Plain answers for people in their first two years of BJJ, and for the coaches and parents around them.
Educational
Gi or no-gi is the same game with the grips removed. Here is what actually changes, which one to start with, and why the answer matters less than people online will tell you.
Beyond the Mat
Educational
An escape is not a scramble. It is three things in a fixed order: make space, get a frame in, recover a position. Here it is, position by position.
Beyond the Mat
Thought leadership
Coaches re-explain frames, hips and weight every single week, and beginners still quit before blue belt. Here is why the gap between classes is the real problem, and what a club can do about it.
Thomas Mouley
Community
From the side of the mat, kids BJJ looks like rolling around and giggling. Here is what is actually being learned, what to watch for, and how to talk about it at home.
Beyond the Mat
Educational
You drilled it on Tuesday and it was gone by Thursday. That is normal memory, not a bad memory. Here is how to keep BJJ techniques between classes, with or without an app.
Beyond the Mat
Educational
You learned three guard passes and none of them work in sparring. That is because passing is a problem to solve, not a technique to copy. Here is the concept every pass shares.
Beyond the Mat
Thought leadership
Gamified learning apps get accused of teaching people to protect a streak instead of learning the thing. Here is why that trap exists, and why an app built around two classes a week is a different problem.
Thomas Mouley
Promotional
Beyond the Mat is a free BJJ learning app with five-minute 3D lessons you can rotate and look at from any side. Here is exactly what it does, what it costs, and what it will never try to be.
Beyond the Mat
Thought leadership
Over 80% of BJJ beginners quit before blue belt. It is rarely fitness or toughness. It is not understanding what is happening during sparring. Here is why, and what fixes it.
Thomas Mouley
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