Top 4 Things In Your First Year of Training
The majority of the students in any bjj academy will be the white belts. This article is especially for you guys! Many feel a sense of being overwhelmed when starting Brazilian …
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Stumble upon the wisdom of resetting
Bjj is a team sport and an individual one at the same time, where you need the help of other people to succeed. And by all means, it is an …
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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Things to do While Injured
Things to do While Injured Safety is important at any Jiu-Jitsu academy. Training safely ensures students will get the most out of their Jiu-Jitsu experience. Injuries however do happen and …
Info for Newbies on Keeping Training Sessions Safe for Your Training Partner
It is better to be safe than sorry. And we can all be certain that accidents do happen in bjj, but there are ways of preventing injuries and keeping our …
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Your Jiu-jitsu Cheat Sheet : Little Reminders to Improve Your Game
Back in high school, nervous exam taking students would scribble “cheat sheets” with the formula for calculating physics or math problems and hide them up their sleeves. When they got stuck, …
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Tips to Finding your Jiu-Jitsu Style
In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu there are many types of Jiu-Jitsu styles. Some practitioners enjoy playing closed guard, and others prefer to focus on the passing game. As a result of these …
Lessons From a 400 Year Old Samurai Swordsmen – Miyamoto Musashi "A Book of Five Rings"
“What the Samurai’s did with their swords, we do with our hands” Helio GracieA “Book of Five Rings” written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645 is a popular book …
5 Extra Things That You Can Do to Help Your BJJ
What can I do outside of the regular jiu-jitsu classes to maximize my progress?1) Green Smoothies Athletes having to eat well is not exactly news to most students of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. …
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Coconut Water: Nature vs. Science
I learned all about armbars and triangles as a white belt in Jiu-Jitsu. I also remember being told that there were two things every Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu student needs to try; …