Taking Care of your Mind is Jiu-Jitsu: Find in the unknown the love for jiu-jitsu
Finding in the unknown the reason for a new direction in life is somewhat risky. In the mats around the world, it is not very difficult to know people who have …
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Taking Care of your Mind is Jiu-Jitsu: Do you think you are the best one in the trainings? Do not like it.
Nothing is more unpleasant than that inconvenient guy who thinks he is the best one in training. Unfortunately, there are practitioners of various sports with such mentality. Being individualistic and extremely …
Eating Well is Jiu-Jitsu: Healthy Appetizers
So finally we get to one of the most desired months of the year: December. The 12th month marks the beginning of summer (in the South hemisphere), Christmas, New Year …
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Self-Audit and the Powerful Habit
Before you read further into this article. I want you to do a self-audit. Let’s try to be conscious. Now, I want you to look at yourself from a third …
Be a Dragon Slayer
This is inspired by one of the conversations I had with a Gracie Barra purple belt. I hope this story also touches you and set your soul on fire as …
Jiu-Jitsu Pet Peeves
Jiu-Jitsu can be a love-hate relationship. It can pull you in, changing your life forever. It’s a difficult journey and can cause frustrations that only a truly dedicated student of …
The Jiu-Jitsu journey :From the white belt to the black belt, students share their stories on what got them started, and why they keep going.
“Jiu-jitsu for Everyone.” We see this around in many memes and in photos, we hear it sometimes from our coaches and teammates, but what does this mean? I interviewed several …
Let Jiu-Jitsu Change Your Life
Jiu-Jitsu practitioners all around the world can tell you many different stories on how their lives crossed paths with the gentle art. Some got into it to lose weight, some …
The perseverance and persistence of Grand Master Carlos Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. This fight, which was formerly associated to the ‘pitboys’ (nickname for tough and bad guys in Brazil in some …
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Taking care of your mind is Jiu-Jitsu: Jiu-Jitsu beats obesity again
If you travel by bus in Rio de Janeiro you’ve noticed one of the many announcements displayed on the side of busses, buildings and billboards. During commute your eyes wander …
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