No Workout Equipment? No Problem. Use Your Gi To Help With...
If you're one of the people who didn't have any kettlebells or weights at home before the coronavirus outbreak began, you may have found...
No Mats? No Problem. Move Like An Animal To Stay In...
At its core, jiu-jitsu is a very animalistic sport. The movements we use in grappling help us return to our more primitive roots, and...
The Best Stretches You Can Do To Keep Yourself Mobile During...
If your gym is closed (as it should be) due to the coronavirus outbreak, you've probably been checking out all the great online content...
How To Train Smarter So You Can Train Harder
When it comes to training jiu-jitsu, more is not always better. Simply going hard and doing more is not always better either. Yet in...
How Focusing On Your Big Toe Can Help You To Move...
Lately I've decided to examine some of the best BJJ athletes and examine their athletic movement and also from biomechanical perspective. The goal is...
Activate Your Hips Before BJJ Training With These Exercises
Today I'm sharing a series of exercises from the 90/90 position, each of which we've covered in the past. As a whole, this series...
How “Opening Your Lungs” Early in the Day Can Help Your...
Besides engaging my core to create my "foundation" in the mornings, my other main focus is to "open my lungs" by priming my respiratory...
Use These Exercises To Cool Down & Soften Your Hips After...
Today I'm sharing a set of exercises from the familiar 90/90 position. Whereas in the last post we activated before training, these are designed...
Strengthen Hamstrings & Open Hips For BJJ With This Exercise
In our continuation with standing hip mobility, we're now going to focus on the opposite from our hip flexor focus last time. This brings...
Prime Hips For Training BJJ and Recover With This Movement
Although we have covered hip controlled articular rotations (CARs) before, my trip to NYC in June revealed some alterations to this movement. Today we...