Whilst I love writing articles for my readers sometimes other people say things just a little bit better than me! Or at least are better placed to say them! So here’s my round-up of the blog, stories, and articles you might have missed of the last couple of weeks or I just think you might find useful!

Articles
Garry Tonon’s BJJ Mindset – Jiu Jitsu Times – An article by Evolve Vacation looking at Gary’s mindset for both training and competition.

Third Coast Grappling Will Be The First Major Promotion to Feature Male vs Female Matches – Grappling Insider – A look at the planned mixed-gender tag team matches being held at Third Coast’s latest event.

BJJ and the Ketogenic Diet – Attack the Back – One perspective on the potential benefits of a Ketogenic diet for BJJ

Top 10 Jiu Jitsu Matches of 2019 – BJJ Heroes – BJJ Heroes view of the best matches of the year including some handy YouTube links. Enjoy!

From the Archives
Grappling with a Cold – Its cold and flu season so you might find this post about recovery interesting

CBD Oil in BJJ – My blog from a couple of years ago when first started using CBD oil as part of my recovery

What I’m listening to….
Alan Shebaro – BJJ Brick Podcast – Alan Shebaro is a 4th degree Black Belt under Professor Chris Haueter and the Vice President of the We Defy Foundation. He’s also a really nice guy with some great takedowns too. So when I found he’d done an episode of the BJJ Brick Podcast I had to share it!

Technical Takeaway
This week its the Side Closed Guard by Xande Ribeiro – people use various names for this position and its pretty common to play it but this video is packed with lots of lovely details. Enjoy!