I’ve noticed the older I get, the more my desire for attaining a new skill grows. Life is hectic and making time to pursue a new skill can seem downright impossible, but you should never neglect the value of learning something new. In this epis...

The ADCC Vancouver Open has finished and I am here to tell my biggest stories, reflections, and takeaways from the tournament. I discuss my youth team’s performance, stories about horrible refereeing, and new donkey guard scoring criteria that ...

When we begin a new skill, we never really know where to focus our learning. In a systems-based activity like Jiu Jitsu, as beginners, we need to know where to first focus our attention. What systems are most valuable, and what makes these syst...

In a sport as limitless as Jiu Jitsu, every coach must ask themselves the same question… How the hell am I going to teach this stuff to people? With so many ways to structure your practices, how do we know if we are doing it right? In this epis...

Jonathan Thomas is a black belt under Lucas Lepri and is a very well-known and prolific content creator. He is a highly regarded instructor in the Gi and currently coaches full-time at Valhalla Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Sweden. We discuss the knee c...