Taking notes during BJJ class One thing we really encourage at Savarese BJJ is taking notes during BJJ class. People usually learn more visually but sometimes taking notes, in your own words, can trigger something that will help you remember. Often I am often asked is whether it is beneficial to take notes after Jiu-Jitsu […]
Expressing yourself through Jiu-Jitsu Expressing yourself through Jiu-Jitsu can be a great stress reliever and confidence booster. Expressing who you are through Jiu-Jitsu offers an infinite amount of moves to its practitioners. You could live a million lifetimes and not master them all. It’s important that you focus on those which best suit your body […]
Obstacles in BJJ and Life Obstacles in BJJ and Life. This is the point that causes people to break. As soon as things get hard, that is when people break mentally and often quit whatever to are trying. The greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan once said famously ““Obstacles don’t have to stop […]
Getting the most out of your BJJ class Getting the most out of your BJJ class is as important as showing up. Remember – in Jiu-Jitsu, it’s not how much you’ve learned that counts – it’s HOW MUCH CAN YOU RECALL AND PERFORM UNDER STRESS that counts. As such don’t put your emphasis on amount […]
Self assessment in BJJ Self assessment in BJJ is an important thing to look at. Every time train in Jiu-Jitsu we get a very clear idea of how we performed because of the uncertain nature of sparring. If your partner is better than you, they will usually submit or dominate you positionally. If your partner […]
Jiu-Jitsu reveals your character Jiu-Jitsu reveals your character. The legendary basketball coach John Wooden once said “spoSo many claim they love Jiu-Jitsu yet the moment things get tough their love becomes less. In this case you don’t love Jiu-Jitsu, you love the flavor of the month. The beauty of Jiu-Jitsu is the tough days. It […]
Chris Savarese – Best Matchmaker in Grappling History Chris Savarese is The Best Matchmaker in Grappling History according the Grapplers Quest promoter Brian Cimins. Savarese, a blackbelt under Royler Gracie (see pic above) was the Grapplers Quest super fight divisions matchmaker from 2001-2007. He helped Grapplers Quest assemble some of the best talent in the grappling world […]
Women’s highest percentage submission hold vs men Stats show that women’s highest percentage submission hold vs men is the heelhook. Observations – women sparring men in Jiu-Jitsu: Probably one of the toughest assignments in all of Jiu-Jitsu is for a woman to submit a male who has the same amount of training time and the […]
Passing half guard in BJJ Passing the half guard in BJJ can sometimes be a chore. But the secret is pressure! Pressure passing…. the power of half guard. There are many ways to create pressure while passing your opponents guard, but in my opinion half guard passing is the best for pressure for the simple […]
Takedown philosophy in BJJ There is a lot to takedown philosophy in BJJ. That is because there is a lot more to the standing game of BJJ than takedowns: When most people think of standing skills in Jiu-Jitsu, they understandably think automatically in terms of takedowns. However, there are many other skills of great importance. […]
