Welcome to the official Hidden Jiu-Jitsu Blog.
My purpose with this blog and this website is to be of service to you, my friends who make up this amazing Jiu-Jitsu community. So this is where I will focus on sharing my most valuable wisdom, strategies, principles and knowledge I have gained over the past 26 years studying and teaching Jiu-Jitsu, as it was handed down to me by the one and only Rickson Gracie.
Announcing: The Hidden Jiu-Jitsu Weekly Fight Break Down Challenge!
I've written in the past about why you should always go to class, especially when you can't train. I've also talked about the 4 reasons I believe watching videos can be better than...
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The unbelievable power of 1% per day
“When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur... Don't look for the quick, big improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That's the only way it happens-...
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Understanding the Open Guard
“I’m gonna go out on a limb and say for your long-term development in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu, the #1 positional skill is the Open Guard.” - John Danaher The Open Guard is...
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Is Kinstretch for Jiu-Jitsu like having mutant healing powers?
Kinstretch for Jiu-Jitsu by Dr. Mike Piekarski is the closest thing I know of in real life to having mutant healing powers for combat sports and my friend Derik Morefield just proved...
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The Subtle Guard Passing Technique Glover Teixeira Used To Become Champion At UFC 267
What an amazing fight Glover Teixeira is now the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion after dreaming of the belt for 20 years, securing the victory against “Polish Power” Jan...
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"Is Hidden Jiu-Jitsu the real deal?"
"Is Hidden Jiu-Jitsu the real deal?" A friend of mine recently directed me to a thread on a forum where apparently someone was curious if what I was teaching really lived up to all the hype...
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Yes, there is a secret weapon to competition training - and it is the "1 minute drill".
Just how effective is "the 1 minute drill"? Well, Kron Gracie used it to win what many call "the greatest ADCC match of all time". See here: ...
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Hidden Jiu-Jitsu Mastery Series vol. 4: Advanced Interleaving for Creative Mastery
Hidden Jiu-Jitsu Mastery Series vol. 4: Advanced Interleaving for Creative Mastery We’ve now come to volume 4 of the Hidden Jiu-Jitsu mastery series. By now, you’ve...
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Hidden Jiu-Jitsu Mastery Series Volume 3: Chunking, Retrieval Practice, and Interleaving
I hope you’re really enjoying this mastery series and seeing the potential of applying learning strategies to your Jiu-Jitsu practice. We’re starting with solo drills because...
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2 More Tools For Mastery - These Are Absolute Dynamite
2 More Tools For Mastery - These Are Absolute Dynamite For those who haven’t yet added solo drills to your dashboard FREE, click the link below! [Click here to add Solo Drills to your...
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