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How to Defeat a Smaller Opponent

November 7, 2012 by Stephan Kesting

Smaller opponents can become big nuisances, especially if they have legitimate skills. You would think that the very fact that you're bigger than your opponent means you should be able to go full-Conan on them every time... Mongol General: "Conan! What is best in life?" Conan: "To crush your enemies, see them driffen before you, and to hear the lamentation of their vimmen." … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Training Tagged With: Brandon Mullins, Classes, Concepts, Emily Kwok, Guard Passes, Positions, Sidemount, Video

How the Theory of Multiple Intelligence Can Make You a Better BJJ Instructor

October 30, 2012 by Stephan Kesting

by Brendan Hufford When you're teaching, regardless of whether it's BJJ or calculus, there's no such thing as a 'one size fits all' approach. In fact, any experienced teacher knows that different teaching methods are required to get through to different students. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Training Tagged With: BJJ, Brendan Hufford, Classes, Teaching

This impressed the hell out of me!

October 31, 2011 by Stephan Kesting

In my early days of martial arts training I ran into quite a few teachers who were so full of themselves that students asking questions was almost unheard of. At first I thought that this was normal. I thought that maybe things would change after I'd paid my dues for 10 or 20 years... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Training Tagged With: Classes, Positions, Teachers, Teaching

Marcelo Garcia Chokes Me Out Repeatedly

April 19, 2011 by Stephan Kesting

Marcelo Garcia is maybe the very best person in the world at attacking the turtle position. But before I tell you how I know this first hand, I should point out that as you get better you'll run into the turtle position more often. This is because when you're pinned by an advanced player it's pretty damn hard to put them back into your guard.  And the other main escape option is to go to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: BJJ, Butterfly Guard, Chokes, Classes, Concepts, Crucifix Position, Gi, Guillotine Choke, Marcelo Garcia, Rear Mount, Sparring, Submission, Submission Grappling

Why Men Should Grapple Women (and Smaller Men)

February 28, 2011 by Stephan Kesting

Here's a very interesting email from a female reader that I thought I'd pass along... Hi Stephan, I just read through the article called "Why Should Women Grapple?" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Female Grapplers, Training Tagged With: Classes, Escapes, Training, Women

Three Great Bodyweight Conditioning Routines for BJJ

January 20, 2011 by Stephan Kesting

It's January and all the gyms are packed with newly-inspired fitness junkies.  But you can't always get to a gym, and sometimes the weather makes it tough to go for a run. The beauty of bodyweight, however,  means that you can work out almost anywhere. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conditioning Tagged With: Classes, Conditioning, Denis Kang, Marcus Soares, Squatting

Podcast EP3: Erik Paulson; an MMA Master Coach Shares His Secrets

December 22, 2010 by Stephan Kesting

Erik Paulson is an MMA Master Coach.  He's trained tons of fighters competing at the highest levels of Mixed Martial Arts.  And he held the Shooto light-heavyweight title in Japan for 5 years. He's also my friend and a mentor. Click Play Below to Listen to My Conversation with Erik Paulson... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx7gT-EXohM Recently I asked my newsletter readers if there was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Mixed Martial Arts, Podcasts Tagged With: Brock Lesnar, Classes, Competition, Concepts, Conditioning, D'Arce Choke, Denis Kang, Drills, Erik Paulson, Fedor Emelianenko, Gi, Gracie, Ground and Pound, Half Guard, History, Injuries, Inspiration, Interviews, Kesa Gatame, Leglocks, Martial Arts, MMA, Older Grapplers, Physical Attributes, Seminars, Sparring, Striking, Submission, Submission Grappling, Teachers, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Training

Confessions of a Reformed ‘Unco’

December 14, 2010 by Stephan Kesting

I got some good feedback on the last post (Advice for a Frustrated, Clumsy and Uncoordinated Grappler) and want to share a couple of tidbits with you today. Here's what one anonymous Australian BJJ student in his thirties had to say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Classes, Conditioning, Drills, Inspiration, Physical Attributes, Training

Teaching BJJ to Kids

June 5, 2010 by Stephan Kesting

Teaching BJJ to children

Game Theory; How I Learned to Teach BJJ to Kids, A Guest article by John Connors and Jon Grayzel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Mixed Martial Arts Tagged With: Classes, Kids, Teachers, Teaching

Tips for Having a Great BJJ Private

February 3, 2009 by Stephan Kesting

Preamble: I recently talked about BJJ private classes gone bad. This tip is about how to make sure that that doesn't happen. Training in a group setting under the watchful eye of your main instructor is a good thing. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Training Tagged With: Classes, Teachers

Private Lesson Horror Stories

January 30, 2009 by Stephan Kesting

I'm a believer in taking private lessons with instructors, especially those that you don't get to train with on a regular basis. And I've taken my share of privates; some were great, but others were real stinkers. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Training Tagged With: Classes, Teachers

Starting BJJ Classes?

December 4, 2008 by Stephan Kesting

A Roadmap for BJJ

If you're thinking about starting BJJ classes in the New Year, then I want to give you another head's up about my new BeginningBJJ eBook and eCourse. About 2000 people signed up in the past two weeks for these free materials (which is a pretty overwhelming response)! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners Tagged With: Books, Classes, Training

The Pre-Fight Check In

September 25, 2008 by Stephan Kesting

A few days ago, in class, it was time to spar. I walked over to an older white belt, new to the club, who was standing by himself at the edge of the mat. I introduced myself and asked if he wanted to do some rolling. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Nutrition, Training Tagged With: Classes, Injuries, Sparring

Balancing Mat Time with Conditioning

September 13, 2008 by Stephan Kesting

Forget the work-life balance! Let's talk about something much more important: the balance between mat time and conditioning. I bring this up because one of the questions I get asked most frequently is about how to structure one's training and conditioning for maximum benefit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conditioning, Training Tagged With: Classes, Conditioning, Overtraining, Sparring, Training

Just Get Dressed

January 10, 2007 by Stephan Kesting

Last week I talked about how you sometimes have to bail out of a planned training session. Well let's turn the situation around and talk about motivating you to get your butt back on the mat. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conditioning, Training Tagged With: Classes, Inspiration, The Mental Aspect

Grappling Girls

January 2, 2007 by Stephan Kesting

I have added a couple of new articles written by, and for, female grapplers. The first is a compilation of different reasons women might want to study grappling, and the second is guide for women stepping onto the mat for the first time. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Female Grapplers Tagged With: Classes, Liz Posener, Women

How to Find a Grappling School

October 30, 2006 by Stephan Kesting

Every couple of weeks I get an email from a reader asking if there are any good BJJ, MMA or submission grappling schools close to where they live. Unfortunately I rarely have specific advice for them, because there are just too many good schools out there. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Classes, Teachers

Teacherless Training

September 15, 2006 by Stephan Kesting

A reader writes: Q: "I would like to hear you address grappling with no formal teacher or school. What are the benefits/downsides to this? What should we be careful to avoid? This is the situation I am in now, I get to practice with some good guys but have actually never had formal training. " … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Classes, Teachers, Training

Chess and the Mat

August 7, 2006 by Stephan Kesting

Several years ago I posted excerpts from a Peter Gzowski book that took research conducted on chess grandmasters and extrapolated it to sports performance. This article was called The Mind of a Champion. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Training Tagged With: Classes, The Mental Aspect

Learning from the Internet

April 25, 2006 by Stephan Kesting

In my recent sparring sessions with the gi I've been having great success with a technique I learned on the internet. Actually to be a little more precise, I learned a critical detail about a technique I already knew on the internet, and this has made all the difference to successfully applying this technique. The technique in question is the so-called 'Ninja' choke that Andreh Anderson shared … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Training Tagged With: Classes, Training

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