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Posted on July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

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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Posted on November 21, 2016

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, …

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Posted on May 15, 2015January 10, 2018

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 …

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Posted on February 23, 2015January 10, 2018

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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Posted on January 26, 2015January 10, 2018

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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Posted on November 17, 2014January 10, 2018

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 …

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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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Posted on August 26, 2014

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, …

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Posted on August 4, 2014

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 …

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Posted on May 22, 2014

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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