A Bruce Lee Quote and a Blue Belt Lesson
Like many jiu-jitsu practitioners, my early martial arts imagination was captured by the movies. Bruce Lee of those 70’s Kung Fu movies remains perhaps the largest martial arts movie star …
The Students Who Improve the Fastest…Lesson from an old Kung Fu Master
We see quite a number of students pass through the doors of the academy over the period of a training year. Some try a few classes and decide that it isn’t …
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Taking Care of your Mind is Jiu-Jitsu: Concentration. May it mean everything in a competition?
How frequently do we feel weak in front of a new challenge? Often, even after years of training, we can even feel discouraged if we do not achieve that so-desired title in …
Learn to submit in the side mount control with Diogo "Tutuba"
“All good performance starts with clear goals.” One of the fundamental techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the side mount control. Despite the name “control”, what makes this technique work well …
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Video Lesson – Double Submission From The Mount
“Excellent Jiu-Jitsu artists don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change.” Whether in training or in tournaments, each Jiu-Jitsu practitioner develops a different fighting style. But …
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No-Gi BJJ: Half Guard Pass Taking the Back
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” With the end of the year approaching and with one of the most …
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Video Lesson straight from Brazil: transitioning from top 1/2 guard to the back
“Everything is hard before it is easy” Normally, when we stabilize on top half guard, the first thing that comes to mind is to pass the guard. This is the basic approach …
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