Six Reasons Every BJJ White Belt Should Compete (And Blue, Purple, Brown and Black Belts, too…) 1. You will Get Better in Jiu Jitsu 2. It Will Give Urgency and Motivation to Your Training 3. The Enemy will be Outside the Walls 4. You will Know Where You Stand regarding your rank and ability 5. … Continue reading Six Reasons Every BJJ White Belt Should Compete – Episode #105 of Power of The Tribe Podcast →

Six Ways BJJ White Belts ANNOY Their Instructors 1. Explaining Techniques 2. Finishing The Instructor/s Sentences 3. Walking Out of Class 4. Talking During Instruction 5. Not Wanting to Pay for Membership 6. Ghosting Your Instructor 7. “I already know this move.” 8. Poor Hygiene 9, Leaving Bandaids on the mat Also mentioned: Mark DellaGrotte … Continue reading Six Ways BJJ White Belts ANNOY Their Instructors – Episode #104 of Power of The Tribe Podcast →

1. What’s Better Than STRIPES? 2. The Parable of the Sailboats on a River 3. Why Promoting Students Too Fast HURTS Their Development 4. The Primary Purpose of Belts 5. Why Everyone Should COMPETE 6. The Benefits of Competing 7. Dan Beats Karate Guys in BJJ 8. The Self Esteem Model 9. RECOGNIZE Your Own … Continue reading Episode #102 – Are STRIPES Ruining Your JIU JITSU Development? →

1. The Homer MacDonald Technique 2. The Hollywood Producer Technique 3. The Jaguar Technique 4. The Hero’s Journey Technique 5. Compete Often Also mentioned: The Parable of The Plank John Danaher Losing Status Dana Sharpton Grappling Industries Rory Connors Fred Villari Mark DellaGrotte Sityodtong

1. You Are Not Doing Enough KUZUSHI What is Kuzushi? How Does Momentum Work? 2. You Are Not Escaping from The INSIDE OUT 3. You Are Trying To Find Out All The Answers by YOURSELF 4. You Are Not Doing Enough POSITIONAL TRAINING What is the Central Problem? What is “Red Teaming”? 5. You Are … Continue reading Episode #100 – The Five BIGGEST MISTAKES You Are Making in BJJ (& Life?) →

How Many Do YOU Do? 1. Pressure Points 2. Forearm across the Neck 3. Shoulder of Justice 4. Elbow in Gut 5. Fist in Neck ***BONUS DICK MOVES*** 6. Knuckles in the Spine 7. Smothering with the Hands 8. Knuckle Under the Nose 9. “Let’s Go Easy” 10. Knee on Face Also mentioned: Vagner Rocha … Continue reading Episode #99 – Five Biggest DICK MOVES in BJJ →

Five Ways to Go From BJJ White Belt to Pro – PART 2 1. Compete Often 2. Gordan Ryan’s Advice on Competing 3. Learn Optimal Strategy 4. Relax and Let the Technique and Movement Do the Work for You 5. And The NUMBER ONE WAY to Dramatically Improve Your Jiu Jitsu: _____ Also mentioned: Ben … Continue reading Episode #98 – Five Ways to Go From BJJ White Belt to Pro Part. 2 →

1. Video Your Sparring 2. Take Written Notes Before and After Training 3. World Class Instructionals 4. Positional Training 5. Cognitive Replay BONUS RULES: 6. Principles Over Techniques 7. Three Levels of Training Partners Also Mentioned: Rory Connors Tin Nguyen Steven Pressfield Gordon Ryan Kevin Malloy Pedro Millet Wrestler John Smith Jordan Burroughs

1. Is the Boyd Belt Rule BS? 2. The Primary Purpose of a BJJ Belt 3. People Will Pass You 4. Acknowledge Your Ego? 5. Respect The Roller Coaster 6. Follow The Leader 7. The ONE RULE That Solves Everything Also mentioned: Rory Connors Maria Kipreos Tyler King Joe Munro Kevin Malloy Kenny Florian Gordan … Continue reading Episode #96 – Jiu-Jitsu Over 40 (5 Rules to Roll ‘Til 95) →