Diego Sanchez vs Roy Nelson

Wow! I just watched an old video of Diego Sanchez vs Roy Nelson at Grappler’s Quest. It was as intense as an MMA fight.

Tapmonster: Ideas about Grappling for the BJJ and Submission Wrestler

Hey guys, here’s my latest. You can check out the book at Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Product Description: There is nothing in the world like grappling! It is primal and in its very essence it is what life is all about; the chase, fun, struggle and survival. It teaches you how to cope with [...]

Awesome Fights – Ultimate Absolute

I may be late to the party, but I bumped into all of these videos of the Ultimate Absolute. There are 20 freakin’ videos of top grapplers doing what I love to do. It’s fast paced and I can’t believe it’s free (with a Internet connection). [I almost sounded like Dana White when he says [...]

Anderson Silva Trains Everywhere…

It seems Anderson Silva will wrestle anywhere in the world (me too.) Although the guy is undoubtedly tough, Silva is always playing it cool and showing respect. Check out my grappling books on Amazon: Tapmonster: Ideas about Grappling for BJJ and Submission Wrestlers, Grappling for Newbies, 20 Ways to Increase Grappling Skills off the Mat, The Lazy Man’s Guide [...]

20 Ways to Increase Grappling Skills Off the Mat

Excerpt from 20 Ways to Improve your Grappling Skills Off the Mat It’s available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Smashwords Intro We used to train a lot at my house… People used to wake me up at night… Like at midnight, people would come… I would train every time… – Caio Terra, Multiple BJJ World [...]

Do Warm-ups hinder Progress? Or “I’ve got 7 seconds of fight in me” and I used it all in the warm-up.

Do Warm-ups hinder Progress? http://psychologyofjiujitsu.blogspot.com/2011/09/do-warm-ups-hinder-progress.html  Chime in an let me know what you think?

Times Up – Back to Academia

Check out my books, The Lazy Man’s Guide to Grappling  and Grappling for Newbies on Amazon.com! The new semester begins next Monday. All week I have been attending college wide, departmental and discipline related meetings and preparing my curriculum for my students. My BJJ lifestyle of the summer has already been affected. Yes, I am ready to teach and [...]

New Post at Psychology of Jiu-Jitsu

The Law of Diminishing Returns and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu http://psychologyofjiujitsu.blogspot.com/2011/08/law-of-diminishing-returns-and.html   Check out my books, The Lazy Man’s Guide to Grappling  and Grappling for Newbies on Amazon.com!

My Fingers Gave Out….

I was trying too hard. I have a fair amount of grip strength and from my Judo days I know how to grip without fatiguing. But my fingers still lost every ounce of strength tonight. My instructor kept quasi-yelling, “Grip the back of his gi.” Instead, I just placed my hand on his back, curled [...]