Michael Jen

4th degree BJJ black belt and 1st degree judo black belt. Head BJJ instructor at Smash Gyms.

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Another clip from my pin escape clinic in Los Angeles! https://t.co/bOFDgaAhGZ

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Guys, have you ever experienced something like this with your wife or girlfriend?...

Let’s say your wife or girlfriend did something wrong, you’re mad about it, and you bring it to her... https://t.co/Ln7ijeHTwb

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Last week, I posted a video of a clinic I taught on pin escapes where an attendee ask how I would escape a particular situation. Though I joked and said it was my swole guns that allowed me to escape, here's a follow up video where I explained the... https://t.co/YnAFI1NSPu

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When a seminar attendee asked me the solution to escape a particular pin. The answer....GUNS!😜 https://t.co/YeqNWejFS7

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This past weekend, I was hanging out with my students Christine Ho, Crystina Zastrow, and Alyssa Wang. We were waiting around as there was a good amount of time before the next place we had to go. In trying to... https://t.co/v1TWMUxlhS

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Southern CA BJJ friends.... Does anyone know of any open mats in LA on Dec. 26 and open mats in San Diego on Dec. 27, 28, and 30?

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After watching the Motley Crue biography movie “The Dirt” on Netflix, it got me listening to Motley Crue again. I know I’ve been listening to it too much when my younger son Aaron now knows some of lyrics to Girls, Girls, Girls.

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With so many movies pushing forced diversity and social justice at the expense of natural, good storytelling bombing at the box office, Wonder Woman showed that having a movie with a badass female lead, appealing to... https://t.co/gHFDkk5gsE

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How many people are like me got Disney+ just to watch The Madalorian and don’t really care about anything else they offer at the moment?

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Have any of you martial artists or athletes out there bought or used the Iron Neck? I’ve seen a lot of their advertising and am curious if anyone has used it. If so, does your neck feel better from using it? Similarly, anyone feel their neck issues got worse from using it?

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Just watched the first episode of The Mandalorian. What do I like about it so far? No stupid jokes and, unlike the new Star Wars movies, you don’t feel like they are pushing diversity and... https://t.co/osG9nsPuy8

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Saw Terminator: Dark Fate with my boys. Personally, I didn't feel it was any better than all the Terminator sequels after T2. It didn't make any difference that James Cameron was back on board with this... https://t.co/rLVmSYJ2M2

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Took my boys to a wrestling open mat at Smash Milpitas. At the end of the training, the coaches were talking with the kids and teens about improving the cardio. One of coaches says, “....and... https://t.co/oBOAH7i6aR

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There’s a 6 year old boy in our kids BJJ program who is Chinese. His mother speaks English with a heavy accent and you can tell her English isn’t perfect. One day after class, she tells me that... https://t.co/twHdS8y6yT

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Two phrases I’ve only heard from women....

1) You’re not the boss of me!

2) You don’t know me!

I literally have never heard any guy say either of those phrases. Granted, I first started to... https://t.co/hj1GbbRCvK

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Check out this video where I discuss my definition of what "old school" BJJ is and is not! https://t.co/1Cmc774yMj

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Prison rules! ;)

It feels pretty damn shameful for a BJJ player than getting tapped out by an aikido move. On top of that, it feels even more shameful to get tapped when you on the top of side control. Check... https://t.co/yWRJY7hszR

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WARNING! Learning takedowns and not pulling guard has been known to increase testosterone levels up to 50%.

Check out this video on the simple progression I use to teach kids and adults the deep ko uchi takedown. https://t.co/UVA1acw5ej

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Who wants to use prison rules and learn how to fight dirty with wristlocks? Be sure to yell, “Aikido wins!” after you get the tap! https://t.co/Tsn2nUQpTX

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Check out this video I made talking about how to get the most of what your instructor has to offer.

Throughout my years under Joe Moreira, there's probably very few of his students who have asked him more... https://t.co/MrGSCV6X61