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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I’ve been training most my life, I’ve trained hundreds if not nearly over a thousand people in many different countries, but the one thing I see that I need, the one thing that I see others need is REASON, a reason to train. I’ve had times where I struggled, I’ve seen people quit and give
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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