SBG Articles And News
The latest news and articles to keep your mind fit
Is there a 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu near Dartmouth MA?
We get a number of enquiries into our gym on 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu. This
Mount Principles from my recent seminar
Last weekend I had the pleasure of teaching once again at our SBG International training
Problem Solving Submission Defense Through First Principles
Some submission defense nuggets… How to solve complex problems through application of first principles. In
How to stay on track (& get everything you want from your BJJ journey)
This is a training I did for my students at SBG East Coast that I
How to make injuries work FOR you
No one likes to be injured. And if you’ve followed me for a long
Jiu-Jitsu, Fighting, and Context
Here are some images from my one of my seminars at Combat Fitness in
How to reduce injuries, recover, and accelerate skill development
Here’s a long form video to address questions from our 40 Plus BJJ Facebook
Pyramids, not triangles (seminar footage)
Create pyramids, not (2 dimensional) triangles. In this next video below, I share another
How to make “Basic” Arm Locks Super High Percentage
Most BJJ students learn the same “basic” arm locks from side control within their
How (and when) to use your head escaping back mount
First Principles Escapes: Back Mount The conventional wisdom I see a lot of today
Figure 4 Body Lock Submission vs. Back Mount
If you’ve ever had a skilled opponent on your back with a fully locked-in
Stiff Arm Mount Escape (crazy effective with these details)!
This is the stiff arm hip escape, one of the most effective escapes from
SBG Dartmouth Open House Saturday Jan 25th 2025
We’ve recently moved location into a great new gym in Dartmouth, MA and want
How to Roll for Optimal Skill Development (most don’t do this)
In this next video below I share the “Rolling Formula” for how to roll (spar) for optimal long-term skill development in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Unfortunately there are MANY misconceptions about this within the BJJ and grappling community, most of which have been passed on as reasoning by analogy conventional “wisdom” over the years. On one extreme, […]
Do you have achy joints all the time?
If you do BJJ and have achy joints a lot of the time, you’re
