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Posted on April 15, 2015January 10, 2018

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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Posted on February 13, 2015January 10, 2018

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 …

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Posted on January 21, 2015

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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Posted on January 6, 2015January 10, 2018

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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Posted on December 3, 2014January 10, 2018

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 …

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Posted on November 20, 2014January 10, 2018

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 …

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Posted on November 6, 2014January 10, 2018

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 …

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Posted on October 24, 2014January 10, 2018

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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Posted on October 21, 2014January 10, 2018

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 …

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Posted on October 10, 2014

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. …

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