Jared Asks: “I need some advice on passing half guard. Any would be appreciated!” >GS Answer: Hi Jared, great question! Here are a few tips that you can implement immediately and hopefully immediately improve you’re ½ guard passing. 1. GET THEM FLAT ON THEIR BACK. Just imagine you’re in half guard the worst place u…
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Action – Reaction: In Poker as in Life as in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?!?
Whether your a fan of No-Limit Hold Em’ poker or not I’m sure you’ve seen some of the widely televised poker tournaments on TV. Long ago, only the final table of the World Series of Poker would be condensed into an hour show played on ESPN. These days it’s almost impossible to flip through the…
Can training inefficiently be beneficial???
Ok, so I’ve been posting my weekly goals on Twitter and I thought I’d post them here as well. You’re welcome to follow me at @GrappleSmart on Twitter! My #BJJ/ #BrazilianJiuJitsu goal for this week is to be inefficient! That’s right inefficient when I train. Far too often I catch myself utilizing as little effort…
Hitting Training Plateaus and how to push through them. Grapple Smart Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Techniques
As in any sport you will have ups and downs in your training. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling are no different. Every grappler will encounter sore joints and even need to take time off to let an injury heal. The treatment for an injury, although not fun, is typically fairly straight forward. Ice it, elevate…