Victory in Rome! Outstanding South African athlete Luke Griffith @luke_griffithjj won double gold at brown belt today in…

Victory in Rome! Outstanding South African athlete Luke Griffith @luke_griffithjj won double gold at brown belt today in Rome at the IBJJF European Championships. Luke won both his weight division and absolute with every match via submission - an exact repeat of his performance at Pan Ams! Now he wants to do it again at the IBJJF World Championships in about a month - the best always set their goals high! Congratulations Luke! An amazing performance from a very hard working and dedicated athlete!! 🇿🇦🇿🇦

Committing to a move: We work in a sport where a move that is well executed 95% to completion fails. Only moves that go…

Committing to a move: We work in a sport where a move that is well executed 95% to completion fails. Only moves that go through to 100% succeed - so a large degree of commitment to the execution is required. Once you feel all the opening steps are in place and you’re mechanically well set - it’s time to go - don’t let a move fail because of timidity. If a move fails it should be because your opponent successfully resisted or countered - not because you held back when the time and conditions were right.

Routine: When most people say that a person lives a life of routine they mean it in a mildly derogatory way to describe…

Routine: When most people say that a person lives a life of routine they mean it in a mildly derogatory way to describe a boring person. It’s usually seen a bad way to live one’s life. I have no idea what the best way to live one’s life is - but I can tell you this with great confidence - if you want to build skills that can make you great at some activity - you will need to live a life dominated by routine. Building skills is all about consistency over time. Constant big swi...ngs and chaos in your…

Learn new material all the time – but don’t forget to maintain your old strengths: There nothing more fun than learning…

Learn new material all the time - but don’t forget to maintain your old strengths: There nothing more fun than learning new skills and some time soon the effort spent learning those new skills will pay off for you but understand that time devoted to new skills inevitably means less time working on your old skills and therefore a slight drop in performance. Don’t worry too much about this. Remember that it’s MUCH easier to relearn old skills than it is to learn new skills - so if your old moves decline a little as you seek new directions, a…

The theoretical basis of the submission game in Jiu jitsu can be stated in a single sentence. USE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF…

The theoretical basis of the submission game in Jiu jitsu can be stated in a single sentence. USE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF YOUR BODY AGAINST A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF YOUR OPPONENTS BODY TO CONTROL MOVEMENT AND EMPLOY LEVERAGE AGAINST A VULNERABLE POINT SUCH AS A JOINT OR ARTERY THAT WOULD RESULT IN INCAPACITATION OR SUBMISSION. This is everything we do.

There are many virtues that will help your progress in Jiu jitsu and indeed, in life. Courage, intelligence, creativity…

There are many virtues that will help your progress in Jiu jitsu and indeed, in life. Courage, intelligence, creativity etc are all good traits to have that will help you towards your goals - but there is one virtue that stands above all others - PERSISTENCE. In particular, ADAPTIVE persistence. It doesn’t help to be persistent if you’re heading in the wrong direction - that’ll just take you further and further away from your goal. You must be persistent while heading in the ...correct direction. But how do you know you’re going in the right directions? By observing the results…

Dual threats: We always talk about position and submission as though it is either/or; but in truth at the higher levels…

Dual threats: We always talk about position and submission as though it is either/or; but in truth at the higher levels it’s the simultaneous threat of both together that usually creates the breakthrough you seek. When you’re behind an opponent and want to secure scoring position - threaten the strangle - your opponent will become forgetful of defending the rear mount when he’s battling for his life against submission and you’ll likely score. When you can get the strangle set in place - threaten the position - make him fight against the placement of your hooks, he’ll become forgetful of…

Luke Griffith victorious in Poland! Outstanding South African jiu jitsu student Luke Griffith punched his ticket to the…

Luke Griffith victorious in Poland! Outstanding South African jiu jitsu student Luke Griffith punched his ticket to the biggest show in grappling today at the European ADCC trials in Poland. Luke won the under 99kg division with a 100% submission rate - incredible for such a high level tournament. He has trained so diligently over the last year and despite ups and downs with injuries he came through today in outstanding style and guarantee his place in Las Vegas ADCC IN 2024. Daniel Manasoiu and Oliver Taza both won silver in their divisions and will go the next trials with…

Isolating limb: One of the core concepts of Jiu jitsu is that of attacking a vulnerable point of an opponents body with…

Isolating limb: One of the core concepts of Jiu jitsu is that of attacking a vulnerable point of an opponents body with a larger percentage of your physical resources than he can muster with his physical resources. This means isolating a single limb and locking it with a substantial part of your body - preferably the legs and hips. Pinning an opposition good, but what will make you great is the action of going beyond pinning the torso and isolating a limb so that you get to the greatest goal of submission. Constantly look for opportunities to isolate a limb…

Impressive day in Arizona!! Yesterday in Arizona the ADCC Open event was held with over one thousand competitors showing…

Impressive day in Arizona!! Yesterday in Arizona the ADCC Open event was held with over one thousand competitors showing up for what is fast becoming the most popular no gi competition circuit. The juniors went out in force under the experienced direction of Oliver Taza @tazagarami Big Daniel Manasoiu @jiujitsugiant had another outstanding performance winning double gold yet again as the stand out athlete of the event. He had nine matches and won all but one via submission. O...liver Taza won gold in his division with a superb display of leg locking skill. Hannah Griffith @hxnnah_jade won gold and did…