DEVOTION JIU JITSU

Clip from the latest track of The Way. Full video on our YouTube HERE

Great to be back home at the temple with the crew. Monday Night Cypher.

Our newest white belt making good use and a new hoodie out of an old Devotion gi-bag.

Successful trip. Ultras headed home in the am.

NABJJF All Americas gold. No points scored against. All told 4 golds, 3 bronzes on the day, no Devotion competitors didn’t make the podium. On to the next one.

Gold

Seth - bronze Josh - gold Matthias first comp at brown: wins gold medal match 18-0 Paul up next

Josh - Gold ultra heavy (no opponent, moves on to absolute in a couple hrs) Seth wins bronze medal match via come-from-behind loop choke with less than a min on the clock. Next up: Paul and Matthias then absolutes

The full war party is now in California.

Welcome to Devotion LA Mission The crew is arriving to break it in and get ready to compete this weekend.

Devotion Ultras Nationwide Tonight We have a lot of guys on the road, for work and play, but everyone got on the mats. Beastmaster has been putting in his work at the legendary Paragon BJJ during his trip to California.

The Waggener War Party leaves the temple for Los Angeles on Wednesday. All four of us brothers are competing on Saturday. This will be the first time we’ve all hit the comp floor together. Coach Paul left a rad poster of sorts for the crew staying behind. Check it out.

Hjalti is pretty proud of his new cauliflower ear…Paul is not impressed:)

INVENTORY TREASURE HUNTING Found: 2 full sets of The Way Vol. 1 and accompanying 3 Flag Set. CLICK HERE to buy or see more photos of the flags.

Inventory check from Devotion HQ Order stickers, patches, zines and more HERE

Side control escapes. One of those mornings where I realized halfway through the 4 escapes being taught - “oh I remember this from like a year ago…and I haven’t been doing any of these!” Why not? We get inundated with information, especially at white and blue belt. You can’t possibly hold on and use every move you learn, so you rely on what you know best and has worked before. You can see how this slows your development. This is why it’s so important to use your rolls to work on these new techniques when they’re fresh in your mind. Re-define what “winning” a roll is. Amazing how much more relaxed and educational sparring can be when you’re simply trying to utilize the technique you’ve been taught, instead of muscle-fucking your way to the one submission you already know. If I’d been doing that since last year - maybe these escapes would already be part of my repertoire - instead of something I’m starting to re-learn.

:60 look at one of the techniques Coach Paul showed to the class this morning. What are you drilling this week?

Saturday Open Mat: great way to end a solid week of training!

Thursday training for the Devotion Varsity Catch Wrestling Team. Trailer park submissions and cheap heat.

Paul demonstrates the way we fold and store our gi around these parts.