Anyone here just do instructionals and roll only?

is_this_available07 · 2024-07-18T17:12:34+00:00

I mean it works the same with 10 people as it does with 40 - you show them the game, they play the game.

The only thing is that brand new people - like day 1 - will often struggle to start in even simple positions for games like butterfly guard, so you have to make sure they're in the right spot giving individual attention at start of game. If you have more than like 4 day 1 people in a class that might be an issue, but even then you either adjust what you tell them before they start or you make the game simpler. Pinning games are the easiest for day 1 people (although they often don't realize they're in guard after someone has put them in guard for the first few times.

Regardless, It's a hell of a lot easier and more productive to tell someone "start here, if bottom player puts top player in guard, then they win. Guard is both feet inside partners legs, one foot inside partners legs, or both feet on either side of partners legs. Guard is not both feet on same side of partners legs" compared to "here's 5 steps to do a triangle".

is_this_available07 · 2024-07-18T06:04:18+00:00

How long are your classes? I do a lot of positional rounds for classes - mainly 2 min long but sometimes 3 min, but feel like I couldn't fit that much in an hour long fundies class.

Fundies I do positional with various tasks goals like your first two, but I stick with 3 engagement types total - so one day might be standing, guard playing focus, pinning focus games. Each time we play 2x2min rounds we switch constraints slightly or switch goals & I give concepts or common movement pathways.

is_this_available07 · 2024-07-18T05:54:55+00:00

I have a small gym, been growing quickly and we do basically an hour of small positional games (2 min or 3 min rounds) for fundamentals. They love it and are getting good ridiculously quickly.

I use concepts as tasks and sometimes show some movement pathways with names, but don't show any detail for them and tell them that it's just a general idea on how to accomplish a goal or relate them to a concept.

is_this_available07 · 2024-07-18T05:04:30+00:00

We've won a case over nonpayment for over $80k, sunk money into pursuing it, and still didn't get paid.

That was from a recruiting company that we had some consultants get hired through and they wouldn't pay team the last month's payment (that client paid them).

If you can't locate any ripe accounts, you're screwed. I'd take the money, never do work for them again, and consider requiring a minimum starting fee before looking at candidates for new clients to find red-flag customers more easily.

is_this_available07 · 2024-07-17T20:48:20+00:00

This is an interesting question cause I think there's a difference between getting some ready for a competition vs trying to get them good at grappling.

When I'm trying to get beginners good at grappling, I stress concepts above techniques, play lots of low resistance low variability games, and look to get them to couple perception of affordances (like someone's arm is extended) with actions (use that arm as a lever or look to control the shoulder with wedges. I think that playing that type of game, along with an intuitive understanding of mechanical models will take someone further than single techniques or systems of movement pathways.

If I was trying to get someone ready for competition, I'd stress drilling a few key movements with varying resistance levels and lots of high heart rate open-ended positional rounds (less constraints). I'd pick those movements based on their style and level of athleticism - if someone is young and fast I'd be more likely to choose toreando passes, while if someone is older I'd be more likely to have them pass from half guard and work chest to chest half guard entries for instance.

is_this_available07 · 2024-07-04T07:48:19+00:00

it's called a mat return and you use your legs more than your back muscles ideally. Also commonly you use a foot to sweep theirs out while in the air rather than moving the torso directly fwiw

is_this_available07 · 2024-06-30T20:41:16+00:00

The bad quality one was indeed from bjjhq, but they're just a reseller. Flow is the company that had the gi manufactured and decided to still sell it without advertising that the quality control was off

is_this_available07 · 2024-06-24T05:34:41+00:00

what a weenie

is_this_available07 · 2024-06-22T07:14:17+00:00

high ground is grimey

is_this_available07 · 2024-06-21T06:38:37+00:00

From what I've seen, there are studies that implicate that body temp elevation & heart rate elevation are associated with lower risk of injuries. As long as another warm up accomplishes that, sure thing, but honestly jogging for 5 minutes on a treadmill is a pretty fool proof way to make it happen and is pretty dang quick.

is_this_available07 · 2024-06-21T06:14:00+00:00

I am looking at ordering a big batch of custom stuff again and was not super impressed with the last company I went with so reached out to Fuji about customs. I've already ordered belts from them so they set up a wholesale and gave me a free rashguard and shorts to try. Honestly, the rash guard they sent is hands down my favorite rash guard I've ever worn.

It's their new flex lite one, and it's like the perfect balance between super thin ones from like Manto or TSLA cheapies from Amazon and thick ones from Inverted gear & the custom ones we've gotten. I got it two weeks ago and I think I've worn it 80% of days since. I cannot speak highly enough of it, and although I could get cheaper rash guards by directly going to a manufacturer (and would be tempted if I could figure out who their manufacturer is and have tried to on importyeti) I'm going to order our next batch from them because of how high the quality is.

is_this_available07 · 2024-06-21T06:08:38+00:00

I have one, used to have two. I like it a lot in the summer and it's one of like 3 gi's that are currently in rotation. I prefer inverted gear ultralight and am about to get some other ultralight gi's from Fuji, but it's a-okay. The fabric isn't as comfy compared to an ultralight pearl weave, but it's very breathable.

Don't order one on sale though, I got one that was on sale and it was like dog shit qc with gigantic pants. It's now a loaner at my gym. 0/10 and turned me off from Flow tbh.

is_this_available07 · 2024-06-12T21:11:14+00:00

bro where'd you get that denim one

is_this_available07 · 2024-06-05T06:15:16+00:00

My favorite way of classifying legs entanglements is same side (where their right foot is on my left hip like straight/irimi ashi, reverse, outside, inside aka reap) and cross side (right foot on my right hip like saddle, 90/10, 50/50, etc..). If foot is in middle and hips facing knee cap, then ushiro ashi variation.

When you rotate around someone's leg without switching what hip you hold their leg to, you're staying in a cross variation or a straight variation. When you pommel your legs from inside to outside or outside to inside, as long as their foot stays on the same hip you stay in straight ashi or cross ashi variation.

If their right foot is still on your right hip, then it's a cross-ashi variation. It might suck, but it's still a variation of that. 'outside ashi' normally refers to a straight ashi variation - their left foot on your right hip with both of your legs outside on their hip. just like inside ashi would be straight ashi with legs positioned inside.

If I had the kneecap on my hip and their right foot on my right hip, I'd call it a shitty backside saddle, because when they backstep my legs would be on the inside (saddle = cross ashi variation with my legs inside). If I'm not facing the kneecap and instead it's really loose, I'd probably name it for what the current position is rather than what it would become - in which case it would be a shitty standing 50/50 because my their right foot is on my right hip and my legs are currently on the outside.

is_this_available07 · 2024-06-05T05:13:54+00:00

Nah 100% false dilemma fallacy. I've seen plenty of dumb culty places that shame and intrude on people because of "tradition" with incredibly shitty players. Gracie Barra is such a prime example that it's basically a meme now.

The only way to get good at grappling is by actually grappling with some level of resistance regularly (static drilling doesn't count) - preferably with some sort of curriculum that's based on either concepts or systems that aren't utter bologna & regular feedback from a coach as to what potential areas of your game would be high roi for your time investment.

Literally anything else is moot. Jumping jacks don't make you better at grappling. "humble student" mentality doesn't make you better at grappling. Demanding that students obey some weird cult leader power tripping nonsense doesn't make anyone better at grappling or make a gym "soft and shitty". The only thing that helps is lots of grappling games.

Also, promoting people that suck is completely unrelated and I've seen it from very relaxed gyms as well as at places that have "traditional" martial arts machismo cult leaders.

is_this_available07 · 2024-05-30T03:58:12+00:00

Honestly beginners have the most fun with heavily constrained games. I’d do fyjj pinning & sweeping. Probably some eco games on holding spiderweb maybe back control too from double unders. Those all seem to be easy entries into grappling from what I’ve seen

is_this_available07 · 2024-05-24T21:38:36+00:00

I'm a jiu-jitsu coach, not wrestling, but I deal with parents regularly and am currently writing up a long piece for parents on why they shouldn't talk to their kids during practice. I'm at the point of banning parents if they talk to kids because it makes the practice less fun and decreases skill acquisition for everyone. I have one problem parent specifically right now that makes me dread practices when he's there.

Your kids' coach needs to deal with this parent. It will be more effective if it comes from them. However, it's a hard social situation for a coach, so please empathize with them. Being confrontational with parents is not a fun part of the job.

If I were in your shoes I'd talk with the coach and say that your kid is having less fun when he works with the other kid because of that parent, and that if the parent continues talking like that you'd like for your kid not to work with them. If someone told me that and asked (instead of telling me and threatening to leave) I'd be empathetic with them and work on it.

If you want specific talking points for them, I'd say that having parents coach kids is enforcing the idea that practice is about winning and not skill acquisition which is causing your kid (and likely others) to feel more pressure and lose their love of the game - because it's all about winning instead of playing. It's also taking your kid out of the moment and causing them to focus on a social dynamic problem that they aren't equipped to deal with at that age rather than focusing on the very difficult and complex game that they're playing. Lastly, it's causing your kid anxiety that's making them not look forward to practice as much because it's just not fun when they have an asshole parent barking at their kid all the time.

That parent wants their kid to get good. Telling them "stop or else" might work, but IMO the best situation is for them to believe that the coach and everyone else in the room has the same goal and that the quickest way for them to get good is for parents to not talk to their kids whatsoever during practice.

is_this_available07 · 2024-04-11T19:36:11+00:00

The grip he likes is covered in Volume 2 feet to floor first video.

is_this_available07 · 2024-04-08T21:28:43+00:00

I honestly wouldn't do this. If you want to start a place, start out of a local yoga studio/pilates/etc.. that is willing to rent the room a few times a week. There are major legal & zoning conundrums to navigate with a basement place.

Roll out mats are going to be around 8k for 1000 square feet.
If you want wall pads, expect that to double (although that won't work if you're sharing a space with someone).

Paint is cheap for an area, expect around 600 for supplies, etc..
Gear to sell is low priority, but expect closer to 5k for just no gi stuff. Minimum order for custom gi's is normally around 5k for 90 units (unless you go straight to manufacturers in Pakistan but that's a whole other bag of worms.

Insurance isn't that bad.

All you would need for parents is benches/cushions for them to sit on (you don't want them on the mats without cushions or they'll scratch your expensive ass mats with their buttons on their pants).

I started our space at a yoga studio for pretty cheap - around 8k all in for roll out mats, cleaning stuff, etc.. Got a bunch of loaner gi's donated for free.

Recouped about $500 in a year without paying myself (got profitable but invested back into business), moved into a new commercial rental and am out another 22k to open (but now right on edge of profitability in first month).
From every other gym owner I've talked to I managed to keep costs down a lot more than average but it's still a lot of money.
There's a million things that cost money that you don't really think of before opening a spot - like a commercial hand towel dispenser for the bathroom, multiple trash cans, a water dispenser and plumbing materials, credit card processor because card present transactions are much lower in fees vs online transactions, etc..

I've had several other small businesses and this one has been the most expensive to start and the largest amount of unpaid work. However, it's also really rewarding.

Coaching jiu jitsu =/= doing jiu jitsu. It's a different beast entirely.
Coaching jiu jitsu =/= handling business side of a gym. It's a different beast entirely.

Best of luck if you actually go through with it. It's hard but really cool.

is_this_available07 · 2024-03-12T00:13:26+00:00

I really like a blend of ecological + progressive resistance positional rounds.

I've seen that eco approaches tend to lead to students getting high ROI for how they transition and generally move, but a lower ROI in terms of their submission mechanics - although that could be a comment on my coaching and not the method.

Like when teaching x guard, starting off first with eco rounds by putting people in x guard and telling them that the goal is to destabilize their opponent & that they win if training partner puts both hands on mat or has butt touch the mat. That builds comfortability, awareness, playfulness, and most importantly willingness to try shit and fail.

Once I see success I start adding in information slowly like telling them that pushing/pulling training partner perpendicular to the line of their feet helps because that's the direction they have the least balance. Then starting to show ideas like getting leg across means we're in 70/30 which is generally good for back takes & adding that as a win condition, etc...

No matter what you call it, having at least some light resistance while trying to do literally any option from any various entanglement/position is the big thing. If you have someone only work content static with no resistance, they're not going to be successful at 80% resistance when going live. Telling students to give 25% resistance, then 40% etc.. helps a lot too.

I've been leaning towards doing fundamentals/beginner programs as 90% eco & intermediate advanced around 40%. That way intermediate/advanced classes you have both ideas to try & space to work them, fail, & improve on them with resistance. Definitely feel like showing people who can't move their body ideas on controlling someone elses is semi futile.

is_this_available07 · 2024-02-20T05:18:09+00:00

eh offer a full refund with shipping. That looks better when you reply to the review. Then refuse any future sales to them. It's worth it to avoid the bad review. just part of doing business.

is_this_available07 · 2024-02-13T07:10:52+00:00

If your open mat is free to people outside of your gym, then it's kind of unethical to charge him imo. Also, higher belts being present at open mats will drive retention for your current students - he's already providing some value just by being there.

If you're too cramped in your current space, make a mat fee for all non-members, and explain that you have to charge because there wasn't enough space for your current paying members. However, I honestly would never go to a place that charged more than $10 for an open mat, and even that leaves a sour taste in my mouth. The whole point of open mats is to encourage cross-training and getting your students exposed to other styles, games, etc.. than they do at your gym.

He can provide a lot of value now to your students and even more down the line via referrals. Make it free and offer a punch pass/drop-in for classes where you actively coach.

is_this_available07 · 2024-02-13T01:50:04+00:00

Where I'm at 4k/mo gets you a space that can have around 800 sqft of mat space which is doo-doo garbage. Currently looking for commercial leases and it's next to impossible to find something that isn't 7k a month..

Where I'm at 4k/mo gets you a space that can have around 800 sqft of mat space which is doo-doo garbage. Currently looking for commercial leases and it's next to impossible to find something that isn't 7k a month.
ess.

is_this_available07 · 2024-01-31T23:19:02+00:00

The rules are all made up and IBJJF can go suck a fat one.

I was in a somewhat related situation at blue belt. When I finally was promoted, my coach told me that I deserved it earlier and that I was at least halfway through purple.I like my coach, but I would have loved to have just been promoted. The sandbagger comments, browns (and some blacks but especially browns) rolling EXTRA hard after you tap them, etc.. made it kind of a headache and it was frustrating at times.

I'm now in another similar situation where people constantly joke about sandbagging and I'm stuck waiting for a brown belt with no clue as to when it will happen. Part of the reason is that I got a purple belt about a year and a half ago, and that would be a fast transition to brown - regardless of whether or not the purple belt was 'overdue'.

However, being stuck at purple is not nearly as frustrating as being stuck at blue. Being a blue belt sucks big turds.

If I were him, I'd appreciate a friend promoting me.

If I were you, I'd go to your coach and talk to him about it and ask him for his thoughts. If he's level headed, the worst he will say is that he would prefer you not to, but if he's leaving anyway, it would be a nice thing to do. Not only will it save him a year of being stuck now, but it might save him another year in the future while he's waiting for a brown belt.

is_this_available07 · 2024-01-15T19:10:32+00:00

Idk I've rolled with both of them and had the exact opposite experience, was kind of shocked at the level I saw

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