Anaconda Choke
Anaconda choke video I did for the gym. The hand grips I use are a little different than the way I was originally shown when learning this move years ago.
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Random pictures
If you’re from the United States you’ve probably experienced some unusually cold weather recently. Here in Louisville, KY the temperatures were down to -2 with some nasty winds. Needless to say, a lot of pipes inside people’s homes busted across the city. Yesterday in the gym one of my students came running out of the […]
Beard pictures and Beard Video
This post has nothing to do with BJJ but I am hoping it might make you laugh a little. Here is the video and below are the pictures. The video doesn’t work on mobile because of the music so you can either add me to facebook and watch it on my page, or just watch […]
Stuff my White Belts ask me: “What kind of gi should I buy?”
Common question from a new white belt: “Chewy, what kind of gi should I buy?” My answer: Early on I think the type of gi you wear matters very little. As a newcomer to BJJ you won’t be able to detect the small differences that exist between the different kimonos out there. You may notice […]
BJJ Black Belt using EFO techniques on his students
What happens when you put EFO techniques into the hands of a BJJ Black Belt? Watch and see.
Podcast interview with Atos Black Belt Tim Sledd
Podcast interview with Atos Black Belt Tim Sledd A little interview I did with Tim Sledd. Tim is a solid teacher (i’ve learned plenty from him), was my first purple belt match, and was a blast to talk with. Well I guess I drilled him with questions more than casual talking. He talks about a […]
A cool moment in my BJJ career
Its weird to call it a career, but I guess at 10+ years and performing it as a full time gig makes it a career. Above is a photo taken from earlier this year and was one of the coolest moments I’ve ever had as a teacher. This was a night when we were doing […]
10 years in BJJ and 10 lessons I’ve learned (Part 6)
(my typical poop face after winning) “My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.” – Michael Jordan “You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if […]
A blast from the blast! (When politics in grappling go wrong)
One of the first BIG grappling tournaments I ever experience was the 2004 Arnold Classic. Big by the standards then, not today’s 3000+ benchmarks. The tournament was ran poorly, I competed at one point past midnight when I was scheduled to be on the mats by 6pm. Then the next morning myself and all the […]
Review of our custom gi done by Da Firma
This is a video review of the custom gi that I had done for my students. Da Firma BJJ Kimono Company is the maker of the gi and I am incredibly pleased with the result. I was able to give my students a high quality gi with three patches for less than the price of […]