dr pepper MD

cool guy

[UFCStats💭 @TheUFCStats]

Justin Gaethje reading the Declaration of Independence before he makes his walkout 🇺🇸

[Jaden Jones @JonesJaden17609]

Would you rather:

Unlimited Touchtunes Credit + skip the Line Ability + every bar you walk in has touchtunes

or

First 12 beers of the night free every night

[Open Note Grappling 📝 @OpenNoteGrapple]

hate judging in combat sports?
think you can do a better job?
here is your chance
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[dr pepper MD @danny_mcfly_]

@papipompis Thank u homie, hope ur doing very well!

[chris wojcik @chrismwojcik]

5 ideas that will make you better at wrestling for BJJ:

I'm not a world-class wrestler.

But I've spent a lot of time in the last few months working on my wrestling in the gym, studying top-class wrestlers (in BJJ and otherwise), and trying to train in a way that makes me better on my feet.

I've learned a few things that will probably help you.

Here's how you overcome your butt scooting addiction:

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1. Focus on positioning first.

When they teach fundamental wrestling, most people teach single legs and double legs.

But fundamental wrestling doesn't actually involve many takedowns at all.

Fundamental wrestling focuses on matching head heights and finding ways to connect to your partner.

Don't get distracted by fancy stuff.

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2. Set the pace; don't have the pace set on you.

Wrestling is fun until you're getting your face smushed in the fat.

Almost all problems in wrestling come when you start getting bullied.
When you start losing the gripfight.

Don't just wrestle for takedowns, wrestle to control pace and space.

Takedowns come to those who control these things.

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3. Get under or around the elbows.

Pretty much all the takedowns I know involve me getting either around my partner's elbow or under their elbow to eventually connect to their legs, hips, or neck.

You might find 1 or 2 exceptions, but this is still true for 99% of takedowns.

Knowing this means it's a good task for us to focus on in our gripfighting/wrestling training.

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4. Spend most of your time on moderate intensity parts of training.

Wrestling is tiring.

But more specifically, it's live wrestling that is tiring. You don't need to do live wrestling every day.

Have days where you work on gripfighting to connect. Have other days where you start connected and work on takedowns. Have full live days.

Structure your damn training!

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5. Add submission threats to counter takedowns.

This is a crucial equalizer for a Jiu-Jitsu guy learning to wrestle.

If someone gets under you, find ways to attack their neck and arms. If someone gets you to the mat, immediately find ways to enter legs or heist back up.

If you don't have the threat of submitting your partner, they will take you down without fear.

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If you're a Jiu-Jitsu guy learning to wrestle, it can feel like a never-ending uphill battle.

It kind of is.

But for Jiu-Jitsu athletes, the goal isn't to become the next Jordan Burroughs; it's to get a little bit better every day.

If you apply these 5 ideas, I promise you'll improve at wrestling for BJJ.

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Sabrina Carpenter with Veronika Slowikowska of SNL & Emma Chamberlain in new photos.

[The Simpsons @TheSimpsons]

A legendary band. An original song. A very Simpson twist. 🎶 🇲🇽 @tigresdelnorte perform “El Corrido de Pedro y Homero” this Sunday on FOX.

[tim @tim__64]

i would die for sabrina carpenter before i die for this country

[The Dalbo Dog @Dalbodog]

Canon: 2000$

[Catch Wrestling U @CatchWrestling]

Leg lock battle from a Catch match in 1928.

[Doug @magnumdong1992]

#soon

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are reviving ‘THE MUPPET SHOW’ as a Disney+ special next year

Will also star and be produced by Sabrina Carpenter

The goal for the special is to greenlight a new season of the iconic series.

(Source: https://t.co/aTsJR7PYlQ)

[alien @fastestUFO]

theyre saying there isnt going to be a thursday this week

[chris wojcik @chrismwojcik]

The future of Jiu-Jitsu is beautiful academies.

I first started Jiu-Jitsu in 2015.

Like many people who started around that time, the academy was in a strip mall next to a nail salon. We had puzzle mats, and below the puzzle mats was a cement floor.

One time, I trained in a gym that was in an old warehouse, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

If you had started Jiu-Jitsu a decade earlier, you might have started in a garage or the basement of a commercial gym.

But now? Jiu-Jitsu gyms are changing. Some of them are even beautiful.

They're not just places you drive by or places that you go in for a quick workout and get out.

They are destinations.

It doesn't even feel right to call them gyms anymore. Some of these places feel like small palaces.

This is the future of Jiu-Jitsu academies.

It's like a dojo mixed with a country club but catered to the modern athlete. A weight room, a sauna, a coffee bar, or even beer on tap (shout out to @OpenNoteGrapple's academy, one of the spots pictured below 😅).

In the future, all Jiu-Jitsu gyms might need to be like this. Gyms will need to be cleaner, more accommodating, and prettier if they want to compete.

Why train in a strip mall when you can train in a beautiful location with the same amenities as a high-end commercial gym for the same price with Jiu-Jitsu sessions?

The future of Jiu-Jitsu is aesthetic. The future of Jiu-Jitsu is beautiful.

[Gary Goody @thegoodster_]

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