A few of months ago an instructor at Boulder Grappling said this to me: “Go for the top. Everyone can fight from the bottom.” These words helped my game grow to a new level relatively quickly. I think there is a point in many people’s training (well, mine at least) where the novelty of playing [...]
When it comes to the general population I’m about average in height and weight – when it comes to where I train, however, I’m normally one of the smaller persons at the gym. Naturally, it seems most people want to smash up and grind on a smaller person when sparring. I like experimenting with guard [...]
This evening I was watching the film Blindness. There is a scene early on when two blind people get in a sort of tussle, a small fight. I thought immediately of Jiu Jitsu. When I first started Jiu Jitsu there where some moments when I thought how successful one could be when rolling with their [...]
I’m at a point in my training when I would like to get more taps. At tap-out here, a tap-out here – nothing revolutionary or dominant – but I’m consistently doing the vast majority of tapping whenever I roll. Still, I believe I’m progressing in-tune with the average student. I have learned so much in [...]
I am a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) enthusiast and blogger. A blue belt under Relson Gracie, this is where I share insights, stories and reviews related to BJJ. I train in Colorado at Boulder Grappling Academy. Contact me at ryanpeterson DOT me **AT** gmail DOT com. Legal info.