Motivation and Discipline: Two Key Factors for Success
Two of the most influential factors to success are motivation and discipline. They help create habits that shape us and refine us into a better version of ourselves. Whether you’re …
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Motivation For Jiu-jitsu
Show me a depressed person who displays little motivation in their life and I’ll show you a person without strong goals. Jiu-jitsu tends to attract goal oriented, positive personality types. However, …
5 Tips to Staying Motivated in Jiu-Jitsu
The road to a black belt is long. It takes several years, and most people who start jiu-jitsu will honestly never make it to black belt. That’s not pessimistic, but …
Reasons that anyone can still catch up with BJJ
I was having coffee with a buddy of mine that I have been trying to get into BJJ for quite a long time now. It seems that he needs BJJ. …
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5 Obstacles to Overcome in Your BJJ Training
In a perfect BJJ world, every training session would see new breakthroughs, energetic rolls where you submit every opponent and leave the mat without a scratch, already eager for the …
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A Thought from Lao Tzu
What are the things about you that you need to let go of for you to become who you want to be? There are things about us that are keeping us …
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. …
4 Benefits of Jiu-Jitsu for Students
This is one of the most dreaded times of the year for many students. Summer break is over which means students will be heading back to school. For most students, …
What Makes You Do BJJ?
You are special. The moment that you were born, you were already a winner. You were already someone who could take on everything in the world. The moment you decided …
Surviving and Excelling through the Plateau
No matter the rank, no matter the skill, the plateau can seem unavoidable or inescapable. Eventually the amount of skill begins to level and the improvements taper off. I’ve seen …
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