Here's a must read article on BJJ and personal hygiene.
http://bjiujitsu.blogspot.com/2011/09/microbiologists-take-on-bjj.html
Monday, September 12, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Want To Appear On National TV?
If you want to appear on national tv, check out:
http://www.grapplersquest.com/products/fighter-registration-2011-us-national-grappling-championships-june-18-2011-morristown-nj
Compete JUNE 18TH at the U.S. Nationals in Morristown, New Jersey
and you have a good chance of being filmed if you make it to the finals.
As they will be filming the FINALS of All Advanced Divisions for the Nationally syndicated show on FIGHT NOW TV!
I just wanted to pass this along to anyone near the New Jersey area.
http://www.grapplersquest.com/products/fighter-registration-2011-us-national-grappling-championships-june-18-2011-morristown-nj
Compete JUNE 18TH at the U.S. Nationals in Morristown, New Jersey
and you have a good chance of being filmed if you make it to the finals.
As they will be filming the FINALS of All Advanced Divisions for the Nationally syndicated show on FIGHT NOW TV!
I just wanted to pass this along to anyone near the New Jersey area.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Marcelo Garcia And My Friend Stephan Kesting Showing A High Percentage Choke... Priceless Stuff !
Just click on the link to check it out:
Sunday, April 24, 2011
The Guard For Beginners With Vitor Shaolin
Hey everyone, I came across this amazing video that I wanted to share with everybody.
As soon as I saw it I thought of putting it on the blog because it's has some awesome info on the guard.
Check it out by clicking on the link and next week I'll be back with part 2 of the previous post on control.
As soon as I saw it I thought of putting it on the blog because it's has some awesome info on the guard.
Check it out by clicking on the link and next week I'll be back with part 2 of the previous post on control.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Controlling Your Opponent; Part 1
Over the next few weeks I'll be covering some critical concepts for making your techniques work by applying proper pressure to control your opponents.
Having control over your opponents is vital to making your techniques work, it's safe to say that one of the biggest reasons why techniques fail is because the one applying the technique didn't properly control their opponent and so their opponent was able to take advantage and prevent the technique from happening.
Let's take a deeper look at this simple concept and how you can make the control of your opponent the focus of your game.
Let's look at passing half guard as an example.
A critical component of making the pass work is keeping your opponents back and hips flat on the ground.
Where the pass usually unravels is when the one passing stops controlling his opponent leaving him able to move his hips and shifting to his side. This can happen because of either poor technique in terms of where he is attempting to control his opponent, like using his opponents knee to control him which leaves his opponent free to move his hips instead of properly controlling his opponents body by using his shoulder to pin his opponent flat so he can't move his hips, or incorrect pressure or timing is applied where the opponent has an opportunity to move his hips to escape.
Common mistakes are made when attempting to control an opponent so to end off this first part on control, an exercise that you should complete if you want to make this blog post useful in your training is to take whatever you're working on right now and ask yourself the fundamental question, what do I need to do to make sure I have proper control of my opponent for the technique to work?
If you're not sure then write it down and ask your instructor the exact points that need to be covered to make sure you are completely controlling your opponent throughout the move. Take notes and focus on implementing the proper pressure and timing to make sure that you have control of your opponent and don't lose that control throughout the technique.
Make sure you follow through and do this exercise as it's going to make a huge difference in your skills and I'll continue with more on control in the next post.
Having control over your opponents is vital to making your techniques work, it's safe to say that one of the biggest reasons why techniques fail is because the one applying the technique didn't properly control their opponent and so their opponent was able to take advantage and prevent the technique from happening.
Let's take a deeper look at this simple concept and how you can make the control of your opponent the focus of your game.
Let's look at passing half guard as an example.
A critical component of making the pass work is keeping your opponents back and hips flat on the ground.
Where the pass usually unravels is when the one passing stops controlling his opponent leaving him able to move his hips and shifting to his side. This can happen because of either poor technique in terms of where he is attempting to control his opponent, like using his opponents knee to control him which leaves his opponent free to move his hips instead of properly controlling his opponents body by using his shoulder to pin his opponent flat so he can't move his hips, or incorrect pressure or timing is applied where the opponent has an opportunity to move his hips to escape.
Common mistakes are made when attempting to control an opponent so to end off this first part on control, an exercise that you should complete if you want to make this blog post useful in your training is to take whatever you're working on right now and ask yourself the fundamental question, what do I need to do to make sure I have proper control of my opponent for the technique to work?
If you're not sure then write it down and ask your instructor the exact points that need to be covered to make sure you are completely controlling your opponent throughout the move. Take notes and focus on implementing the proper pressure and timing to make sure that you have control of your opponent and don't lose that control throughout the technique.
Make sure you follow through and do this exercise as it's going to make a huge difference in your skills and I'll continue with more on control in the next post.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The BJJ Manifesto Working It's Magic...
Hey everyone, I just wanted to share a recent email I got on the effectiveness of the BJJ Manifesto and how it's working wonders for those who are applying the strategies it contains.
"Hi, I just wanted to send you this email to thank you for this great recommendation for the BJJ Manifesto, it's helped me in ways I couldn't imagine when I started reading. Specifically, my mount has become super dangerous where I used to have trouble setting up subs from the mount, now I set people up to do exactly what I want. It's amazing.
What I love most is the new set of strategies that I can apply to my skills and techniques that make them alot more effective, especially against stronger more aggressive opponents. I've really been able to shine in sparring and competition and my team took notice!
Thanks again for the blog and great advice."
This letter illustrates perfectly the difference that applying better strategies to your grappling techniques can make.
Without effective strategy your game will become stagnant and predictable, learning how to set your opponent up is a critical part of the BJJ game.
Forcing your opponent to make mistakes is the height of strategy and the x-factor that will take your game beyond mere techniques.
The offer for the BJJ Manifesto is sweeter than ever as they're now including some must have bonuses the Advanced Guillotines Revealed and Advanced Back Attacks videos.
If you apply the knowledge in these bonuses then both will seriously improve your finishing skills.
The Advanced Back Attacks video should be required viewing by everyone who has trouble finishing from their opponents back. Solid set ups that will have you choking more people out from the back as well as critical points for maintain control from the back. I highly recommend it!
An added bonus they've recently thrown is the “Goofy Guard” video. Which is a relatively new variant of half guard. You'll definitely want to check this out or be left out of the loop as this is still a relatively new variation that many grapplers are unaware of.
Check it out here and keep sending the email and comments on how your game is improving.
"Hi, I just wanted to send you this email to thank you for this great recommendation for the BJJ Manifesto, it's helped me in ways I couldn't imagine when I started reading. Specifically, my mount has become super dangerous where I used to have trouble setting up subs from the mount, now I set people up to do exactly what I want. It's amazing.
What I love most is the new set of strategies that I can apply to my skills and techniques that make them alot more effective, especially against stronger more aggressive opponents. I've really been able to shine in sparring and competition and my team took notice!
Thanks again for the blog and great advice."
This letter illustrates perfectly the difference that applying better strategies to your grappling techniques can make.
Without effective strategy your game will become stagnant and predictable, learning how to set your opponent up is a critical part of the BJJ game.
Forcing your opponent to make mistakes is the height of strategy and the x-factor that will take your game beyond mere techniques.
The offer for the BJJ Manifesto is sweeter than ever as they're now including some must have bonuses the Advanced Guillotines Revealed and Advanced Back Attacks videos.
If you apply the knowledge in these bonuses then both will seriously improve your finishing skills.
The Advanced Back Attacks video should be required viewing by everyone who has trouble finishing from their opponents back. Solid set ups that will have you choking more people out from the back as well as critical points for maintain control from the back. I highly recommend it!
An added bonus they've recently thrown is the “Goofy Guard” video. Which is a relatively new variant of half guard. You'll definitely want to check this out or be left out of the loop as this is still a relatively new variation that many grapplers are unaware of.
Check it out here and keep sending the email and comments on how your game is improving.
Monday, March 14, 2011
More On Supplemental Conditioning With Kettlebells
Considering a supplemental conditioning program many of you might ask, why would I need to train for conditioning apart from BJJ training itself?
This is a good question.
Well although your main training on the mat is going to be one of the primary and direct sources of your conditioning as you're working specifically on the movements, resistance and energy you'll need to perform on the mats.
The truth is though that if you rely solely on your BJJ training and sparring for conditioning, then you'll be opening the door to an inevitable injury.
Why?
Simply put, you will never be able to properly condition yourself against an injury through this process for the simple reason that you'll never be able to push your joints and muscles past the point needed to train BJJ.
Think about it, although you'll be conditioning your body to perform and through the performance of the specific activity, BJJ.
You won't be conditioning your body to perform past the activity and the moment your body is forced to go beyond the limits of your training be it in competition or going hard, be it range of motion, strength, etc,... this is the moment you open yourself up to an injury. Not to mention you also are limiting your performance in terms of strength and endurance, to the limits of your grappling training.
Makes sense?
This is exactly why you need a supplemental conditioning program that takes you past the usual resistance you experience during rolling on the mat and conditions you to withstand greater stress than you would normally experience during BJJ especially stress that could lead to injury.
Now when it comes to deciding on what conditioning program and tools to use, be it bodyweight barbells, kettlebells, etc,... You'll want to choose one that has a proven track record for producing results.
You can also use a combination of tools, like, kettlebells and bodyweight.
Ideally you'll want to use a tool and approach that works well around your BJJ training and doesn't detract your time and energy from it.
This is where kettlebell training really shines through.
There is very little time needed to get in effective workouts, 20 minutes 3-5 times a week. The workouts can be extremely intense, with minimum time needed for recovery and minimum chance of injury if performed properly.
When performed properly and with the right amount of intensity kettlebell training will condition your muscles, joints, bones, and cardiovascular system, safely beyond what grappling training can.
Now, I want to go over two critical points I've mentioned when deciding on and beginning a conditioning program for BJJ.
The first point is that you'll want to make sure the program doesn't take away from or detract from your time and energy that you can spend on the mats. It's got to be something you can do for under an hour (preferably less) a few times a week that will bring you results and the second is that it has to involve very little chance of causing an injury or needing alot of recovery time.
This is why traditional weight training or a general weight lifting program is not ideal.
It not only takes too much time but will leave you with spending too much time recovering as well as opening the door to potential injuries from overuse through overtraining.
Don't make the same mistakes that countless BJJ players and mixed martial artists I've met have made in getting an injury that is either career ending or debilitating to the point of either having to quit training or being seriously sidelined for months.
Trust me, you'll want to do everything you can to prevent this from ever happening.
There are several programs available that are great for BJJ conditioning that meet the criteria I talked about.
The one that I recommend as one of the best in terms of effectiveness and cost is Jason's Kettlebell Training For BJJ 2.0 system.
Check out another great example of his system on the blog by clicking the link.
Take the system for a test drive and see for yourself the difference it will make. If you're not convinced there is a full money back refund. But that's not what's going to happen, you will be so blown away by the results as you'll have made a solid investment in your long term BJJ career that you'll know for yourself that these are effective conditioning tools.
This is a good question.
Well although your main training on the mat is going to be one of the primary and direct sources of your conditioning as you're working specifically on the movements, resistance and energy you'll need to perform on the mats.
The truth is though that if you rely solely on your BJJ training and sparring for conditioning, then you'll be opening the door to an inevitable injury.
Why?
Simply put, you will never be able to properly condition yourself against an injury through this process for the simple reason that you'll never be able to push your joints and muscles past the point needed to train BJJ.
Think about it, although you'll be conditioning your body to perform and through the performance of the specific activity, BJJ.
You won't be conditioning your body to perform past the activity and the moment your body is forced to go beyond the limits of your training be it in competition or going hard, be it range of motion, strength, etc,... this is the moment you open yourself up to an injury. Not to mention you also are limiting your performance in terms of strength and endurance, to the limits of your grappling training.
Makes sense?
This is exactly why you need a supplemental conditioning program that takes you past the usual resistance you experience during rolling on the mat and conditions you to withstand greater stress than you would normally experience during BJJ especially stress that could lead to injury.
Now when it comes to deciding on what conditioning program and tools to use, be it bodyweight barbells, kettlebells, etc,... You'll want to choose one that has a proven track record for producing results.
You can also use a combination of tools, like, kettlebells and bodyweight.
Ideally you'll want to use a tool and approach that works well around your BJJ training and doesn't detract your time and energy from it.
This is where kettlebell training really shines through.
There is very little time needed to get in effective workouts, 20 minutes 3-5 times a week. The workouts can be extremely intense, with minimum time needed for recovery and minimum chance of injury if performed properly.
When performed properly and with the right amount of intensity kettlebell training will condition your muscles, joints, bones, and cardiovascular system, safely beyond what grappling training can.
Now, I want to go over two critical points I've mentioned when deciding on and beginning a conditioning program for BJJ.
The first point is that you'll want to make sure the program doesn't take away from or detract from your time and energy that you can spend on the mats. It's got to be something you can do for under an hour (preferably less) a few times a week that will bring you results and the second is that it has to involve very little chance of causing an injury or needing alot of recovery time.
This is why traditional weight training or a general weight lifting program is not ideal.
It not only takes too much time but will leave you with spending too much time recovering as well as opening the door to potential injuries from overuse through overtraining.
Don't make the same mistakes that countless BJJ players and mixed martial artists I've met have made in getting an injury that is either career ending or debilitating to the point of either having to quit training or being seriously sidelined for months.
Trust me, you'll want to do everything you can to prevent this from ever happening.
There are several programs available that are great for BJJ conditioning that meet the criteria I talked about.
The one that I recommend as one of the best in terms of effectiveness and cost is Jason's Kettlebell Training For BJJ 2.0 system.
Check out another great example of his system on the blog by clicking the link.
Take the system for a test drive and see for yourself the difference it will make. If you're not convinced there is a full money back refund. But that's not what's going to happen, you will be so blown away by the results as you'll have made a solid investment in your long term BJJ career that you'll know for yourself that these are effective conditioning tools.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Supplemental Training For BJJ
Continuing where we left off last post I'd like to share this video with everyone on combining Kettlebell training with bodyweight training for peak conditioning.
Just click on the link to watch the video.
Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments, I'll be back with some comments on supplemental conditioning in the next post.
Just click on the link to watch the video.
Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments, I'll be back with some comments on supplemental conditioning in the next post.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Conditioning For BJJ And MMA.
When it comes to conditioning programs for both BJJ and MMA, grapplers and mixed martial artists have many options available for getting in functional shape and improving everything from the flexibility to explosive power. endurance, strength and mental toughness needed to perform at the highest level in their sport.
Ideally the conditioning program should take little time so it doesn't get in the way of your mat time.
You'll want something you can do on your days off the mat or in the case of endurance training, something you can do after your BJJ training to help increase your cardiovascular and muscular endurance.
Another quick tip that I can suggest is you'll want the training to help prevent injuries and not something that can aggravate or cause an injury that can keep you off the mat so you'll want to stay away from any high stress or impact activities other than BJJ or MMA, as other high impact or stress activities only increase your chances of getting injured either during those activities or through overuse which can then lead to an injury happening while you're grappling.
The ideal components of such a program could include Bodyweight training or calisthenics, properly performed weight training with your specific goals and grappling game in mind and Kettlebell training, again specifically geared to your goals and game.
The key point is that any conditioning program should be geared specifically for your game and should focus and be effective at improving your game.
Here is a great example of kettlebell training geared specifically for grappling and MMA.
Next post I'll be going over more details on the specifics of customizing your conditioning program to your game.
For more great conditioning videos make sure to join me on facebook using the link on the right. I'll be updating the facebook page daily this week with more videos.
Ideally the conditioning program should take little time so it doesn't get in the way of your mat time.
You'll want something you can do on your days off the mat or in the case of endurance training, something you can do after your BJJ training to help increase your cardiovascular and muscular endurance.
Another quick tip that I can suggest is you'll want the training to help prevent injuries and not something that can aggravate or cause an injury that can keep you off the mat so you'll want to stay away from any high stress or impact activities other than BJJ or MMA, as other high impact or stress activities only increase your chances of getting injured either during those activities or through overuse which can then lead to an injury happening while you're grappling.
The ideal components of such a program could include Bodyweight training or calisthenics, properly performed weight training with your specific goals and grappling game in mind and Kettlebell training, again specifically geared to your goals and game.
The key point is that any conditioning program should be geared specifically for your game and should focus and be effective at improving your game.
Here is a great example of kettlebell training geared specifically for grappling and MMA.
Next post I'll be going over more details on the specifics of customizing your conditioning program to your game.
For more great conditioning videos make sure to join me on facebook using the link on the right. I'll be updating the facebook page daily this week with more videos.
Monday, February 28, 2011
New Format And Some Awesome Freebies!
I've been wondering how to deliver some of the exciting new upcoming releases that I have in store for subscribers of the Jiujitsu Universe blog.
There are some free videos that'll I'll be offering exclusively to subscribers over the next few months.
One is the BJJ Black Belt Journey Documentary which will be ready soon.
It documents different black belts talking about their journey to the black belt with stories about everything from technique development to pivotal moments and much more.
If you want to be able to see this documentary completely free.
You'll want to join the bjjmag facebook page by going to www.bjjmag.com and clicking on the like icon and joining the page on facebook you'll also want to subscribe to the BJJ Mag to be entered to win monthly prizes. This can be done on the Free Prizes link on www.bjjmag.com
I'll be letting you in on a few more surprises that will be offered free exclusively to members and on facebook so you'll want to get in on it now.
This will be open to a limited number of members, so you'll want to rush on over to the link and join now.
There are some free videos that'll I'll be offering exclusively to subscribers over the next few months.
One is the BJJ Black Belt Journey Documentary which will be ready soon.
It documents different black belts talking about their journey to the black belt with stories about everything from technique development to pivotal moments and much more.
If you want to be able to see this documentary completely free.
You'll want to join the bjjmag facebook page by going to www.bjjmag.com and clicking on the like icon and joining the page on facebook you'll also want to subscribe to the BJJ Mag to be entered to win monthly prizes. This can be done on the Free Prizes link on www.bjjmag.com
I'll be letting you in on a few more surprises that will be offered free exclusively to members and on facebook so you'll want to get in on it now.
This will be open to a limited number of members, so you'll want to rush on over to the link and join now.
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