More About Open Note Grappling

Who Are You?

My name is William. I teach jiujitsu in Austin, Texas. Before that I was helping small businesses raise capital and before that I was scaling the fastest growing retail wellness company in the US.

At pretty much every stage of my life I’ve been fortunate enough to do things I was way under-qualified for, like speak at SXSW. Even more fortunate, it’s worked out well so far! And weird if we’re being honest.

What Are You Working On Now?

I write this newsletter two times per week. It started with me sharing my notes online, but people responded to my writing well so I kept it going.

Right now my priority is opening my own gym. It’ll be a world class facility with physical therapists, strength and conditioning, and high level grappling coaching. Check it out here.

Do You Do Virtual Scouting And Coaching?

About a year ago, someone from Weili Zhang’s team reached out to me on Twitter. They asked if they could share my ideas with Zhang, the UFC strawweight champion of the world, and ask questions on her behalf. I happily agreed.

As the months went on they continued to ask me grappling specific questions. They wanted some ideas for their upcoming opponent, Yan Xiaonan. Those questions culminated in Zhang dominating Xiaonan at UFC 300 and this awesome picture below as a thank you. You could read more, and the post fight scouting report here.

Do you…
want to be a better grappler?
need help with a scouting report?
want to be as good as Weili Zhang?
need to build a grappling game plan?

If you answered yes to any of those, let’s work together.

Email me at [email protected] with the title “Scouting Report - Your Name”. I’ll review tape of you and your opponents, help you build a game plan, and give you everything you need to become a better grappler.

Sound good? Shoot me an email and let’s work together.

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