It will depend on your BJJ game, but generally speaking, the following muscles are extremely important: Flexor digitorum superficialis Flexor digitorum profundus Flexor digitorum minimi brevis Lumbricals These are the muscles in your hand and forearm that grip. Without a good grip, you can’t do much. Gripping is one of the things you do the …
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Kettlebells are great to improve hand-eye coordination for fighting and other sports. Kettlebells are great to improve proprioception which flows through in daily life or sport. One simple flow works a ton of things. This particular kettlebell combo I put together for instance works: hand-eye coordination proprioception balance core grip hips shoulders and much more… This …
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Just spoke to a good buddy of mine who is entering a Gi BJJ comp after gaining some kilos, he asked what he could do with kettlebells to be more prepared for his upcoming match. I asked what his weaknesses were. He said that last time his triceps completely gassed out. Thats got something …
The following flexibility and strength routine/flow is great to work on the hips, core, legs, ankles, knees and shoulders, I’ve been using it since 2010 for my BJJ Strength and Conditioning. (see video at top) Double Kettlebell Racked Get-up Racked Alternating Take-down Lunge Racked Alternating Forward Lunge Get-down and repeat The racked get-up is …
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I was born and raised in the heart of Texas, Austin. Raised by two Mexican immigrants in a big family. I grew up with a really cool big brother who introduced me into mixed martial arts (MMA) and brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ). I remember watching old school UFC and Pride FC on VHS recordings. I …
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I’ve been playing with this move for a while and it sort of progressed from a bodyweight warm-up I was doing, then I thought “What happens if I grab a kettlebell?”. You can’t clearly see my feet, but when you perform this you need to pivot the feet upon each rep. It’s definitely not an …
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Conditioning What’s better, what should you choose, and whom to listen to when it comes to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Conditioning, because there are those who say “You don’t need conditioning, you just need mat time”, and it makes so much sense, or does it? I’m not going to tell you one is better …
Kettlebell training is great for BJJ, MMA, and any other sport for that matter, it’s great because ‘when done right’ it can improve so many attributes that you need to be a well-skilled fighter. To name a few benefits of kettlebells for fighters: hand-eye coordination proprioception core strength grip strength cardiovascular endurance muscular endurance balance …
