it are the keys to making 2008 the most productive year of training you’ve ever had.

As the year comes to an end, now is the time to seize this great opportunity to improve your skills.

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Just register to receive your copy of the 100 Day 2008 BJJ Challenge and I’ll send it to your email.

Read through it, put it to use in your training over the next 100 days then email back the questionnaire on how your skills have improved.

Then out of the best ones 4 will be picked to win a DVD prize pack valued at $120.

This is sure to set their training on fire for 2009.

Included in this prize package will be the first issue of the subscription only Audio book CD Advanced BJJ Strategies.

Here's just some of what will be covered on the CD:


-Details on how Olympic Athletes prepare for training.

-Advanced tactics you can apply to your training to make sure you are always improving.

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-How to make sure every training session you have from now on is productive.

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-The best ways to get focused before training.

-What to do after training that ensures you won’t forget what you did in class.

-How to best identify your strengths and weaknesses and work to eliminate your weaknesses.

-How to make the most of your time spent training.

-How to make sure you accomplish your goals by the end of the 100 days.

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Escaping Side Control continued.

Building on last weeks escape, this week we'll be looking at another escape from side control.
Pay careful attention to the fine details shown that make a huge difference in the performance of this technique.
Specifically the feet positioning and tips on proper arm placement.
We'll be looking at a side control escape featuring the bridge demonstrated by the phenomenal Marcelo Garcia.
Also be on the lookout for a special announcement I have that I will be making tomorrow.
It will feature a free gift to all my blog subscribers that want to take part.
I will also be giving some information on a new project I have almost completed, all those who want to take their Jiujitsu game to stellar levels will not want to miss out.

For now, just click on the link to view this great video.

Escaping Side Control

This week we'll be looking at a simple escape from Side Control.
It's very important to note the hand and elbow placement, also make sure you perform it in one swift movement so as to not get mounted during the move.
You'll notice as he reaches for the mat he pauses as he's explaining, this is probably only due to the fact that he's explaining the move as he's doing it.
You'll want to make sure you're performing it as quick as possible straight through.
Main steps once you have your hands in place are:
-Bridge up and reach for the mat.
-Spin your hips downward
-Walk up to the control position.

Just click on the link to watch.

The Top 10 Escapes Every Grappler Should Know!

Over the course of the next few weeks, I'll be covering a critical part of the BJJ game and that's escapes.
Whether you're into BJJ or MMA you can't afford to neglect this aspect of your training and performance.
We'll start off with number 10 although every one of these escapes can make up an important part of your game.
This is an escape from the back mount in which the most likely threat will be a rear choke, however, this isn't the only threat your opponent can place on you as he can always fake with the choke to set up an armbar as you escape.

Just click on the link above to watch the video.

BJJ Combinations

Once again I'd like to share an excellent video of Roy Dean displaying the power of combinations to set your opponent up.
There's actually alot you can learn here, just click on the link to watch the video.

My Annual Challenge.

Every year I set up a personal challenge for myself as a way to step up my training and take it to the next level.
Every year it revolves around a different aspect of training and lasts for up to a week.
One year, the concentration was on sparring to improve the timing and execution of my game.
Another year it was cardio, and another the concentration was on set-ups.
This year I've chosen conditioning, specifically explosive power.
I've devised a grueling set of workouts with my goal being to surpass my personal best.

How about you?

What area of your training would you like to improve?

What aspect of your game do you absolutely need to improve to get to the next level?

If you know in your heart that improving this aspect is absolutely necessary, then setting up your own personal challenge can help you get to that level.

I originally heard about this concept in the book, Living the Martial Way by Forrest E. Morgan.
It's origins trace back to ancient Japan where it was called Musha Shugyo.
Basically it was a warrior's personal quest to go off into the woods or deep into the mountains and embark on a personal challenge that would serve to improve his mental, physical and spiritual toughness.
It was meant to put one in touch with a deeper part of himself.

So ask yourself, what will your personal challenge be?

Are you willing to test yourself and take your training to the next level?

Set up the details of where you will train and get training partners together if you need to.

Record the experience or keep a personal log.

Then make the commitment to yourself and get to it.

I know that committing to a personal challenge every year has greatly benefitted both my training and my life.

The Fundamentals of Brazilian Jiujitsu

Hi, I've been hard at work putting the finishing touches on my latest ebook called The Fundamentals of Brazilian Jiujitsu.
It's more of an outline of all the basics of BJJ.
It's also easily printable so it can be used as a notebook to help stay organized as you learn the basics and put them to use.
What's great is that I put it together in a way that helps form a bigger picture of the art and the options available from each position.
Now for the good news, it's FREE for all my subscribers.
As a part of my committment to helping my readers improve their game, I'll be giving out ebooks such as this periodically for FREE.
So keep an eye out in your email for your free copy. And let me know what you think at:
info@jiujitsuuniverse.com

The Grappling Trifecta Part 4

The last factor involved in being functional as a grappler; Timing.
This is probably the least understood aspect especially for beginners.
There are even some who have been training for years who don't have a solid grasp of timing.

The best way to develop your timing?
Isolation drills.
Basically you need to isolate individual positions and the techniques from them.
How do you do this?
Do drills against a resisting partner where you work directly off a position.
Let's use the mount as an example. Here you have your opponent mount you, you attempt your escapes, (say, Bridge and roll or elbow escape) and your partner resists until you get it. Pay strict attention to the timing needed for the details of the move.
You then switch positions.
To make it more advanced once you get the hang of it, you do the same drill but have your partner try to submit as well as resist you while you're trying to escape.
You can do this with all the positions and your timing will improve.
The two most critical details involved are proper speed of movement and choosing the proper moment to execute the movement.

There you have it, work all three factors and your skills are guaranteed to improve.

I'll be back next week with something I've been working on for a while.
All I can say is that you'll be glad to be a subscriber!

The Grappling Trifecta Part 3

Although it might seem obvious, conditioning is the second most critical aspect in order to be an effective grappler.
The thing with conditioning is that you either have it or you don't.
You can't push yourself far beyond your current level of conditioning when you're gassing out.
So if you don't have it then you'd better work at getting your conditioning level up.
That's the good news, you can always work at improving your conditioning.

It doesn't matter how good your skills are if you don't have the conditioning to consistently be able to pull them off.
The last thing you want is to be incredibly skilled yet not properly conditioned, and to gas out when you're dominating your opponent.
So work at perfecting your techniques, work on your conditioning regularly, either through grappling specific drills and calisthenics, and later this week I'll be discussing the final factor necessary to be effective and reach your highest potential in Jiujitsu.

The Grappling Trifecta Part 2

The first and most obvious factor of the Grappling Trifecta is Technique.
This also encompasses strategy as well.
Technical proficiency is probably the most important factor but without the other two, a technical fighter still is not a complete and capable fighter.
Technical skill is mainly acquired through the proper learning and execution of a technique and repetition of the motion and details in order to ingrain them and be able to perform the technique as second nature.
Simply put your techniques need to be properly performed, well exceuted and repeated to the point where you can perform them without thinking about the details involved.
Next week we'll be looking at the second factor involved in the Grappling Trifecta.