Banged my knee up pretty bad competing yesterday. The most important thing to do upon injury is to ensure skill degradation does not begin. This is one of the few times I really value non resistant drilling. Maximize your mat time in any way that you can. In terms of live training I will do something as simple as hand fighting from static positions such as kneeling vs seated guard, mount, side control and potentially standing vs standing if I have a trusted training partner. There's never a valid reason to not improve during an injury. If you are completely unable to drill or do any sort of simple task training on the mats then, it is time to study as if you have BJJ final exams coming up. If you come across an injury, I hope this short post sheds some light on your options to progress.

Double leg defense + Side control escapes

Down-blocking to defend double legs leading us into a standing throw by as well as front headlock go behinds. Two back escape options for both the under-hook and strangle side.

This goal is something I am personally working on. My leg lock game has always been primarily outside heel hook, Aoki, achilles lock or some variation of these. Seeing Pawel Jaworski bringing the inside heel hook back into the highest level competitions has inspired me to temporarily remove all other leg locks from my game until my inside heel hook catches up. Attached is one of many inside heel hook finishes make by Pawel, hunt for saddle and 50/50 and don't settle for subpar finishing mechanics!https://youtu.be/uNUo16LJ-UQ?si=yW5IZaTcizp7jXuf

Good afternoon everyone! Starting tomorrow Stockyard will be removing its Freemium option. I will be adding a "Class" chat which will give you access to every No-Gi class I teach throughout the week. I will also be adding a 1on1 coaching tier. This gives you access to footage breakdown through telegram up to 10 minutes of training/ competition footage per week. If you are currently on the free tier you will be removed from the community as it is only fair for the paid members to have full access to the classes. These classes are worth hundreds of dollars so I thank you for your understanding in switching the platform. Standard tier members will continue to have access to the courses and community chats!