All of the books I’m giving you have direct application to your martial arts training, even if the title doesn’t seem to imply it. If you read last month’s book, they talked about a drill they gave the special forces designed to teach a lesson about safe places.We aren’t talking about the type of safe place…
Let’s talk about strategy and evaluating your opponent. You have to be able to evaluate your opponent in the first 30 seconds of a match or less. With BJJ, and the advance of the internet, you could argue you should really do it in less, because you can look them up in advance, or watch their prior…
Something I found on Jory’s old laptop. He spent a lot of time talking about Mental management and mindset. He often noted to me in private that it’s the #1 thing people neglect, especially before an event like a competition. Without proper mindset and discipline, you won’t be successful. It’s not easy. Training your mindset…
Dustin Holley sent me this image. Jory gave it to him, to my understanding, during some of their private lessons. Having an offensive mindset was something Jory talked about a lot when it comes to self defense and competition. I went through his writings and found a post in the group that best matches this…
This is the new set-up on my tactical belt I’m playing with. I’ll be spending some time grappling, drawing, and training with the rig. At right 3 O’clock, I’m running the Canik 9mm thanks to Igor. It recently out printed the infamous Glock 17, is highly reliable, has the best 3.5 trigger out of any…
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the hardest thing many people will ever do in their life in more ways than many will ever realize. More so than anything, it is a system of success. It teaches you to overcome adversity, and life is about overcoming adversity. The purpose of Jiu Jitsu is to improve, whether on…
I wanted to share with you guys an email I got from New York Time’s Bestselling Author and chess champion James Altucher, and I wanted to point out the strong parallels between chess and Jiu Jitsu. Jiu Jitsu is just chess on the human level. You get everything chess has to offer plus the physical…
I’ve talked about Carol Dweck’s work numerous times in our seminars. This is a critical lesson for parents with children and for adults themselves to learn. The majority of adults living today have a fixed mindset due to the myths and stereotypes portrayed in pop culture and movies. This results in a world of ego…
Excited about tomorrow’s seminar. Ingraining Jiu Jitsu’s concepts is what makes Jiu Jitsu an art. I was thinking about tomorrow’s techniques after dinner, and it’s the little mechanical and tactical details that makes each technique work for everybody. No matter who you are… You don’t have to be flexible, strong, or fast. All those things…
A lot of our daily activity is controlled by our subconscious. Imagine if you had to actually stop and think about every little action you did. This is both an advantage and disadvantage. You’ve probably heard that we are creatures of habit. All our subconscious programming to carry out daily task is why. These habits…