ConceptJiu-jitsu

As a coach, mentor, life guru, financial advisor, black belt, world-everything-neck tattoo-expert. 🤣

Your job is not to produce clones.

Help them find their game. It might be completely different than yours.

They might favor techniques you think are silly but work for them.

That's OK.

What matters is you, them, the parents, their teammates- all of you help them try.

Win or lose, it doesn't matter. What matters is they try, and then we figure out what is working and what is not.

🧠 Turtle Arm Trap to Back Take Drill

Professor Brian demonstrates a great positional problem-solving drill from a loose turtle position focused on isolating the arm and taking the back.

This drill helps develop better knee insertion, arm trapping, and back-taking pressure under resistance.

How the drill works:
1️⃣ Your partner starts in a loose turtle.
2️⃣ You start with one knee inserted between their leg/torso and arm.
3️⃣ Your goal is to trap their arm and take the back.
4️⃣ Your partner’s goal is to stop you from securing the position.
5️⃣ Reset and repeat as needed.

💡 Focus on using the inserted knee to control the space and isolate the arm. Once the arm is trapped, the path to the back becomes much clearer.

When you are coaching, you need to limit the number of corrections you make.

Too many, and nothing will be corrected.

The hard part is quickly identifying the one thing that will have the greatest impact on the outcome.

🧠 Escaping the Trapped Arm Problem Solving Drill

Professor Brian demonstrates a great positional problem-solving drill focused on freeing a trapped arm when your partner has your back.

This drill helps develop better framing, hip movement, and arm recovery under pressure.

How the drill works:
1️⃣ Start with your partner on your back.
2️⃣ They have one of your arms trapped with their legs and a seatbelt.
3️⃣ No choking or submissions are allowed.
4️⃣ Your goal is to free the trapped arm.
5️⃣ Your partner’s goal is to keep the arm trapped.
6️⃣ Reset and repeat as needed.

💡 Focus on using your free arm, frames, and hip movement to create space. This drill builds the specific skill of recovering your arm without relying on submissions.

Follow their movement, and you can often create an opening or improve your position.

🧠 Back Control Retention Problem Solving Drill

Professor Brian demonstrates a great positional problem-solving drill focused purely on maintaining back control under pressure.

This drill helps develop stronger connection, hip pressure, and defensive awareness without relying on submissions.

How the drill works:
1️⃣ Start with normal back control — both hooks in and a seatbelt.
2️⃣ Your partner tries to escape the position.
3️⃣ Your only goal is to keep the back. No chokes or attacks are allowed.
4️⃣ If your partner successfully escapes, reset and start again.

💡 The focus here is pure control and connection. By removing the option to attack, you’re forced to improve your ability to stay on the back through better pressure and body positioning.