Do you watch fights?

Do you use fight footage to improve your Jiu Jitsu? I use it all the time! I try to find a fighter, that does something specific that I would like to learn, and then I find competition videos of that fighter.

Take notes

I take notes while watching the matches, this way I have use my mind and not just mindlessly watch the screen. Keep watching the same move over and over again, and try to see if you can find it in other fights.

I have divided my notes into Guard, Passing Guard, Mount, Back Mount ect. Under Guard, I have the different type of guard ect. When I find something specific I add it in the right section and I put the name of the competition and a link to the video, this way I can always go back and watch it again, and most likely you have to after you tried it out on the mat.

If you don’t know who does what in BJJ, then here is a short list to get you started

• Half gaurd
  Lucas Leite
• Butterfly guard
  Marcelo Garcia
  Adam Wardzinski
• X-Guard
  Marcelo Garcia
• Deep half guard
  Alexander Trans
  Bernado Faria
• Omoplata
  Clark Gracie
  Otavio Sousa
• Open Guard
  Abmar Barbosa
  Braulio Estima
  Felipe Pena “Preguiça”
• Berimbolo
  João Miyao
  Paulo Miyao
  Rafael Mendes
• Guard passing
  Leozinho Vieira
  Guilherme Mendes
  André Galvão
  Lucas Lepri
  Rodolfo Vieira
  Leandro Lo
• Spider Guard
  Romulo Barral
  Leandro Lo
  Michael Langhi
  Ricardo Vieira

A learning tool

This has been a great tool for me to learn about new positions and techniques. And if you see it done in competition at the highest level, you’re pretty sure that it works!

I recommend that you use YouTube or even better get an account on Flograppling.com. Just want to say that I have nothing to do with Flograppling, but I think that it is great to have a site with so much footage in one place.

You have to watch it, drill it, watch it again, drill it again and do it again

Now go and watch some Jiu Jitsu

Look how much fun we’re having watching BJJ fights