Category Archives: Q & A

Grapple Smart Q&A: Help Passing 1/2 Guard!

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…

Q&A: To Gi or Not to Gi? Why did you go to Gi grappling?

Question: from Twitter: Wayne (@vinson06) asks: Why did you go to Gi grappling? Answer: Hey Wayne n Bruce.  My transition to mostly Gi BJJ occurred when my PB instructor, Tyrone Glover, introduced GI work into City Boxing which at the time was nogi all the time.  Over time I began to realize that I had…

Q&A: How can I learn to fight at home?

QUESTION: How can I learn to fight at home? I’m in high school(a freshmen) and the 10th graders are a holes at my school. I really want to learn how to fight because I almost got in a fight with this HUGE girl because she thought I was calling her fat when I wasn’t.. But…

Q&A: Accumulation of injuries. Please Help!

Question: “Hi, I’ve been getting an accumulation of small injuries from sore joints, to minor muscle strains.  It’s getting more difficult to train on a regular basis because these little injuries are beginning to add up.  I know I should stretch before practice but a lot of times I get to practice with just enough…

Q&A: Think this is a good way to start MMA off?

Question: Think this is a good way to start MMA off? I have been a fan of mixed martial arts for a few years now and love everything about it. I joined a gracie gym up the street from my house a few months ago and am progressing fast. I just thought that I would…