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Chewy, sometimes online I hear Black Belts suggest, “Train with intention” what exactly does that mean to you? I’m never really clear what that means.
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When you hear a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Black Belt say train with intention it’s very simple. It just means stepping onto the mat with a purpose or focused on something.
Oh and for the record, 9 out 10 Black Belts will probably agree that it's a damn good suggestion. The 1 that doesn't is probably McDojo. Now the intention could mean a ton of different things. . .
Your intention could be to hit the new technique you’ve been working on or to avoid getting smashed from a position you struggle with. Your intention could be to not get frustrated while your stuck in an uncomfortable spot during a roll.
Heck, it could even be to make sure you roll with the tough guy that you avoid during rolling because you’re scared of losing.
Just depends on what you’re focused on at the time.
For me, when I roll with a focus on a specific technique, my intention always starts with grips. I ask myself, “what do I need to make this technique work?” and I work for those specific grips.
And whether I’m competing or rolling I’m hyper focused on getting the grips I need. Because if I get the grips, I get the techniques. That’s the way it works.
I mean, when you breakdown BJJ to a granular level, it’s all about the grips and body positioning. Every technique begins with grab this and this. It's the reason a person that controls grips wins the roll or match.
This is why I put together a course all about grip fighting. #1 to give you specific techniques to break and dominate grips. But just as importantly to get you to adopt the mindset of a grip fighter.
A grip fighter is someone who doesn’t accept someone’s grips and fights for their own. Just this mindset can give you a skill boost to any position.
And if you’d like to give your grip fighting skillz a boost then grab onto the link below and check out my Get a Grip course.
www.Chewjitsu.net/Grips
To wrap this one up to.
Set an intention for your next training session. And if you can't train BJJ right now then set an intention on your next lift, run or whatever you're doing to stay in shape.
Talk to you next time.
-Chewy
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The dislike is from the 1/10 blackbelt
😂 he’s mcdojo
That’s sensei muchacho
So for example go into class telling myself I'm going to work on armbars from every angle. Got it!
Even better to pick a specific position to hit it on so you can iron out those details even better ex closed guard, mount , back etc
@@dylanurquiaga6864 that’s literally what he said he was doing
@@_dracoez345 na idiot
I’m kinda freaked out right now...my fiancé and I got our 3rd stripe white belt the other day and I told her the EXACT SAME analogy you did about practicing music...it’s so true though, it’s easy to skim over the things that are hard or that we aren’t good at, but mindful deliberate practice is how you get good!
Meanwhile I've been training for almost two years and still 1 stripe.
@@mortz5517 have you gotten feedback on why that is? Is it a good school? Are you practicing with intention? How often are you training? Just a few things to think about if you haven’t already.
Trained violinist here and everything you said is true
10 out of 10 musicians would agree with that! Great analogy .. Set your intention and focus on the hard parts. Step on the mat with a purpose.
4th week in and my instructor told me this …
I explained it’s hard for me to be aggressive-
He said it’s not about aggression it’s about intention-
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Light bulb moment! Honest - I immediately relaxed in the roll focused on the conversation we just had-
Going to carry it to open mat tomorrow 👍
Ironically my two things I’m focused on is getting out of mount - and staying off my back when my opponent moves for side control…
Your videos have helped so much 🙌
Thanks !
Tenacity
I found myself doing this about 1 year in just naturally, i started keeping a jiu jitsu diary where I wrote down my plan for the class e.g. one day I’d practice having more confidence in the stuff I was doing and another day I’d work on only closed guard attacks and whatever techniques we did in class. It’s been really helpful for the past 3-4 years
Keeping a diary sounds like such good advice
I tell my students the exact same thing, but I also mention the concept of actively thinking about something.
Don't come to training turn your brain on for 2 hours, and then turn it off for 46 hours. Maybe think through the problem on the drive home, sitting on the toilet, watch a 5 minute youtube clip, ask someone how to solve the problem.
Ps I usually suggest you have the intention for a few weeks, not just changing every class.
I'm a guitar teacher and I tell my students the same thing. It's the difference between focused practice and just noodling around. You pick one thing, and you practice it. Seems obvious but it takes mental effort to do.
This is solid advice! It’s the same principal I internalized when I played football; during hitting drills, I’d line myself up with the strongest/fastest guys and got clobbered for weeks. Now I roll with anyone of much higher rank than me (namely, the three Black Belts) at the dojo. It helps that they also give me feedback afterward.
Just started as a whitebelt about 2 weeks ago. Your videos are immensey helpful thank you for taking the time.
Situational rolling is something we do quite often in class. As a white belt it definitely makes me focus on a certain technique, especially since I don't know too much. 😀🥋
I agree with this totally! I've been drilling guard passing on as many guards and ways as possible for 3 months now...and been training for 6 months...and im finally starting to have some mild success with most of them...and starting to give my training partners somewhat of a good fight...even though I obviously get submitted or swept..alot...I feel like im finally having some success getting to better positions more and actually trying to throw up some submission attempts myself😁
How did you get a belt like that on your name?
@@ChaoticGamer5967 i subscribe to chewys extra content on this channel...its 99cents...
Great advice! I picked a submission a month to refine as a purple belt. It helps.
I’m almost finished with that book, kinda cool to hear you read it too!
I love your content man, I can't wait to be able to roll again, I got.covid on Oct and its kept me from training because my lungs are still messed up and I'm not cleared to even go back to work yet.
I watch your videos to keep the concepts of grappling in the back of mind so I don't totally suck when i get back to it.
That is the name of the game in powerlifting two. Focusing on intentional practice to sharpen weak points to prevent any weak links in the chain from ruining a new personal best.
"Not as relaxing of a roll" 😂
Its important to note that its not a race for all of us. As you say if you want to improve fast train with intention but I feel it should also be pointed out you dont have to improve fast if your not competative chill out enjoy the journey roll for the sake of rolling.
Superb advice as always, thanks Chewy 👍
Appreciate it!
I am a boxer but this advice is useful with every sport or martial art I think
Agreed. I think this advice applies to pretty much anything.
Chewy you da man.
Thank you Chewi. Totally agree with that mind set, Sukata academy Black Belt from Argentine . Good advise for newbies.Continue your great work!
Thank you brother! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
I'm actually a professional violinist (good air violin technique there Chewy!) and I've been rolling like this from the beginning and I certainly feel like I'm improving. I also usually get my guard passed to side control when I try sweeps! I'd love a sweep video
This is why I think situational rolls are really useful. Repeated short goes in the position/technique youre working on until its really drilled in and don't revert to your comfort zone
it's one of those problems that's so unique to jiujitsu. In most fighting styles, even grappling styles like judo, you've got the availability of the technique de jour pretty much all the time. For instance, you can do o goshi from numerous grips, or if you're doing Muay Thai you could do a roundhouse from practically anywhere. But in jiujitsu some moves can only ever occur in very specific contexts. If you're really focusing on mastering the triangle choke, but you spend all of your rolling in the bottom of mount, you can't even really attempt it. So it takes a much more conscious effort in jiujitsu to train with that kind of targeted goal, although it's definitely worth it.
Bro I swear there's like a aura of white light around your head lol #jiujitsuJESUS
Great advice ! Thank you
What a great description of deliberate practice. Another book for anyone out there who is interested is "Peak" by Anders Ericsson (the scientist whom Malcom Gladwell totally misrepresented when he talked about the "10,000 hr rule...).
I will now drop the requisite Bruce Lee quote for this situation: "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks, but the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
chewy i love your videos, so insightful and youre a beast, thanks for running this channel!
Thank you for this message, intention = purposeful work
WTF.....i really cant believe you dont have at least a million subs...
Hi Chewie, I came across one of your vid before on position before submission. And I can say lately I have been getting a small yet good progress during rolling. Thanks for the vids
Very good way of explaining it. Makes sense too.
Discipline + focus + intention = improvement
Love it, thanks chewy
Man I've been missing wrestling so much and I just can't wait for gyms to open so I can start BJJ
i like the intro music
Thx chewie!
There is a certain point at which you get enough things committed to muscle memory, that it frees your mind to stop focusing on the exact placement of your left foot, and start focusing on other things, because you know your foot placement, it's automatic, and you know it by feel and can adjust it without thinking about it... until that time... you don't have the capacity to focus with intent. The good news is, this elevation afforded by muscle memory, it scales up as you go... you start uh muscle-memorizing? whole transitions... but until you have enough programmed into muscle memory, mentally your already overwhelmed just trying to survive ... how are the new guys to take your advice? I don't think I would have been able to. I ask cuz we got a new guy at our gym, and of course everyone told him watch RUclips, watch RUclips... so he asks me of all people what channels to watch... Your channel was obviously at the top of my list so...
This is smt i needed to hear cuz i know this, but dont like to admit it. Theres this one guy who has gotten a lot better at passing my guard cuz we roll a lot together, and he’ll eventually make his way to mount. But being in his side control and his mount, man it fkn sucks. I havent experienced that lvl of uncofort for over a year cuz ive always been rolling with ppl who im better than, or ppl who are strickly better than me. He is in a lot of ways my equal, and a lot of ways better than me, which makes rolling with him so challenging. And having him on top of me makes me want to tap so badly, but i dont. Nevertheless, ive been a bit reluctant to spar with ppl and ask them to start in side control or in full mount for a multitude of reasons.
I always roll with the intention of submitting my opponent or surviving as long as possible against upper belts, but I rarely go in with the intent that I will land submission X because then I'll be overlooking other things that present themselves to me throughout the roll. I swear one of the black belts at open mat on Sunday hit me with about 6 subs in 6 minutes, it was brutal lol #LevelsToThisShit
Chewy with the gem 💎
What could someone possibly dislike in this video? 🤦♀️
I love the “9/10 of black belts agree” reminds me of toothpaste ads hahhahahahhaha
Going to my second class later today! My intention is to not puke and focus on breathing during drills.
Hey Chewy if you put a polarizing filter on your lens, you can knock out the glare on the walls and we'll be able to see the portraits on the left much better 8) I think I see Chad up there.
I'll look into it. Thanks!
🤣I know the feeling chewy of trying to avoid someone 😭🤣I always avoid this brown belt at my gym his arm bar is deadly he snaps it up real quick
Can you give examples of good things to drill for beginners? What techniques/submissions to prioritise?
Always train with the intention to kill, strike first strike hard! Cobra Kai! Focus, position, technique, nice and easy, tap, slap, roll!
Right on 🤙🏽
Ily Chewy ❤️
I love the concept but I don’t understand this one part. I just finished my first year in Bjj training about 3 times a week. I try to train with intention every class BUT as someone who is new to the sport how do I learn what to focus my intention on?
Your instructor should be teaching you the fundamentals
Put some thought into it. Where do you want to go with your game? Are you giving up anywhere? Do you avoid certain areas? Maybe you have some bright spots in your game and want to make them better?
Choose your own adventure and go for it.
@@Chewjitsu thanks for responding and great advice
Most of the time I roll with other white belts but I guess I'll try and roll with high belts more
Update:blue belts smash me but the purple and brown let me work, except in no gi they murder me
What do you think would be a good focus for a 45 yo who has been away from the mats for 5 years?
Get in there asap brother! We're not getting any younger.
Just get started again. Probably do 1 month of just technique and no rolling to get back into it.
Do you have a plan for white belts to work through? I’m 6 weeks in and the gym I go to is teaching a new move every class so I never get enough practice to learn the move. Honestly I feel super discouraged and cannot even think of what I should be focusing on because I don’t really know how to do anything.
Thanks in advance for all the well wishers encouraging me not to quit. I’m not in danger of quitting. I just feel frustrated in this place where I know that I don’t know anything and I don’t know what to focus on to start learning.
I can relate to what you said. It can be very overwhelming.
How’s it going recently?
@@jerrylong6011 It has been going better recently. After a couple of months they let us roll with other white belts which was encouraging because I got to see some success with the techniques i learned. It is still an emotional roller coaster ride but those first few months are definitely the worst. I still deal with feeling completely incompetent (I've been training for about 8 months now) but I also go through seasons of seeing growth.
How long have you been training and how is your training going?
@@10Sethg, that’s awesome. It’s good to know that things improved and that it’s going better for you now.
I’m very new to it all. I’ve been training for just two months (I actually started three months ago. I did Jiu Jitsu for two months, but I’ve been out injured for one month). I’m a bit of a slow learner so when there is a new technique, then I need to drill it a lot before I can dial it in. The learning curve when starting Jiu Jitsu is so high, but for those two months I really gave it my all and did my best. I was completely incompetent, but I was enjoying it and actually having success regarding getting submissions, etc when rolling with other white belts. Then I hit a brick wall a month ago. I injured the muscles around my rib-cage during sparring. I went to the doctor to get an X-ray and thankfully my ribs weren’t broken. He said that it was a muscle injury. He told me not to do BJJ for 2 weeks. Foolishly I didn’t listen. I decided to go to class and just see the techniques and do some light drilling. But, I ended up doing some sparring….!!! I sparred three guys and it hurt every time, but I kept going. It hurt a lot after class…..and that night in bed was very painful and I could barely sleep. Next morning was absolute agony and I couldn’t get out of bed. Every morning is the worst as it’s when it’s most painful. I couldn’t go back to my local clinic to see that same doctor because he warned me not to do any BJJ. I thought my condition would improve in time….but it’s still very painful. I haven’t been able to do any Jiu Jitsu or even do any push-ups/weightlifting for one full month now…!!!! It’s super depressing!!!
When I was doing Jiu Jitsu I was so happy. Now I’m just down all of the time because I can’t train.
I just have to stay positive and look forward to when I recover and get back training. It’s just so frustrating, because when I start training again, I’ll feel like I’m right back at square one.
Did you ever get any injuries? How long were you out for and what was it like when you started back?
By the way, sorry for the long message!! I didn’t intend to write so much…haha!!
@@jerrylong6011 Thanks for the encouragement and response!
I have had to miss some class time. I also got an injury to the ribs, though not to the extent you are dealing with. There is one afternoon class I had to stop going to because everyone there was way bigger than me. My ribs starting hurting from the big guys putting their weight on me and I ended up skipping some classes for a couple of weeks. I find it hard to do but highly recommend warning training partners if you have an injury or problem. They have all dealt with injuries if they have been training for any length of time and know how much it sucks to miss class. The big guys dont seem to mind not putting their weight on you or you could even do positional sparring where you stay on top and reset if you lose the position.
The other "injury" I had that put me out for over a month was impetigo. There was a sore on my ankle that wasn't healing and by the time i realized what it actually was it had spread and took two rounds of antibiotics to clear up.
Getting started back wasn't bad. There was some catching up to do but I recommend taking notes and at this point, knowing as little as we do, we have months and years of training before we start to feel competent and missing a month or two of training really isn't going to noticeably change that timeline. When my ribs were hurting and i was talking to a purple belt about not wanting to miss class to let them recover he told me that i'm not going to learn or improve from just one class so skip the class rather than prolonging an injury that puts me out for an extended period. That's been really helpful advice because I feel so far behind and think that i can't afford to miss a class. I guess you're learning that lesson the hard way though...
Yeah, well 10 out of 9 people who can count, agree that I can't!
Love the content, but that background noise is driving me nuts!
Serious light bulb moment watching this, thanks!
Hey chewy so I used to train in BJJ I was a 2 stripe white belt and moving up fast I’m 15 and I was rolling with 20-30 year old guys submitting them every minute of the round and then I broke my rib and was out for a while then I was gonna go back to the gym and that week I broke my arm and had to have 2 screws implanted 10 months of therapy and the screws removed I don’t have full range of motion I have about 20 degrees away from zero so my arm doesn’t go completely straight should I go back to the gym and see how it goes my arm is healed now but I’m worried that I’m gonna get in and arm bar and since my arm doesn’t go straight I’m worried they may accidentally break it or should I tell them I have something wrong with my arm and they will respect that or.... idk what should I do
thanks man love your videos!!
Hey Chewy, what editing software do you use for your content??
My intention is to not die...so far so good
Hey, Chewy, I've been interested in doing Jiu Jitsu for about 6 years. It all started when I first learned combatives while I was in ROTC in college. Now I'm in the Air Force, married, have a kid, and we're saving for a house. I can make time, but it's always been a matter of finances. I've been to a couple of free classes at different gyms and a friend of mine watches RUclips videos and then trains in open mats where the coach is fine that he doesn't show up to/pay for the classes. I've tried doing the same thing where I live, but the coach at the gym I went to told me that it's frowned upon in the Jiu Jitsu community. Do you have any suggestions?
Just start training dude.
Hey chewy am i allowed to use my belt as a tool in bjj? Like wrapping or tying ir around wrists and ankles
Don’t think so
u can in class....but peeps gonna be like wtf???? lol
I was getting crushed by a 220lb purple belt(I'm a white belt) and I found this little pocket for air to my left side and he noticed that and used his GI jacket to cover the little pocket and basically cut off my air. Seemed like a dick move but I assumed it was allowed
@@stevenconnolly28 it was prob with good intention. im not sure how new you are, but learning to not panic when being crushed and out of air is really the first step..i think...im also a white belt, but once i could control the panic things got a lot easier.
Hey Chewy I'm a very weak man I'd be lucky to bench press 130lbs and can't do 20 push ups. Can BJJ help me defend myself even if I'm very weak?
Yeah bro Ik I’m not Chewy. Strength definitely helps and your probably not gonna be able to beat somebody 100 pounds heavier then you who trains unless your really good just like any combat sport. I’ve seen people 145 smash guys who are 200 just with better technique, and that’s in the gym . Against an untrained opponent on the street you would kill those guys because it’s all about grappling knowledge and skill or size. Also anybody who ever wrestled can attest to this strength in a weight room doesn’t necessarily transfer to grappling strength. One guy on my college wrestling team was really weak in the weight room but on the mats if he got a hold of you he would bend you in half so don’t worry about weight training strength it’s two different things.
Yes it can. But you should get stronger too. I mean, why not get stronger? ;)
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I train to have fun no intention I roll gently
I go 100 percent tournament
I drill and drill and drill
Think this would apply to Muay Thai ?
"I spent way more time in that mans crotch than I care to admit" - I lost it
I'm currently training solo at home due to COVID. Any tips? Thanks.
I have a whole ebook for you. Just look at the Icards in the video. I give away a at home training resource with workouts and study tips.
I’ve been hitting leg locks and want to practice heel hooks. I always train with safety in mind but do you think it’s looked down upon to focus on it?
My training partner constantly focuses on wristlocks and it's really annoying
Just ask your partner if they are cool with you looking for heel hooks
@@stevenconnolly28 dude wristlocks hurt me for days.
Do you have any advice for learning how not to start dreading it when it’s Open Mat or time to Roll at the end of class? Been doing BJJ since August but I’ve sort of hit a massive wall.
Just do it. The more you do it the more you will be comfortable rolling.
@@daltonanderson5323
I’ve tried that but nothing really sticks. I just end up getting rekt or running the clock without picking up much.
What do you usually do? Maybe you’re missing a few details
@@Steincooperfieldritzenheimer since I’m still new and outta shape I just sort of try to defend the majority of the time. After a bit over a month I realized my size, height, and strength are irrelevant factors. So I don’t try to go for submissions unless we’re drilling or older moves.
So for now I just try to stay out of submission and run the clock. It’s nice being told that I’m “strong” by my friends there but this isn’t weight lifting ya know? Moderately above average strength doesn’t help much here.
Ok, Nick what do you do with a student that avoids rolling with a rough and brutal instructor? And there are no other bjj academies around?
What defines rough and brutal?
@@Chewjitsu Instructors who injure their students.
Hey, how do we write in for a question? Is there an email as I’m having trouble finding it?
try a comment.
A nasty triangle 📐 LMAO
Is it just me or does it seem like Chewy recently took the “Limitless” pill
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@@Chewjitsu Nevermind. It was a bad reference to the Bradly Cooper movie “Limitless”, where he takes a pill and suddenly has a limitless mind. You’ve been killing everything you do lately and also appear to have a much clearer & enlightened mindset & demeanor, so it looks like you took the “Limitless” pill. However, I know that there is no pill. It’s just hard work & discipline. 👊🏼
@@paisano316 Haha I gotcha. I've seen the movie. I just wasn't sure what you mean. Appreciate the compliments in the message.
Jesus saves. Love you guys.
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...steroids - in all seriousness, I have trouble doing this in Jiujitsu. Not so much in Kickboxing, but grappling in general and I don't really know why.
Is that your great contribution to society?
@@sgt.gunbunny5959 no, it's just what I thought of when I saw the notification pop up 😆
Wanna get better at BJJ? Learn catch wrestling.
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You're like a not douchey Dan Bilzerian
Lol why do people have to be told to "practice stuff"
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