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Kenneth Brown
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The Real Reason That I Love Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
I recently read a book called Start with Why by Simon Sinek. It made me think about why I love Jiu-jitsu, and the answer I came up with surprised me because the reason has existed before I even knew what Jiu-jitsu was. Through the Wormhole Before I just spell it out, let’s go back in time. …
Troubleshooting the Half Guard I
One of my ongoing projects is related to half guard, and today I want to look at one of the questions that I’ve received as a result of that project. The question was: My Half Guard question is about the cross face. I have gotten very comfortable with being able to control the bicep of …
What Are Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Gyms Really Selling
One thing that I really enjoy is taking ideas from diverse sources and applying them to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. If you read enough posts here, you probably already noticed that trend. This post will be another example of that because I was recently exposed to a very interesting concept about business. It’s all about a simple …
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Teaching Experiment III
After I finished that last post on training acceleration, I couldn’t wait to apply the idea. The first opportunity I had to do so was a No-Gi Advanced class I taught at Crazy 88. Beforehand, I decided that I was going to give them one of the most developed tools in my arsenal. It was …
Use This Method to Innovate Any Technique
Let’s start off with a question. What are the components of an effective technique? As you think about that question, focus on one word. It’s the one that makes all the difference. If we took it out, the number of possible techniques would increase by leaps and bounds. Including it though, allows us to focus …