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What we thinking on this?

Which other people you want me to bring to Zamaya?

I’ll be along for the ride on this one.

Hi all, I've been training for 2+ years as a hobbyist (no interest in competing) and am a blue belt. I love my gym because of how welcoming and inclusive it is. However, all my training partners skew much bigger and stronger, even the women. For context I am 120lbs and 5'4'', and the smallest woman at my gym is 5'7 and 160. The lightest man is 155 but it's a purple belt. I'm my gym we train with everyone so I can't pick and choose rolls (I actually like this because it prevents me from being excluded due to gender or size).

Question: With no one my side to train with, I'm having a hard time knowing if I just suck or if I suck but also am improving, and therefore where my focus should be. My coaches tell me that they've seen me improve a lot but idk. How do I get a better sense of what to work on, and whether I'm actually improving?

I’ve been training around 1.5years in no gi. I can almost always resist being tapped by most white belts even if they’re stronger/heavier. But that usually looks like me just being on my back and repeatedly escaping mount to side control and not letting them get a choke & timing an arm escape. I can then sometimes escape through their legs from Mount/side control or through a failed armbar but then they just seem to end back up on top.

I find it is nearly impossible to keep on top as they just sit up and unbalance me by being bigger and stronger.

My mount escapes and defence is pretty solid and I can escape most peoples mount around this level but I can’t do anything after that if they’re big and stronger

I'll be in SF next week for a few days (Weds - Fri) and was looking to drop in somewhere. Packing light so not bringing a gi.

We're staying near the bridge in Nob Hill. Any recommendations? Ideally looking for morning or afternoon stuff as my evenings will probably be booked. Thanks in advance!

Slow day at the office. As we wait for the official brackets, here are my top 4 picks:

-Mateusz: home field advantage and just on fire lately. Expect him to be in the finals

-Dante: so well rounded. in competition, can play anywhere. top, bottom, wrestle, wrestle up, submissions

-PJ: gotten better with each ADCC. great wrestling, counter leg locks, great passing. question is how his conditioning holds up? was on Polaris recently and looked gassed

-Sainz: might be a surprise pick for some...but depending on the seeding, think he has a chance at Semis. well rounded. good guard, good wrestling, sub oriented, and endless gas tank. could upset a lot of folks in the bracket

Can anyone good at this be as kind as to share their systems and tips, or can someone link some good instructionals or YouTube videos demonstrating exactly how to do this?

There was a great video a few years back by a small YouTube page run by some German guys that focused solely on this but I can’t find it.

Thinking about checking out the morning class at HQ. What’s the vibe and attendance like? I have heard that 10PHQ uses specific/unusual warmup flows that they want you to learn. Is that the case for the morning class too?

A long time ago, Williams guard (AKA London) was dropped by 10th planet because it was too easy to counter with a pin wheel pass, where the top player can basically hop their legs over the guard player’s head to side control.

Does clamp guard have a similar weakness?

I turn 50 in 2 months, and I am looking to get back on the mats after 2 years off. I used to train at Zenith, and they used to have an old guy class, and I liked it a lot. But, I do know that that gym split, and moved locations. Now Robert Drysdale now has a combat JJ program, and it sounds awesome. But, your boy is getting old, and I need to train with older folks that are more on the hobbyist/fitness path as opposed to competition route. I've got bad knees, and bills to pay lol

Hey guys,

I’m struggling with a big guy at the gym. Substantially larger and stronger than I am (+25-30kgs).

I’m able to maintain top position, but really struggling to deal with his shelled up defence when he’s on his back or side - arms crossed defending his neck and elbows tight. Very much struggle to get a wrist grip, gift wrap, seatbelt etc - can’t budge him or even one arm to isolate one. Fantastic defensive discipline, just very frustrating to play against.

Knee on belly did illicit some response but ideally when I’ve put pressure through the near side shoulder and forced him to go onto his side basically exposing the back - I’d like to be able to get some decent upper body control so I can take the back more confidently.

To clarify - I don’t want to attack his legs, I’m hoping there might be a simple solution so I can move toward getting a gift wrap, arm isolation or decent cross face

Any ideas, tips, recommended instructionals?

Hey everyone I’m a 21 year old M. I wrestled throughout high school winning a few tournaments and qualifying for the state tournament in Jersey . I also trained jiujitsu for fun in highschool and a bit of judo. After graduation I joined the Army Reserves and currently am in college full time as well, whilst trying to run a business. I really miss the excitement I once had from grappling/bjj but no longer feel the same way that I once did. I tried everything from different gyms, to forced sessions but I’m starting to despise what I once loved. I still lift weights and go for runs but it’s not the same. I feel like I’ve lost my spark. Any advice would help.

Long shot. If not allowed, mods do your thing. I’m 31 blue belt in BJJ looking for a committed training partner. It’s hard to get people from my dojo who just want to drill. I feel badly like I’m taking u too much of their time. If it were up to me, I’d do a move 150 x in a single training sesh. Mississauga , ON. Shoot me a message if interested

I’ve been doing BJJ for almost 4 years and I’ve noticed something that’s starting to frustrate me.
Normally, I feel like I have pretty good cardio during rolls. My style is pretty slow and controlled, and I can usually roll for a long time without feeling completely exhausted.

But whenever I actually try to turn it up to 100% and use a lot of speed/explosiveness, my gas tank seems to disappear almost immediately.

For example, today I did a shark tank with a high-level guy who is preparing for Worlds. I went about 1 minute at 100% with him, using a lot more speed and explosiveness than I normally do, and afterward I was so exhausted and nauseous that I had to throw up.

The weird thing is that during normal rolling I don’t feel like my cardio is bad at all. It seems like I specifically struggle with that explosive, high-intensity pace.

I’m wondering if this is more of an anaerobic conditioning issue, breathing/relaxation issue, or if I’m just not used to fighting at that pace.

I also smoke weed regularly. Could that be affecting my conditioning or making the nausea worse? I’ve heard people blame this kind of thing on “lactic acid buildup,” but I’m not sure how accurate that actually is.
For people who compete at a high level, what would you do to fix this?

I’ve been training Jiu-Jitsu for about 4 years (I’m embarrassed to even say that) and I just cannot improve no matter how long or how much I train. For every submission I get I get subbed 100 times even by people who haven’t trained as much as I do. People assume I’m a beginner because of my lack of skill. I’m just wondering what is the key to improve.

The title says it all
in my country sometimes it goes above 45celesius(113F) in summer.
what handfight tie and systems is the best in this environment. it feels like turkish oil wrestling cant secure anything. also will long sleeves and pants be an advantage or disadvantage.

What do you think about getting a thinnest TruFit size when training BJJ? I only use it for BJJ and I don't do any striking. Website suggests standard fit but want to get everyone input!

I have a side control escape that not many other people seem to do and I'm using it a lot. Let's say they are in that 'judo side control' like kesa gatame but with the underhook. I push on their far arm, bring my legs up and hook the arm with my leg, holding the wrist to keep it. This becomes a powerful lever and I can use it to sit up and take top with their arm trapped in a crucifix type position. I'm good enough at it now that it can turn into a more fluid scenario where I control that far arm wherever they go, get my legs and hips high on the far side and keep trying to guide the arm so i can get a leg hooked round it. I never see anyone else doing this and think it's quite attribute dependent - I'm flexible with long legs! Does anyone vaguely recognise this and have any tips for instructionals that could help me develop it further?

Was wondering how’s the kids program at Pablo Silva in houston? Idk if it’s just my social media but my Instagram feed has been regularly promoting them to me so I’m curious.

I’ve heard the Bruce Lee argument of being specialized and extremely good in one specific area and I’m curious on the general consensus if that is the most effective strategy to succeed or if you should learn everything and be comfortable everywhere.