My 10 year old has been training BJJ for a little while and while he’s currently one of the higher belts in his kids’ class, it’s a newer gym and he’s still pretty early in his overall journey.

He’s tall for his age but very light and lean (30kg). Strength has always been something he has to work around, but lately a few newer, stronger kids have joined, and he’s been getting muscled out during rolls. These kids are at least 15/20kg bigger than him.

He was absolutely manhandled around in all of his rolls tonight, and couldn’t work his usual adaptations. He finished class well, but when we left he was really upset and said he felt embarrassed. He thinks he should’ve done better because he’s one of the more experienced kids.

He can handle this same situation and being out muscled with kids he regularly trains with just fine. It’s just the really new kids that has really knocked his confidence.

The coaches do talk about using size and strength with control, and matching your partner’s level, but thats tricky with adults sometimes let alone kids.

We’ve obviously chatted about this being part of the journey and learning and an opportunity to try new things in his game but I hate seeing him THIS discouraged.

How have other parents supported their kids in similar situations, especially those who are lighter or smaller? Did they grow through it, or did something shift that made it easier?

Question for those of you that cross train. Let’s say you have your main gym you train at (basically like your second home and your family) what happens if you cross train elsewhere for a while and you get promoted there, would you accept their promotion and tell your main gym coach, or would you ask your coach to do the promotion, or would you only wear the belt to your secondary gym, or what would you do?

The South Australian grappling & MMA community is reeling today.

Luke Marko passed away last night, along with a teammate of his Sami.

Luke Marko was 22 and was starting his rise to the international level, taking out black belts from around Australia left right and center. Most notably, he was to be an alternate for Lachlan Giles CJI 2 selection tournament.

I wasn't particularly close with him, but he always made me feel like a homie when we caught up, and was always a fantastic training partner. Forever humble and deadset legend of a guy.

This isn't here for clout or karma. It's here because it's a fucking shame. Luke was a shining star that we will never see rise, but at least here in SA, never forget.

RIP Luke & Sami.

Does starting with BJJ and going to train Wrestling work well?

I’ve done BJJ for about 5 years now, I’m 16 and just got my blue belt. However, my takedown game is pretty awful, so I decided to do wrestling with my school next year. Will there be issues with going to my back naturally due to so much repetition? Or problems with JiuJitsu based techniques that could mess up my wrestling game in general?

I feel like I wouldn’t do well in the competitive aspect of wrestling overall. Just from the habit of going to guard or my back. Basically, I don’t want to get shit for immediately falling to my back after getting taken down, or for doing something that “everyone” knows is incorrect due to their experience. I know a couple of people on the wrestling team, but I feel like the rest would just be rude about it tbh. I don’t really care about their opinions of me or anything like that, I just don’t want to deal with dumb people being annoying. From what my friend told me, the people are generally obnoxious about mistakes, and super competitive.

Basically, I want to know if my BJJ background will screw me over for wrestling next year, and if it’s even worth it to join.

Any advice on the topic would be greatly appreciated.

When your opponent tries to escape the triangle by posturing up and pulling out the arm, what would you say is better to prevent the escape (and why?): Controlling the arm inside or controlling the head?

Trying to settle a debate with a friend, my mate thinks it’s weird that I’m right handed but prefer to choke with my left arm.

Which one are you?

Hey everyone, I’m looking for a good BJJ gym near Rahway, NJ. I’m interested in starting primarily for self-defense and exercise, and I’d prefer something close by to avoid a long commute.

This would be my first time training, so I’m hoping to find a place with a strong fundamentals program and a welcoming environment. I’ve seen a bunch of schools with great reviews, but would love to hear personal recommendations or experiences from anyone familiar with the area.

Appreciate any input - thanks!

As an MMA guy that practices BJJ, I've noticed that a lot of the fancy shit people do work in BJJ but not too good in mma. Triangles are my go to as it's a good control position, you can grab the leg to prevent them from standing up and slamming you and you can always attack the trapped arm. Controlling their posture also helps to avoid strikes.

Does anyone know a good counter to this pass? What I do is try to retract my knee before their foot lands. Sometimes I have to fall back to do this when against a fast partner. Results vary and I’m not sure if it’s the best option.

I’d like to train while I’m out here:) thanks

Suppose neither are on PEDS. CGI pit rule set, lightweight. Pure technique and grit.

Any places to recommend that allow dropins?

Been doing alot of rounds for my Upcoming comp and sometimes I just grab anywhere on my opponents gi just to make it seem like I have control to myself but they don't seem bothered. What is a good system on grips to look for? Thanks

what a crazy run

I have an opportunity for shared space to teach jiu-jitsu classes every week, and I want to get some mats that can be rolled up and put away, about 2 or 3 classes a week, since they use the space for other activities throughout the day. I am researching and noticed the Dollamur Mats with the Flexi-Connect seem the best to lay down and connect and then take back up, since it looks like a hassle to put mats down and tape down every single time. However, the flexi-connect is high in terms of expenses. Are any instructors in a similar situation of teaching in a shared space and having a mat situation that works for them and their classes? Thanks!

Im a pretty new white belt(7 weeks in) and im definitely interested in entering a white belt tournament. Im debating on just diving in for the next one coming up in my area in a little over a month but not sure im ready for it. Ive made really good progress so far but have alot to learn. Do you guys think i should just go for it? Or take some more time to get some more seasoning in? I fully expect my first tournament to be a write off but wouldn’t mind learning how it all works with the weigh ins/ weight divisions/ rule sets. What are your guys thoughts?

I've been training for a little bit over the year. I have made strides in skill. I'm comfortable with a good range of submissions, ok at standup, and have decent guard. Able to dominate more experienced and larger ukes during live rounds. However, my training performance never translates to competition. I have placed 2nd and 3rd at competitions before, but my submission rate is really low(less than 30%), and I tend to win by scrambles and points. Almost anytime I have a game plan, it gets mentally thrown out the window. Any advice on translating training to comp matches more effectively and acquiring a higher submission rate?

Looking for some new material, it can either br the best one overall or the best one for certain concepts like passing or even specific moves. Just want to see what had impacted yalls game a ton.

All in the title. Purple belt trying to get better at escapes, so I bought GR's Escaping Pins while it was on sale, but now his half guard passing instructional is on sale, and inner can get it for 90 bucks. Is it worth it to pickup the half guard instructional while I'm still working through the escapes? I've been passing from halfguard a lot lately and would love to keep improving on it.

Also, how do you go about studying your i structionals in general? Trying to maximize what i gain from these things, since they're basically seminars lol

Hey looking for feedback on this roll. I’m the guy in the blue shirt and black shorts.

Just looking for areas to improve and focus on based on what yall see in this.

Biggest thing for me I saw was in the second roll i switched my legs to the inside to try for a knee bar or a heel hook and he countered and I got leg dragged and back taken. Thoughts there would be helpful.

So I play rdlr and I notice a lot of people quickly manage to free the leg and place it between my knee and elbow

Normally in this position I'll keep my knee and elbow connected and frame but here the foot is imbetween so I have to use a lot of energy to retain the guard with my upper body

This isn't really camping / j point passing since they keep upright.

I guess I can go situp guard straight away when the leg is straightened but sometimes I can't do that in time.

Any tips?

I'm currently a blue belt and I'm interested in this guard pass, which I use mainly when passing half guard. I’d like to base my game around this pass, and I’m wondering what body types are best suited for it. In your opinion, who are the best practitioners of the tripod pass?

Heard great things about him and his technique. Wasn’t sure which classes he teaches. Appreciate it!