A discussion about “Pure Jiu Jitsu” was brought to my attention yesterday. I must admit that the discussion itself didn’t really teac...

How to escape the triangle choke from guard: Moving upstream is a marketing term. It can easily be explained with the analogy of a ...

Yes I'm a great advocate of Unstable Base Training but I must admit I've never seen anything like this: Mr Abmar Barbosa training ...

Our advanced BJJ sessions at the Labs - BJJ always include a huge chunk of sparring / rolling. The objective is not to win every grapplin...

The Part Time Grappler Interviews Alliance BJJ Black Belt Chris Moriarty: Balance in BJJ is very important. The reason is because this d...

Marcelo Garcia Vs Ricco Rodriguez (pic is borrowed) There are many different aspects to getting more competent at a sport (BJJ, grapplin...

How do you balance working to maintain the position in BJJ vs. going with the flow of the grapple, or to echo legendary Rickson Gracie’s mos...

As mentioned yesterday, I recently attended a BJJ seminar by John B Will . The seminar was held at neighbouring BJJ academy (and top notch ...

Last night's BJJ session at the Labs focused on a least favourite area of mine: heel hooks. At least the biggest chunk of the session wa...

I have decided to make and post more videos. They really help me get my point across but more importantly, they help start a discussion from...

Put a basketball on the ground. On it put: A. A plank of wood. B. A wet towel*. Sometimes in BJJ / Grappling you need to be the plank o...

It's important to treat it as that: auxiliary. If the intensity, duration or frequency of there sessions has a negative effect on your ...

As I mentioned in my last post , one of my favourite books is Anita Bean's "Food for Fitness" . A cool section in the book is...

As I mentioned in my last post , one of my favourite books is Anita Bean's "Food for Fitness" . A cool section in the book is ...

Let me start by saying that this is NOT a weight-loss post! As some of you know, one of my favourite books is Anita Bean's "Food...

Learning styles are often grouped into visual (show me), auditory/verbal (tell me) and kinaesthetic (let me have a go). You often hear that...

I found a short video by Hapkido master Fariborz Azhak where he talks about how to play the game. Which game you may ask. The way he expl...

  WOW!! What an amazing response the interviews received! Who knew people from places as far as New Zeeland and Argentina would be intereste...

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve conducted interviews with the head coaches from a few Manchester based MMA clubs gyms and academies....

Last Monday, one of our up and coming BJJ white belts said to me: why do you place more importance on awareness than on techniques? I was ve...