Memo Aldaco

Some rounds naturally get more intense. The pace goes up, grips get tighter, and everything starts happening faster. It’s easy in those moments to forget what you’ve been working on and just react. The goal isn’t to avoid those rounds, but to stay aware during them. Try to stick to your positions, manage your breathing, […]

Top and bottom require different mindsets. On top, your job is to control the pace, apply pressure, and limit space. Patience matters more than rushing submissions. From the bottom, you have to create space, off-balance your partner, and build your way back into control. Learning when to stay patient and when to take a risk […]

When you’re passing guard, it’s not just about speed. A lot of good guard players are waiting for you to rush or lose balance so they can recover or attack. Passing gets easier when you stay controlled, keep your base, and take away their movement step by step. On the other side, guard retention isn’t […]

Training consistently also means learning how to deal with days where your body feels off. Maybe you’re tired, maybe your timing feels slow, or maybe nothing is clicking. Instead of forcing things, those days can be used to focus on awareness, positioning, and staying controlled. Not every day has to be your best day to […]

If you notice you keep getting stuck in the same situations during rounds, that’s actually useful information. It usually means there’s one detail that still needs attention. Instead of avoiding that position, spend a little more time working through it. Those frustrating spots are often where the biggest improvements come from.   ONE TEAM ONE […]

Jiu Jitsu is all about consistency and putting time on the mat but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing else you can do to get better, one way to prepare ahead of class is studying the lesson plan of the day at the caioterra.com here you will find all of the techniques from the curriculum and […]