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Posted on January 22, 2015January 10, 2018

Why Even Super Heroes Need Jiu-Jitsu: Learning Technique Always Matters

In comic books, super heroes are larger than life.  Superman has incredible power, and Spiderman has remarkable speed.  Super heroes often obtain these powers by some special event and become …

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Posted on December 29, 2014January 10, 2018

Your hindsight in competitions

We’ve all lost competitions. Whether it is coming up 2nd or 3rd, we have all been there. Unless you can choke anyone using “the Force,” or sweep someone over by just …

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Posted on December 17, 2014January 10, 2018

"You Are Using Too Much Strength!"

What does this mean and why is it wrong? Most of us who have trained bjj for any length of time have both given and received the advice: “You Are …

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Posted on December 3, 2014January 10, 2018

Self-Audit and the Powerful Habit

Before you read further into this article. I want you to do a self-audit. Let’s try to be conscious. Now, I want you to look at yourself from a third …

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Posted on August 7, 2014

Bjj and the power of self talk

Have you ever caught your self speaking to yourself while in public? When a rush of thought swings by and you just had to say it out loud? It can be …

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Posted on May 1, 2014

BJJ Lifestyle: Learning

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi Learn as you go through your journey in Jiu-Jitsu. Have you ever felt …

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Posted on April 29, 2014

BJJ Lifestyles

Your BJJ lifestyle A lot of people would ask: what’s the right lifestyle for anyone who aspires to take their game to the next level. While there are different paths …

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Posted on April 24, 2014

The Value of Role Models

 I want you to make a mental inventory of the people that you look up to. They can be anyone. They can be friends, family, from your past, to your …

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Posted on January 23, 2014

The Power of Being a Valued Jiu-Jitsu Artist

We all need to feel valued. However, it is everyone’s prerogative to choose who value and how much value they are going give us. Value has value only if it’s …

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Posted on November 12, 2013

Eating Well is Jiu Jitsu: The Superfoods. Otavio Sousa Presents Peruvian Maca

What are Superfoods ? Superfoods (super foods) are foods with high concentration of energy that provide huge amounts of natural , balanced and easily-absorbed nutrients. These gifts of nature , …

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