6 Things Your Coach Yells at You During Your Match
During tournament matches, and even in rolls in bjj class, your professor will often yell out instructions to you (often in thickly Brazilian accented English). At a tournament in a hotly …
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Taking Care of your Mind is Jiu-Jitsu: What are the biggest incentives for a warrior?
There is no secret; the path to the victory consists of lots of training, focus and dedication. This all would not exist without motivation, and this is the driving force …
A Tale of a Self-Confessed Bad BJJ Athlete
The word “bad” may come in a bit too strong if we are talking about the awesome world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but the goal of this article is to expound …
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5 New Years Resolutions Jiu-Jitsu Students Should Make
2015 is upon us. People often make resolutions. For Jiu-Jitsu students I’d recommend not making a general resolution like “get better at Jiu-Jitsu.” After all, you’re going to want to …
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3 White Belt Guard Mistakes
In recent weeks Gracie Barra Blog has published several articles on developing your guard. In the first couple of years of learning to defend the guard, there are certain mistakes that …
Student Types and How to Deal With Them
Here’s a cold fact: to be an effective instructor / coach requires wearing multiple masks. Dealing with different personalities requires different ways of handling. You cannot deal with one personality type the same …
Learning the BJJ the Hard Way
Scenario at Point Being an spectator at BJJ matches can be frustrating at times, right? You say these things: “I can’t believe he didn’t get to pass that guard!” and the …
Motivational Tools Every Athlete Should Have
Motivation here. Motivation there! Everywhere, you see motivational quotes, posters, quips and what-have-yous. There is only so much that motivational material can do to our lives unless we really take action. Motivation and …
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3 Pieces of Advice for White Belts
90% of his success was just showing up.” Woody Allen On BJJ related internet message boards there are several popular topics that arise again and again.Two common themes that continually …
How to Be an Effective Coach
This is for the coaches that we have in Gracie Barra. So far, you have done a great job in promoting and spreading the love for the art. Our art. …