George Samuelson Blog https://georgesamuelson.com/blog Expert insights on BJJ, fitness, technology, and business from George Samuelson. Frameworks, not fluff. en-US Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:07:20 GMT https://georgesamuelson.com/images/hero-george.webp George Samuelson Blog https://georgesamuelson.com/blog Copyright 2026 George Samuelson. All rights reserved. george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Closed Guard Ankle Cross: Which Leg Goes on Top?]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/closed-guard-ankle-cross-which-leg-on-top https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/closed-guard-ankle-cross-which-leg-on-top Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Combat Sports george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The Review That Reviewed Itself]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-review-that-reviewed-itself https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-review-that-reviewed-itself Sat, 23 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Technology george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Amendment Activity Is the Drift Surface]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/amendment-drift-surface https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/amendment-drift-surface Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Technology george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Shape vs Fidelity: The Vocabulary That Makes Cross-Model Review Work]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/shape-vs-fidelity https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/shape-vs-fidelity Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Technology george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Dual-Rival: Why Single-Reviewer AI Reviews Miss Half the Defects]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/asymmetric-coverage https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/asymmetric-coverage Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Technology george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The Recursive Governance Vulnerability]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-recursive-governance-vulnerability https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-recursive-governance-vulnerability Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Technology george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Directive vs Narrative: Writing Rules AI Models Actually Follow]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/directive-vs-narrative https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/directive-vs-narrative Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Technology george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The Adapter Pattern: Why Your AI Instructions Age Out]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-adapter-pattern https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-adapter-pattern Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Are You Beating Yourself? Unforced Errors in BJJ]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/are-you-beating-yourself https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/are-you-beating-yourself Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT Combat Sports george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Am I Safe?™ Beyond the Mat: The Three-Word Audit™ for Business, AI, and Every Decision That Matters]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/am-i-safe-beyond-the-mat https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/am-i-safe-beyond-the-mat Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[44 Controls for a 1-Person Operation (And Why I Said No)]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/44-controls-for-a-1-person-operation https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/44-controls-for-a-1-person-operation Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[I Asked a Competing Model to Tear Apart My System]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/i-asked-a-competing-model-to-tear-apart-my-system https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/i-asked-a-competing-model-to-tear-apart-my-system Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Technology george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Ready, Set, Talk™: The Drill That Reveals What You Can't See]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/ready-set-talk https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/ready-set-talk Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Training Science george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The Lock That Locked Itself Out]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-lock-that-locked-itself-out https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-lock-that-locked-itself-out Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Technology george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The Documentation Said It Was Done. It Wasn't.]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-documentation-said-it-was-done https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-documentation-said-it-was-done Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The 14 Ways You Fail With AI (And the Taxonomy That Prevents Them)]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/14-ways-you-fail-with-ai https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/14-ways-you-fail-with-ai Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Gi vs No-Gi: You're Asking the Wrong Question]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/gi-vs-no-gi https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/gi-vs-no-gi Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Combat Sports george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Three Things — The Check and The Read]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/three-things-the-check-and-the-read https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/three-things-the-check-and-the-read Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT Training Science george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The Cognitive Ratchet: Why Once You See It, You Can't Unsee It]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-cognitive-ratchet https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-cognitive-ratchet Sun, 08 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Submission Guards: Why Your Finishes Should Be Positions First]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/submission-guards https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/submission-guards Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Combat Sports george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The Three Ways: A Framework for Relationship Power Dynamics]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-three-ways https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-three-ways Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Momentum Is Perishable: Build Assets Slowly, Spend Momentum Fast]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/momentum-is-perishable https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/momentum-is-perishable Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[How to Choose a BJJ Academy in New Jersey: An Insider's Guide]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/how-to-choose-bjj-academy-nj https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/how-to-choose-bjj-academy-nj Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Combat Sports george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Am I Safe? The Three-Word Question That Handles 90% of Decisions]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/am-i-safe https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/am-i-safe Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Are BJJ Private Lessons Worth It? Cost, Benefits & When to Invest]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/bjj-private-lessons-worth-it https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/bjj-private-lessons-worth-it Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Combat Sports george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The Phantom Complete: Why Verification Without Confirmation Fails]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/phantom-complete-automation-bias https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/phantom-complete-automation-bias Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Playing Guard on Top: The Question That Changes Everything]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/playing-guard-on-top https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/playing-guard-on-top Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Combat Sports george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Question the Question: The Meta-Skill That Changes Everything]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/question-the-question https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/question-the-question Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The 5-Grip Challenge: How Limiting Your Options Accelerates BJJ Learning]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-5-grip-challenge https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/the-5-grip-challenge Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Combat Sports george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[The Army of Georges: How One Person Operates at Scale]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/army-of-georges https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/army-of-georges Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Technology george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Ask a Better Question, Get a Better Question]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/ask-a-better-question https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/ask-a-better-question Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Systems george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson) <![CDATA[Jiu-Jitsu Is Easy (You Make It Unnecessarily Hard)]]> https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/jiu-jitsu-is-easy https://georgesamuelson.com/blog/jiu-jitsu-is-easy Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Combat Sports george@georgesamuelson.com (George Samuelson)