TFS#133: Simplifying Guard, Back Pain, & Constant Growth

You always want to aim to be moving. If you catch yourself stalling, you should work on studying how you can get out of those positions...

Due to the holidays coming up this week, I’m sending you this email a day early…

And also, I won’t be sending daily emails for the rest of the week!

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Now on to today’s topics…

Here’s a quick note from last week.

We went over how to increase our finishing rates here.

There’s a reason smaller guys are successful with this Guard.

If you’re not as athletic or as big as some of the other guys in your gym, you might want to look into using this guard more often.

It’s universal and will get you out of a lot of trouble.

It’s also relatively easy to transition when recovering your guard.

It also works in both Gi and Nogi.

Here’s a great Butterfly Guard System.

And if you have an opponent that likes to back out and reset their positioning to pass, a great transition to the next guard would be Collar-Sleeve.

Understand your lower back pain in 4 minutes.

Incorrect warm ups, incorrect stretches and bad habits can lead to injuries in grappling arts.

More resources and sponsors you’d find helpful.

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Don’t let stalling become a habit.

Our Jiu Jitsu is constantly evolving and getting better everyday we train—even on days we get completely smashed.

Whether you get smashed or not, you don’t want to stall.

Stalling makes you settle. Stalling makes you complacent. And just because you’re not threatened in the immediate moment doesn’t mean it doesn’t have long term effects on your game.

You don’t want to develop a habit of stalling.

The next time you find yourself stalling—especially in Turtle position—be sure to learn ways to work out of “defensive positions.”

Keep yourself moving.

Have a great week,

Wayne

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