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Posted on May 18, 2015January 10, 2018

To Compete or Not?

The covers of the jiu-jitsu magazines usually feature a top competitor fresh off of a championship victory. In their own way, the top competitors have become celebrities within the bjj world …

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Posted on January 13, 2015January 10, 2018

Are You Ready For Your Blue belt?

An Instructors Opinion After a student has been training for at least a year they have started to look pretty good on the mats.  No longer making newbie mistakes like …

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Posted on December 18, 2014January 10, 2018

A Few Words on Belt Promotions

I have noticed on my social media at this time of year, my many bjj friends all over the world posting about their graduation to the next belts. The end of …

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Posted on September 12, 2014January 10, 2018

The Magic of Visualization

Have you ever heard of The Secret? No. We are not going to talk about how the law of attraction will work on your BJJ. Or how the universe will …

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Posted on August 20, 2014

The Evolution of Skill – From Fundamentals to Advanced

Sitting at the edge of the mat while watching students roll, I had a conversation with a newer student of bjj who was already a black belt in a traditional …

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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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