Banged my knee up pretty bad competing yesterday. The most important thing to do upon injury is to ensure skill degradation does not begin. This is one of the few times I really value non resistant drilling. Maximize your mat time in any way that you can. In terms of live training I will do something as simple as hand fighting from static positions such as kneeling vs seated guard, mount, side control and potentially standing vs standing if I have a trusted training partner. There's never a valid reason to not improve during an injury. If you are completely unable to drill or do any sort of simple task training on the mats then, it is time to study as if you have BJJ final exams coming up. If you come across an injury, I hope this short post sheds some light on your options to progress.

This goal is something I am personally working on. My leg lock game has always been primarily outside heel hook, Aoki, achilles lock or some variation of these. Seeing Pawel Jaworski bringing the inside heel hook back into the highest level competitions has inspired me to temporarily remove all other leg locks from my game until my inside heel hook catches up. Attached is one of many inside heel hook finishes make by Pawel, hunt for saddle and 50/50 and don't settle for subpar finishing mechanics!https://youtu.be/uNUo16LJ-UQ?si=yW5IZaTcizp7jXuf

https://www.instagram.com/dylangrapples/reel/DeuakTvBzc9/?hl=en Utilize submission threats to pass!!! Attempt as many submission threats possible from guard passing. Even if you give up top position this week. Find out what is available. Bonus points if you can work from tight passing and loose passing.

Official week 1 of stockyard online! This week's primary goal is to complete a minimum of 1 match study. With ADCC only a month ago, pan-ams just passed, JASPR invitational and main character jiu jitsu there's tons of recent competitions on Flo and youtube. Match study is the best way to improve technique off the mats. I've attached the JASPR event down below. There are multiple long and short matches to pick from to improve your game. I personally recommend Reese Lafever's outside heel hook finishes. https://www.youtube.com/live/pj5jkhBQoqQ?si=B8R1OqIr7OJr3LcD

Welcome to all newcomers! Our official launch has begun! With only 3 days remaining within the week lets set the challenge of hitting one last hard training session to end off the week. Find those training partners you dread rolling with and get to work!