Mike Lady

Trying to convey “low level” techniques to complete beginners is probably harder than teaching “high level” techniques to more experienced people. The ability to graft on to existing knowledge may be the basis of learning.

Aiming to write most of these in between meetings and other downtime without much planning #bjj

If they can’t move, you’re winning in #bjj

You just need “time under tension” in #bjj

#bjj coaches are there to give you the 80/20 of the game: what's worked for them will likely work for you. Hopefully they give you the tools to explore on your own as well.

Investing in your skills over time compounds. It is not a linear learning curve #bjj

A black belt does not just know 90% more than you, they know ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE more than you

As long as they keep training, it is very hard to “catch up” to them due to continued acceleration

Revised top 5 ADCC games
1. Deep and one step before submission defense for all relevant submissions for your division
2. How to Deny Points
3. How to Score Points
4. Turtle
5. Front Headlock

#bjj is a large collection of rules of thumb. These posts are an attempt to collect them all.

Dollar cost average into your #bjj game.
Skills compound over time.
You never know what day you’ll make a breakthrough.
Show up every day that your body’s budget can tolerate.

We need more nerds to make these connections between domains.

#bjj has periods of game expansion to add new things, and periods of time to contract your game to your best stuff

To improve your #bjj technique, you have to spend most of your training time using Minimum Effective Force

Just moved a 135lbs box with a dresser in it up three flights of stairs, AMA

We need to find the upper AND lower bounds for energy expenditure in #bjj

We need to upgrade our hardware to run more advanced software in #bjj

The answer is rarely “use more strength” in #bjj

There’s only two things we do in #bjj: attain position and maintain it.

Drink electrolytes before, during, and after #bjj

People need to be reminded more than taught - @hormozi

Especially true in #bjj given that there’s so much to learn and recall.

Getting to know your students is effortful, but that’s the job of a #bjj coach

The most important quality of a #bjj coach is that they care about their students.

There are 3 adult #bjj class times: morning, noon, and night.

Most gyms have 2/3. Not investing in 1/3 of the possible times you can fill your gym is a big missed opportunity.

6am Jiu-Jitsu fills your own cup first before pouring into others

6am #bjj means that I get to wake up and do something for me, before I go and do whatever else I need to do for the day. The rest of the day could go to shit, but I got my Jiu-Jitsu in.

#bjj is a black hole and we just have to get people over the event horizon

The price of creativity is looking silly to people who don’t get it.

This is the most secret sauce: the highest ROI piece of cardio equipment possible is the overbuilt $90 fitness trampoline.

3 people a 6am #bjj program brings in to your gym

1. Motivated ppl who had to decide the night before that they were coming in

2. Consistent ppl because circadian rhythms are hard to change

Most importantly,
3. New ppl whose schedule only allows for a morning fitness routine

3 keys to a successful 6am #bjj program:

1. The owner is bought in. Incentives are aligned to get more, new members.
2. Be clear about who it is for. Is this a 6am competition class or is it for parents, professionals, and executives? One pays more than the other.
3. Coffee.

What is your big, hairy, scary, almost unattainable goal in #bjj?

Life is more fun with a big, hairy, scary, almost unattainable goal. Making it to the round of 16 in adcc trials in 2022 fulfilled my goal to compete against the best in the world in #bjj as a software developer.