David Webb BJJ

Around ten years ago, I wrote an article entitled “Understanding Individualism”. It centred on coaching Jiu Jitsu for children on the ASD spectrum. I posted it with pride because my youngest son had just received his first belt - on 02 November 2016.

That grey and white belt took him four years to achieve, others in his group got there much quicker - they don’t train anymore.

He’s been on the Jiu Jitsu mats now for around 13 years, he’s bigger, stronger and more focused than I’ve ever seen him, and last night, I promoted him to blue belt.

I’m not totally sure how I managed to keep it together last night, but I did.

Well done Stanley. I am so proud of you.
I love you so much 💙

Gold at Paris International Open.

Big thank you my training partners/coaches at and

Gold at Milan International Open.
Two fights, two submissions.

Big thank you my training partners/coaches at The Tōukon Academy and Roger Gracie Academy HQ

Happy place.
The family that trains together, stays together x

Not great today.

Silver at the Madrid Open - lost in the final via referee decision (one advantage each).

As always, thank you to the for putting up with it all and supporting me, no matter what.

Great to catch up with some old friends too.
Big thanks to all my training partners and the rounds at and

Onwards and upwards.

Sleep has fundamentally altered how I approach training, recovery, and performance on the Jiu Jitsu mats.

I no longer view rest days as weakness or time wasted – I recognise them as my foundation, they allow hard training days to produce the results I’m looking for.

I’ve learned that the work I do on the mats is merely the stimulus - the adaptation, the growth, the improvement – all of that happens during sleep.

Do you struggle with sleep after Jiu Jitsu? How is your recovery in general?

DM or comment the word “SLEEP” and I’ll send you the link to my article focused on understanding the architecture of sleep, as well as offering you guidance on improving sleep hygiene to better recover from training.

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Techniques without a system are just apps without an operating system - you can open them, customise them, even make them look impressive - but they’ll never run properly.

Your Jiu Jitsu operating system determines: how you train, how you decide under pressure, and what actually moves you forward.

Install the system first.
Then the techniques start to work.

DM or comment the word “UPGRADE” and I’ll send you the link to my article on developing your operating system and your 3-minute self-dignostic.

Brilliant evening over at last night for their official opening night.

Honoured to have coached their first introductory Jiu Jitsu class and have you guys as an affiliate academy.

Huge congratulations to Gary Bott for bringing his idea to reality - I’m very excited to see what you can achieve with the new venture.

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Great turnout last night from the Bedford team and new members Sebastian, Rob, Mike, Zach, Max and drop-ins Georgia, Feri, Petr.

Strong start to what is a brand new academy but with the incredible lineage of

Adding more new members tomorrow night and we are dedicated to building the only BJJ team in Huntingdon.

Special thanks to for leading our first ever introductory class and to Josef for the photos.

See you on the mats every Tuesday and Thursday 7pm-8pm (Beginners) 8pm-9pm (Intermediate) plus Saturday and Sunday 10am-12pm

There’s a persistent belief in Jiu Jitsu that progress must feel hard to be real - that intensity equals improvement, and that ease equates to something being missed.

You may have heard: “Jiu Jitsu is easy. You just have to do it right.”

Understand that ease isn’t the absence of challenge; it’s the absence of wasted effort.

Making Jiu Jitsu easier is often the prerequisite for real improvement, not a retreat from it.

Read my full post over at:

Stop Making Jiu Jitsu Hard! – David Webb BJJ Stop Making Jiu Jitsu Hard!Posted by David Webb 0Comments 0Likes There seems to be a persistent misunderstanding that permeates Jiu Jitsu: one suggesting that progress must always feel hard, practitioners equate intensity with improvement and difficulty with legitimacy. When training feels smooth, c...

Plateaus aren’t random.

When training lacks structure, progress fluctuates and confidence erodes.

When development is built on clear standards and repeatable systems, improvement becomes steadier and more predictable.

This isn’t theory - it’s an observable pattern over time.