How To Work With Your Partner During Technique Portion of Class
Last class while teaching the technique portion of the bjj class (attacks from side control and overcoming a defensive opponent) I was observing two of the more serious students drilling …
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A Few Words on Tapping in Training
One of the best pieces of advice for new students to bjj is to tap early and tap often. Most of us who have been training for more than a …
How To Protect Your Training Partners
There are few sports that require such close contact and cooperation with a training partner. Within the academy, there are situations where you will be called upon to use your …
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 …
Strength and Size Don't Matter ….Or Do They?
“Strength and Size Don’t Matter” is one of those sayings in bjj that has been around forever. The ability for a smaller and weaker person to defeat a heavier and more …
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Safety on the mats: How to be safe and minimize training injuries!
It is a reality of combat sports that training injuries are a risk. It happens to the best blackbelts in the world, and it can happen to you also. Also, …
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10 important reminders of important bjj etiquette.
Every sport or subculture has its specific set of rules and etiquette. When you are first introduced to the sport and art of brazilian jiu-jitsu, people will explain to you …
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Safety in Sparring
Let’s start this article with a simple update from yours truly: I am injured. I busted my knee during a sparring session. It was by someone I may have mistaken …
5 Unwritten Rules of Bjj Etiquette
Many bjj training academies may have a list of rules of the academy posted on the wall for the safety of the students and the harmonious atmosphere of the academy. Just …
4 Ways to be a Good Partner in Bjj Class
The majority of the time in any bjj class, you will be working together with a training partner. During the technique portion of the class you will drill the techniques demonstrated …