
Are Belts and Stripes Bullshit? Here’s how to be sure the answer is “No.” (Matt Wuchner 32m)
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The Concept And Structure Of A BJJ Intro Class (Ognen Dzabirski 25:10)
This video outlines how introducing the concept of an Intro…

Putting Together An Introductory Course/Group (Ognen Dzabirski 15:17)
What do you do with people that are brand new? An introductory…

Teaching Principles Series: “Animals for Kids” (5:20)
Kids relate to animals, even from a young age kids will…

Brainstorming and structuring a training block (Felix Adler 35m)
In this video I present my ideas on how to structure a training…

Curriculum – Long Term Planning (Felix Adler 13m)
Having a well thought out curriculum will help you to structure…

3 problems you will run into when teaching and how to solve them (Felix Adler 22m)
No lesson will be perfect. Especially as a beginner, but…

The Mindset Of The Eternal Whitebelt (Philip O’Connor 5m)
Teaching white belts is different to teaching almost anyone…

Stickfighting warmup game for kids (and adults) (Wim Deputter 15m)
Stickfighting for kids and adults
What? A fun class…

How to build a BJJ competition team (Christian Graugart 1h35m)
INTRO
Creating a BJJ team is essentially experience…

How to film things good and do other things good too part 8: Painting With Light (Florian Dedio 21m)
Without light, there is no image, and no film. In this video,…

How to film things good and do other things good too part 7: Making A List & Checking It Twice (Florian Dedio 23m)
No matter how many hours they have logged, no pilot can -…

What to teach when starting out (Rahman Fahed 10m)
Starting out as a BJJ instructor can bring with it a lot…

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, Accessibility and BJJ (Adam Medlock 15m)
A brief introduction into the various disabilities as a coach…

Methods and Drills Part 1: Progression (Felix Adler 19m)
If there was no progress, everybody would remain a white…

Methods and Drill Part 3: Learning to Learn by Progressive Drilling (Felix Adler 20m)
The more advanced your students are the more they should…

Methods and Drills Part 2: From Games to Sparring (Felix Adler 15m)
Games, drills and any kind of sparring are just methods that…

Start of a Lesson – Warm-Up and Lead-In (Felix Adler 14m)
Every part of a lesson should help your students to work…

Learning Objectives Part 2: Teaching less to learn more – Didactic Reduction (Felix Adler 20m)
The more you know about grappling, the more difficult it…

Adapting BJJ to MMA (Francesco Fonte 14m)
Small but important changes that you can do to adapt your…

Conversations worth having: The Guard (Matt Wuchner 5m)
The second installment of the Conversations Worth Having…

Conversations Worth Having: Reacting vs Responding (Matt Wuchner 5m)
The First Installment of the Conversations Worth Having series…




How to film things good and do other things good too part 6: Up, Up, Down, Down… Film Cheat Codes (Florian Dedio 32m)
Cheat codes, they’re not just for video games! No, there…

How to film things good and do other things good too part 5: Attention Everyone… Or How To Draw The Eye (Florian Dedio 12m)
As you may have noticed by now, this series is about developing…

Learning Objectives Part 1 (Felix Adler 22m)
What do we teach in a grappling class? This video shows my…

Principles of Planning Lessons and Lesson Plans (Felix Adler 11m)
Fail to plan and you plan to fail. In this video you get…

Characteristics of a Good Lesson (Felix Adler 13m)
Learning is universal and so is teaching. In this video you…


Help people suck less at Jiu Jitsu: Using all five frames (Matt Wuchner 15m)
Building off the first videos of the series, Matt puts all…

Pay-What-You-Want: How to Make a Living Teaching Jiu-Jitsu for Free (Robert & Amanda McMasters 11m)
BJJ can be a very financially exclusive hobby. To make it…

Avoiding the Rabbit Hole (Robert McMasters 8m)
We’ve all done it before - started answering an endless…

The Importance Of Root Technique (Luke Spencer 4m)
A brief into to the idea of finding the “root technique”,…

My general method for teaching sweeps (Wim Deputter 15m)
During a roll you have to sweep a person who actively resists.…

My general method for teaching submissions (Wim Deputter 21m)
One of the most important things to learn and teach more…

A Simple Way to Structure Active Drilling (Kenneth Brown 6m)
This is one of the methodologies I used in my competition…

Running a fun and high-energy-low-injury wrestling program for non-wrestlers of all levels (Christian Graugart 32m)
In this video, I explain how I have been running my weekly…

BJJ Orientation Class for beginners (Sorin Raduta 8m)
The BJJ Orientation Class is a training session where I try…

Basic Internet Marketing 1: Cheap Easy Fixes for Your Online Presence (Chris Paines 10m)
A brief history in Search Engines, and how understanding…

How to film things and how to do other things good part 4: How To Sound Good (Florian Dedio 20m)
Just as you have done with your Jiu-jitsu, I want to encourage…

How to film things and how to do other things good part 3: Choose Your Camera (And Style) (Florian Dedio 20m)
I made a mistake in my last video: I (wrongly!) assumed that…

Writing for BJJ: Clearly Describe What You and Your Academy Have to Offer (Ruadhan MacFadden 51m)
As a coach, you'll often have to write things about yourself…

Let’s make some money (Eric Robinson 13m)
A few ideas on how I made some extra money while starting my…

Tips For Teaching Kids BJJ Class (Benny Wynne 7m)
Teaching groups of kids can be challenging! This video includes…



Help people suck less at Jiu Jitsu: Wrap-up (Matt Wuchner 1m)
A quick little wrap-up of this series on how to Help People…

Help people suck less at Jiu Jitsu: Frame 5 (Matt Wuchner 2m)
Frame #5 out of 5 designed to Help People Suck Less at JiuJitsu.…


Help people suck less at Jiu Jitsu: Frame 3 (Matt Wuchner 3m)
Number 3 out of 5 Frames to Help People Suck Less at JiuJitsu.…

Help people suck less at Jiu Jitsu: Frame 2 (Matt Wuchner 3m)
The Second of 5 Frames to Help People Suck Less at JiuJitsu.…

Help people suck less at Jiu Jitsu: Frame 1 (Matt Wuchner 4m)
The First of 5 Frames to Help People Suck Less at JiuJitsu.…

Help people suck less at Jiu Jitsu: Introduction (Matt Wuchner 2m)
A brief introduction to who Matt Wuchner is and what his…

A basic example of microdrills, drills, concepts (Francesco Fonte 7m)
In this video I will use a simple and common technique (passing…

How to film things and how to do other things good part 2: Choose Your Camera (Florian Dedio 23m)
To most people starting, producing video content can be daunting,…


We Train UFC, Bro: Teaching Techniques with a Touch of Storytelling (Ruadhan MacFadden 10m)
BJJ techniques are not suddenly born in isolation. They've…

The Power Circle aka. Knights of the Round Table (Ruadhan MacFadden 8m)
A way to finish training sessions in an atmosphere of open…



Strategies – Concepts – Heuristics (Francesco Fonte 7m)
A brief explanation of what these tools are and why knowing…



A week of classes in 9 minutes (Eric Robinson 9m)
How to plan for a week of classes and why we practice the…

Progression for Half Guard and Didactic Tips (Wim Deputter 21m)
In this video I will give a progression of how I let kids…


How to film things and how to do other things good part 1: Tell a story! (Florian Dedio 16m)
Welcome to the first in a series of videos on how to optimize…

Thumbs Up: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching BJJ (Jenn Carson 3m)
People come to Jiu Jitsu from all sorts of backgrounds.…


