Basically if you really have the bodies why start at the bottom with some blurry pics and tell everyone: oh we release more next month. If you have the undeniable proof why bothering with things that are more vague.
Yes it could be gradual disclosure to get people used to it but usually the government isn´t that concerned about us.
So disclose Roswell and from there we can move on.
Just saw Javier Vazquez new book on Intagram. Nearly 150$ but really big I think and Vazquez is a great teacher so any reviews? Is it worth buying?
People massively underestimate how important pressure is in BJJ.
Pressure isn’t “using strength.” Real pressure is the correct use of your bodyweight to make your opponent carry your weight efficiently, while you stay relaxed. You’re using gravity, not muscular effort.
That’s what makes pressure so powerful:
It doesn’t depend on your daily energy level, explosiveness, or raw strength. Muscles fatigue. Gravity doesn’t.
Good pressure also closes gaps automatically. Constant forward pressure exposes weaknesses in your opponent’s structure, frames, and alignment. The moment they lose structure, pressure prevents them from recovering it. They become trapped inside a bad position instead of being able to reset.
This is why pressure-based BJJ creates slow, methodical control. You systematically remove your opponent’s defensive options one by one until the submission becomes inevitable.
A tight and controlled style like this allows you to play fundamentally sound BJJ at the highest level. Instead of answering every technique with another technique, you erase attacks through structure, positioning, and pressure itself. Many attacks die before they even fully develop.
Your game also becomes tighter and more efficient. You move less, take shorter paths, and waste less energy.
Without pressure, BJJ would become purely movement-oriented: technique countering technique in endless exchanges. Fast, dynamic, and athletic — but ultimately hollow in terms of control and movement quality. Everyone would just try to “catch” the other person through speed and scrambling.
Pressure is the element that transforms isolated movements into a connected system. It gives BJJ weight, structure, and continuity. Instead of reacting late with frantic movement, pressure allows your body to intuitively adapt to and suppress your opponent’s movements in real time.
In my opinion, without pressure, BJJ loses one of its most important dimensions: the ability to truly control another human being instead of merely chasing reactions.