Dec 24, 2019
Sticking points and plateaus are inevitable if you train - here are 3 strategies you can use to smash on through to the other side in 2020.
Have a great Christmas and New Year's!
Stephan
Dec 22, 2019
A fun conversation with BJJ black belt Thomas Lisboa about why testing yourself occasionally in competition gives you things that you just can't get from regular training, how Brazilian black belts use their skills on the mat to emigrate to North America, how to develop your weakest positions, why even advanced students...
Dec 16, 2019
The guard is the most important position in BJJ, and if you understand the multiple ranges and range battles that occur within this position then your ability to both pass the guard and defend against guard passes will improve exponentially. In this episode Rory Van Vliet explains the different ranges within guard and...
Dec 14, 2019
The days of learning from just one instructor if you're a serious martial artist are over. Nowadays you need at least four different coaches...
Check out my latest BJJ instructional, The Guard Retention Formula, at https://www.grapplearts.com/guardretention
Dec 6, 2019
I sit down with Japanese ju-jutsu black belt Alex Kask to discuss the benefits, pitfalls and procedures for training in traditional systems and in modern BJJ at the same time. Both Alex and I have extensive backgrounds in both approaches, although I've done more BJJ and he's done more classical jujutsu, aikido...