Transcript – Excerpt from The BJJ Foxcast Episode 87 with Scott Burr The interviewer is Alex Martinez About 46 minutes in. SB: I’ve had some interesting conversations with people. For whatever reason, I end up in these conversations with people who are like in their 40s, and they just got their black belt, and what…
What I REALLY want from Jiu-Jitsu
Before anyone outside the obvious places had heard of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, I practiced various styles of Kung Fu, starting in 1977. My first Kung Fu instructor started training in 1963. He was one of the rare breed that trained martial arts before Bruce Lee. Like the Dirty Dozen, who were training Jiu-Jitsu before UFC 1…
Injuries, Training Methods, and Eco-Warriors
On a Wednesday in early February 2024, I suffered a broken left arm in training. A crack to the ulna. We were playing a jiu-jitsu game where one partner was trying to pass the open guard, and the other trying to retain their guard. I was in a group of three. One of my partners…
The Limits of Strength and Athleticism
Just try opening this up without tearing the wrapper. Your bench press max has no power here. Look for similar situations requiring patience, sensitivity, and finesse in martial arts and life as well. Maximum results for minimum effort.
Channels and Podcasts I follow
Youtube Channels Absolute MMA St Kilda / Submeta.io These are Lachlan Giles’ channels. The Absolute MMA St Kilda Youtube Channel has a TON of free stuff, I have stolen SO much from here for class ideas, etc. Submeta.io is his recent subscription channel, but he published a lot of free stuff there, some of which…
Lange’s MMA
Jiu Jitsu is like an ocean, broad, deep, and for all practical purposes, infinite. In early 2007 I signed up at Lange’s MMA to sail across this ocean. We relied on our Captain and Navigator, Anthony Lange, for safe passage on this voyage of discovery, reminded regularly that calm seas do not make a good…
The Jiu Jitsu Belt System
“I don’t care if I’m a white belt for ten years. want skills not belts”. “I’d rather be a white belt submitting blues and purples than a blue belt getting submitted by whites”. Not really. We all decry “belt chasers”, those shallow souls driven only by the next stripe, the next belt … But avoiding…
Small Discipline
An inspiring quote from author, historian, academic, podcaster and martial artist Daniele Bolelli:
Productive Jiu Jitsu training without an instructor
Just roll. OR Use a constraints led approach. For example: A is in B’s guard. B can be standing or kneeling, etc. B tries to pass, A defends but cannot sweep or submit, just work guard retention. If A passes, reset. Work for X minutes with A trying to pass, then swap. This is a…
Flow Rolling
Should be at about a 50% pace – 50% of competitive rolling speed, 50% strength. If you want hard rolls, go to a competition class. This is about serotonin, not adrenalin. If the red mist descends, or even the yellow or orange mist, stop, breathe, and calm down. There is no winning, no losing, just…